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27 Sep 2008 - 11:06:04

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Newcastle United's long-serving goalkeeper Shay Given has called into question the appointment of Joe Kinnear as the club's new interim manager.

Kinnear has been called in by owner Mike Ashley to take charge for the next month, following the acrimonious departure of Kevin Keegan, but Given is not too sure that that is the right way for things to be handled.

He told The Sun: "Am I pleased? No. The club is still up for sale and we haven't got a permanent manager, so I wouldn't say pleased.

"It's going somewhere I suppose, but I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

"I don't know the man. I've met him and said hello but that's about it. The most important thing for the players is to concentrate on Blackburn and on Monday we'll probably meet him.

"I don't know what to say, but in an ideal world we'd like the club sorted out and a permanent manager. Joe Kinnear's just to oversee things until we get one. It is not an ideal situation.

"No senior players were asked about this as far as I know. I'd class myself as a senior player and no-one has told me anything.

"The owner's come out and said he wants to sell the club, so I think the sooner the better so we can move forward. There's a lot of uncertainty around the club and it's not helping anyone."