beardy gull
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It would seem so........http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/oct/03/newcastleunited.premierleague
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Has Joe Kinnear lost it?
- Thread starter beardy gull
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steward 433
Back and better
I think he has summed up the British national press quite accurately!!
Forster's Armband
Well-known member
Totally agree, the bottom line is that what Kinnear says there is probably what most mangers and players think of the press. Dont get me wrong I think that Joe Kinnear being put in charge of Newcastle is one of the most bizarre things I've seen in football, but he is there now so people should just leave him alone. Good on him for having the balls to tell them all to f@£k off!!!!
A legendary rant from Joe Kinnear. Good for him. Superb.
I think Joe should be allowed to make the first post on NSC after our next home defeat to help get everyone in the swing of things.
Barry Izbak
U.T.A.
Top Class rant. I reckon loads of Prem managers (Moyes et al) would love to do that, but they can't because they have got plans to be around longer than six weeks. JK's got very little to lose.
And if he gives the impression that he's a basket case, then that only makes him more ideal for the most unstable club in the country
And if he gives the impression that he's a basket case, then that only makes him more ideal for the most unstable club in the country
Dandyman
In London village.
Hilarious stuff. When do people reckon our first league fixture against the Toon will be?
Lord Large
Keeping the faith
But the journalists DO make very good points.
Kinnear has just obviously caught a bout of Keegan syndrome.
Kinnear has just obviously caught a bout of Keegan syndrome.
I dunno, will it be before or after we play Spurs?
Tricky Dicky
New member
I read that on the train this morning and it sounds like someone having a personal meltdown. He's not wrong about the journos though.
Brighton till i die
You havin' a bubble?
that is f***ing quality.
1st line - which one of you is SB?
(me)
2nd line - you're a cunt
1st line - which one of you is SB?
(me)
2nd line - you're a cunt
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Good old Joe, tell like it is.
He gone up in my estimation for telling it like it is.
He gone up in my estimation for telling it like it is.
What a complete twat Kinnear is. Why is it that certain thick wankers who manage football clubs and are being paid salaries the rest of us dream of, suddenly feel they are not accountable to anyone.
Fair enough, it seems that one (or maybe 2) journos printed a half-truth and he has a right to be annoyed, but calling everyone cünts and telling them to f*** off and then throwing his toys out of the pram and stating he wasn't doing any press conferences again for the benefit of ANY hacks is the mark of a total tosser.
Just when you thought Newcastle couldn't become any more of a laughing stock, they pull this one out of the bag. I wouldn't be surprised if in 2 weeks time, they announce that Kinnear has been sacked and Alan Ball has been installed - despite the fact he's been dead for 3 years.
Fair enough, it seems that one (or maybe 2) journos printed a half-truth and he has a right to be annoyed, but calling everyone cünts and telling them to f*** off and then throwing his toys out of the pram and stating he wasn't doing any press conferences again for the benefit of ANY hacks is the mark of a total tosser.
Just when you thought Newcastle couldn't become any more of a laughing stock, they pull this one out of the bag. I wouldn't be surprised if in 2 weeks time, they announce that Kinnear has been sacked and Alan Ball has been installed - despite the fact he's been dead for 3 years.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
That is brilliant.
I don't think he's had a meltdown at all, he know's he's only in the job for a month so he's got nothing to lose.
We all know the press in this country print blatant lies and mis-represent people all the time, be it football managers, celebs or whoever, if you fall out with the press they will go after you and it is a battle that you can't win so you have to play the game on their terms. How hard must that be, having to arse kiss someone you know has printed a lie about you. Kinnear must've wanted to say that for the last 20 years, good on him
I don't think he's had a meltdown at all, he know's he's only in the job for a month so he's got nothing to lose.
We all know the press in this country print blatant lies and mis-represent people all the time, be it football managers, celebs or whoever, if you fall out with the press they will go after you and it is a battle that you can't win so you have to play the game on their terms. How hard must that be, having to arse kiss someone you know has printed a lie about you. Kinnear must've wanted to say that for the last 20 years, good on him
Man of Harveys
Well-known member
Just another episode of a highly entertaining soap opera. Quite refreshing too - I honestly don't think he sounds at all mad, just being very brutally honest with a load of people who have had the knives out for his efforts since he got there. Can't blame him for letting off steam about them.
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Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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At which point we ought to pay homage to the manager who really has the measure of the British press and shows them for what they are.
Step forward Gordon Strachan, we salute you
Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."
Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?
Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure.
Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?
Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us to win the Champions League?
Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.
Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado.
Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you?
Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.
Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?
Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump of a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.
Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.
Reporter: Where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?
Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret.
Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?
Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.
Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there...
Strachan was on Sky on Sunday morning. He saw John Terry's goal and said he was impressed that Terry goes up expecting to score. He contrasted this to Claus Lundekvam the Saints central defender who goes up for every dead ball and never ever looks remotely like scoring. He said if there was a dead body lying in the penalty area the ball would hit it on the head several times a season which he said is more than Lundekvam can manage. He said referees should book Lundekvam for timewasting every time he goes up for a corner. When the co-commentator said if Lundekvam was watching Strachan was only joking. Strachan assured him he was deadly serious.
Step forward Gordon Strachan, we salute you
Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."
Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?
Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure.
Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?
Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us to win the Champions League?
Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.
Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado.
Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you?
Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.
Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?
Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump of a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.
Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.
Reporter: Where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?
Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret.
Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?
Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.
Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there...
Strachan was on Sky on Sunday morning. He saw John Terry's goal and said he was impressed that Terry goes up expecting to score. He contrasted this to Claus Lundekvam the Saints central defender who goes up for every dead ball and never ever looks remotely like scoring. He said if there was a dead body lying in the penalty area the ball would hit it on the head several times a season which he said is more than Lundekvam can manage. He said referees should book Lundekvam for timewasting every time he goes up for a corner. When the co-commentator said if Lundekvam was watching Strachan was only joking. Strachan assured him he was deadly serious.