The would-be Newcastle United manager rejected the advances of Joe Kinnear back in the Autumn of 2008 when the potty mouthed Irishman had just taken the reigns at St James' Park. And looking at the way Kinnear conducted himself over his time in the Toon, who can blame Big Al? The 68-year-old, who remarkably has a better record than current head coach John Carver despite leading the club to relegation in 2009 (Shearer took over too late to save the sinking ship), said the door was "always open" for the former skipper to make a return. Speaking in November 2008, JFK said: " said it was a very kind offer but he wasn't ready for it yet, and I said,'That's fine'."
