Survey comments - Q2: Was Kinnear's talk of Keegan and Shearer coming in a PR stunt?

Nov 28 2008 The Journal

Alan Shearer is not stupid. He will not go anywhere near NUFC until the ownership/financial debacle is resolved.

JOE CANNOT TALK OF HIS OWN LONG TERM PLANS FOR THE CLUB SO WHY NOT SPECULATE ON THE MOST POPULAR FAN FANTASY

it was a joke, not worthy of any further comment.

Can't see that happening, it's an ego thing i think.

No, I think he was saying what was on his mind. And it's certainly possible.

I havent found Joe to say anyting as of yet that I have reason to disbelive

Kinnear has often been used as a mouth piece and come out with some cringeworthy stuff

It has got to the stage where it is impossible to belive anything until it happens.

I say no only in the hope is wasn't a PR stunt

Joe is in the hot seat at the moment and he is letting everyone know he wants the job and if a Toon legend should want to come to the club then it would have to be under him.

I think other people have forced this into the media. I also think that Joe is his own man.

I believed he was as in the dark as the rest of the NUFC 'valued customers' and has been fed rubbish from day 1.

It deflected a bit away from Him Wise & the owner

Yes yet another attempt to appease the fans however the idea has enormous merit and I for one would support such a move.

Appearance is of currying favour with the supporters but he may also be genuine in offering Shearer a chance to learn from the inside.

keegan and shearer wont work together but nice idea

shearer has always used his agent or mates to set stories around. In this particular case it was rob lee.

JFK comes across as the PR department of Ashley and on 30k a game, so would i!!!

Yes, everybody whants the crowd on your side

"Hire me or I'm off after the Chelsea game"

Hmmmm. Sense that this is the case!

At that early stage he should have kept quiet untill he actually knew the truth.

It is highly unlikely that the club would confide in an interim appointee this type of information.

I don't think its his job to do PR stunts. I'd imagine thats just what he was told.

J.K. is Ashley's PR man, in an underhand type of way.

the club is full of pr stunts which always back fire

Joe doesn't know anything what's going on behind the curtains.

Shearer would do better on his own

I think Kinnear said what he thought people wanted to hear but I don't think he was prompted to say it.

Joe was given the same information everyone else was.

Absolutely. Why is our only source of club news Kinnear. He's either an idiot or being made to look like one!

Joe is becoming a PR man for the Ashley tribe

He was just trying to get the fans on side

To keep the fans happy

I think joe really thought this was the case.

He obviously feels the threat of these two former stars who have huge respect from the Newcastle community.

There was no evidence to back up Kinnear's claim. In fact Shearer had consistently denied any interest in a more active role at Newcastle.

He was just reflecting the popular feeling

I think he has said what ashley told him  think he was very immature to believe it

Shearer has always denied he is interested in the job, his status in the area means he is inevitably linked whether he shows interest or not.

Sadly Kinnear seems to be being used as a PR puppet.

He was just saying what the popular opinion is

I think part of his role when hired by Ashley was to perform some PR

its true like the messiah will return