KINNEAR'S ROCKY START

Kinnear takes his place in the dug-out after defeats to West Ham and Blackburn leave Newcastle 19th in the Premier League table.

He hits the headlines after swearing 52 times during a news conference in early October, and accuses the national media of harbouring hostility towards him.

Worse, after two draws in his first two games in charge, his side lose away to arch rivals Sunderland for the first time in 28 years on 25 October.