Although Joe Kinnear has warned Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp off a bid for Shay Given, the Toon 'stand-in' boss is in no position to promise ANYONE a Newcastle future.

Redknapp is in the market for a goalkeeper in January's transfer window as Heurelho Gomes continues to have Spurs fans crying in their beer.

And we were a little surprised that Given played down the prospect of rewriting the history books by breaking the 90-odd year appearance record at the club ... something he has talked about for some time.

It was very much "if it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't", this weekend, suggesting he was willing to listen to what Redknapp had to offer.

Kinnear doesn't even know if he will have a job after the match with Chelsea next week, so how can he promise a long-term deal to anyone?

Kinnear: "I can save Harry the time and money and tell him not to bother even picking up the telephone, because there's no way Shay Given will be leaving this football club.