Joking Ear has been at it again - JOE Kinnear says his experience puts him âhead and shouldersâ above any other director of football in English football. Kinnear was on Tyneside yesterday for the first time since his controversial appointment at Newcastle United. And top of the agenda was the clubâs transfer business, with an improved bid for St Etienneâs Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the agenda. However, the Magpies face fierce competition for the striker, who is keen to play in the Premier League. Kinnear, 66, returned to Newcastle last month as the clubâs âsenior executive in charge of all football-related mattersâ. The appointment was widely-criticised given that the 66-year-oldâs involvement in the game over the past nine years has been limited to a five-month spell in charge of Newcastle, which was cut short by a heart attack. For his part, Kinnear feels the club needed a director of football, a position he feels he is more than qualified to succeed in, despite the misgivings of supporters. âEvery top club in the land has got one,â Kinnear said. âWe havenât â thatâs the difference. The manager canât do everything. âIâm probably the only football manager to be a director of football. âI donât know any other ex-managers who have. Iâve been a manager for 35 years. Iâve been Manager of the Year. Iâve won every award there is in football as a player. âI think all those qualities put me head and shoulders above every other director of football.â There has been a trend in English football towards adopting a more continental model behind the scenes, where a senior figure above the manager has overall control over transfers. Other Premier League clubs, among them Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion, have employed directors of football in recent years. However, Kinnear feels his experience as a player sets him apart from his counterparts elsewhere in the top flight. âSome directors of football have never played the game,â added Kinnear. âIâm lending my experience as a manager for all those years â 10 years at Wimbledon, two years at Nottingham Forest, two years winning promotion at Luton and, of course, almost two years at Newcastle. âI would still be there had it (a heart attack) not occurred.â I really dont know which pannet this guys living on. I would normally think it was for comedic value but this clown is serious. We all better look out the the scumbags up the road this season cos with Joe's help their going for the clean sweep of Premiership, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League, World Cup and are planning on winning the world domino championships by storm.
He's doing very well but my worry is that everything Ashley tries to **** them up with seems to actually work out quite well.
The funny thing about him is is how oblivious he is to how much English Football has changed since he was last at newcastle. Blokes going to get a rude awakening when he realises he needs a good grasp on overseas football.
Errm........about 10 months at Forest.......about 5 months at Newcastle!!!! Has the man not heard of Wikipedia????? Surely he most know that these lapses in memory or downright lies will be exposed????
