Newcastle Transfers: 5 Signings Joe Kinnear Needs To Win Over Toon Fans

by Joseph Dempsey

met with fury. The former Wimbledon man didn't help matters when he delivered a shambolic interview to talkSPORT in which he appeared to criticise supporters and mispronounce the names of players, memorably referring to a certain Magpies midfielder as "Yohan Kebab", while Labour MP and Toon fan Ian Lavery branded the club a "laughing stock". To make matters even worse, confusion arose when it was revealed Kinnear, and not manager Alan Pardew, would be in charge of transfers at the club. This appeared to put Pardew in an untenable position, considering he would have to "report into" the former Newcastle boss, who took charge at St James' Park between 2008 and 2009, the year the club were relegated. Fans have been against the appointment ever since, and Kinnear knows he has to deliver a new signing under his new role to appease those who are still fuming at the backtracking over Brazilian defender Douglas. Kinnear said last week he wanted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang by Friday 5th, but he's now gone to Borussia Dortmund, and opportunities for the 66-year-old to land a "big hitter" this summer are running out. Here, we profile 5 Signings Joe Kinnear Needs To Push Through To Win Over Fans.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.