Fa Barclaycard Premiership News( 09 December 2008 )
English Premiership football News
FA charges Kinnear over outburst
The Football Association has charged Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear after the explosion to referee Mike Riley during their 2-2 draw against Stoke.
Kinnear, 61, was charged with using abusive and insulting words to a match official.
It was sent to the east by Riley on Saturday after disputing a free kick given in setting up Abdoulaye Faye injury time equalizer.
It is the second Kinnear FA since taking over the club in September.
It is already facing a charge of improper conduct for branding official Martin Atkinson "a referee Mickey Mouse", after a 2-1 defeat at Fulham on 9 November.
Kinnear has until Friday to respond to the first charge and Tuesday, December 23 to respond to later.
Newcastle coach Chris HUGHTON defend Kinnear on Saturday, blaming the "emotional" nature of football manager for the dismissal.
"We were very unhappy with the decision that led to the goal," said HUGHTON. "I think it was charged for comments, but from where I was, I did not hear anything."
Kinnear was not alien to controversy since his arrival at St James' Park.
Shortly after taking Kevin Keegan I swore 52 times during a furious attack on the media during one of his first press conferences.
Kinnear attacked the "scandalous lies" after several newspapers said he had turned to undergo training to find there were no players there, when, in fact, no training has been provided.
Kinnear spent the first two games of his reign management to look at as it is served a two-match ban imposed button to call a referee "Coco the Clown" during his days at Nottingham Forest.
by bbcnews.
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