Tyne and Fear ; Newcastle Are in Freefall, Kinnear Is Fighting a Losing Battle -- Could They Be Leeds Mk Ii? Special Report [Eire Region]
Daily Mail › February 10, 2009
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THE signs outside the Newcastle United club shop shout 'Sale, 50 per cent off' alongside a poster of Michael Owen with a Northern Rock logo plastered across his chest.
And so a football club's plight is neatly encapsulated in one window; cut-price offerings, crocked players and a looming reminder of financial catastrophe.See the full content of this document
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Tyne and Fear ; Newcastle Are in Freefall, Kinnear Is Fighting a Losing Battle -- Could They Be Leeds Mk Ii? Special Report [Eire Region]
This is a club teetering on the edge of disaster, having collected only one point since Christmas. If they cannot escape relegation, the likelihood is that they would fall a long, long way. They are Leeds United Mk II.
Out of the top flight, Newcastle would be dragged down by a ridiculous wage bill, an unsustainable structure and the kind of finan...See the full content of this document
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