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Newcastle United have appointed Joe Kinnear on a short term contract.

The former Wimbledon manager will take the reigns until the end of October, in an attempt to steady a sinking ship, whilst Mike Ashley attempts to sell the club.

Kinnear is best known from his spell as Wimbledon manager in the 90's. he has not managed a club since leaving Nottingham Forrest in 2004.

Joe Kinnear Managerial Profile

Wimbledon

From January 19th 1992 till May 30, 1999

Games = 364 , Won = 130 , Drew = 125, Lost = 109, Win % = 30%

Luton Town

From February 8th 2001 till May 23rd 2003

Games = 122 , Won = 56 , Drew = 38, Lost = 28 , Win % = 46%

Nottingham Forest

From February 10th 2004 till December 16th, 2004

Games = 44, Won = 15, Drew = 14, Lost = 15, Win % = 34%

Overview

Kinnear took Wimbledon to 6th place and 9th place in the Premier League on a shoe-string budget. He was replaced in 1999, by Egil Olsen, following a heart attack.

He took over as Director of Football at Oxford but lasted just months due to ill health. He then took a similar role at Luton, instantly demoting manager and Lil Fucillio and taking over as manager himself. He won promotion from League 2 and was expected to do the same again. Luton finished 9th the following season and Joe Kinnear was released from his position

Joe took over at Nottingham Forrest (his last managerial position 4 years ago) but was sacked after only 10 months following a string of poor results

Our Thoughts

Joe Kinnear has done a relatively successful job with limited resources at smaller clubs, most notably Wimbledon. However is he the man to inspire a deflated Newcastle United? With confidence so evidently low in players and fans alike, is the name "Joe Kinnear" really likely to inspire confidence and passion in a team sliding alarmingly down the table.

Many will see this as the equivalent of Howard Wilkinson's appointment at Sunderland a few years ago. A bizarre appointment that's came from nowhere, a manager long past his best with an old school management style. Those who previously questioned Sam Allardyce's physical, boring, long ball approach, will wince at the thought of Joe Kinnear's brand of football (Wimbledon were notoriously known as "long ball merchants" during Kinnear's spell in charge)

One note of interest - The official press statement states "until the end of October". Does Ashley expect to be gone by then? Will it all be sorted in a month? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Is there hope? With Newcastle United... Who knows?!
(David Cellini)

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