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New Magpies deal for Kinnear

24 Oct 2008 - 09:03:21

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Interim Newcastle United boss Joe Kinnear has revealed that he is about to sign a new one-month contract.

The 61-year-old former Wimbledon manager has been in charge at St James' Park since the end of September, with his initial contract due to expire at the end of this month.

However, as the club's prospective takeover continues to rumble on, Kinnear will remain in charge for at least another four weeks.

He said: "I'll be signing a new contract, but it'll be for another month.

"It's a monthly situation because I know they're in talks - who with, I've no idea - but they're in talks and what they're doing, it's just like a rolling contract, one month after another month, and then take it from there.

"During the week, there were three or four managers mentioned. Gerard Houllier - there were so many, I lost count. Sven-Goran Eriksson was in there as well.

"I don't know, really. There are so many consortiums. My missus rang me and said, 'There's a new one come in tonight'.

"It's amazing the coverage they're getting because when I was down in London, you got a little bit about Newcastle. I've never seen a back-page lead in the Evening Standard, when you've got Chelsea, Arsenal and all the other clubs, until now.

"I love it. It's the best thing I've ever done, it really is. I've tried on numerous occasions to get myself back in. All the interviews that I'd had, I'd asked if I could just make a statement and have them listen to what I had to say.

"But it was, 'How's your heart?', 'How's your medical situation?', so really, I was written off, to be honest. This is a fantastic opportunity for me to let everybody know I'm back in the business.

"If it's not to be at Newcastle, I understand that, if Kevin (Keegan) is on his way back. But you never know what will happen to me, if I do a good job here, where it is going to take me.

"I've got to make sure a do a really great job here for the short period of time I'm here."