Eh?

Lets play a fun game. Which recently-appointed manager is being described in the following quote? Is it:



a) Luis Felipe Scolari

b) Gary Megson

c) Gianfranco Zola

d) Joe Kinnear?



"We have got some good results under him. He has done well ... He has done what he has in a quiet way. He hasn't really come in shouting from the rooftops. He is someone to answer to. You need that in every line of work. I think the results have shown his impact."



Somewhat ludicrously, this is Damien Duff talking about Joe Kinnear. Newcastle currently lie one spot outside the relegation zone on goal difference alone. Kinnear has won two games in seven (with two draws) since he's been in charge. Sure, the current situation at Newcastle is far from ideal, but seriously Damien, these results are hardly worth getting too excited about.

And to the suggestion that Kinnear has 'done what he has in a quiet way' ... well.... I refer you to possibly the most scrutinised managerial outburst in Premiership history. Actually, I tell a lie. Lets call it the second most scrutinised managerial outburst in Premiership history. I think Newcastle fans are well acquainted with number one.

The only possible explanation I can think of for Duff's comments would be that he's been hitting the lucozade hard in light of Newcastle's (and his own) woes over the past few years.