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A bristling Joe Kinnear angrily denied he was part of any Cockney Mafia when he joined Newcastle United, the Irishman distancing himself from the club's London-based hierarchy soon after walking through the doors at a crisis-torn St James's Park. Take it or leave it: Joe Kinnear has the backing of Steven Taylor who says manager has renewed Newcastle?s self belief Photo: PA And while it is a Scouser - Joey Barton - who has dominated the headlines on Tyneside, and well beyond, in recent weeks, maybe it is appropriate that Kinnear has got the best out of Newcastle's dwindling band of Geordies since taking on the biggest, and maybe most difficult, job of his long managerial career. Few wear their hearts on their sleeves in black and white as fiercely as Steven Taylor and Shola Ameobi, and both have been at the vanguard of... [read full story]
