Make Way - Kinnear Is Back Up In The Stands!

FA disciplinary chiefs: "Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear has been charged with improper conduct.

"The charge relates to comments made about referee Martin Atkinson in media interviews following Newcastle's match against Fulham on November 9.

"Kinnear has until December 12 to respond to the charge."

Kinnear said (after the Fulham game): "Cacapa was on the ball and Johnson completely pushes him out the way, nicks the ball and gets the penalty.

"We have got the Mickey Mouse referee doing nothing. He's made an error that cost us."

Kinnear has 'previous', of course.

He spent his first two games in charge at St James' Park watching from the stands as he served a two-match touchline ban imposed for calling a referee "Coco the Clown" during his days at Nottingham Forest.

Coco, Uncle Bulgaria, Mickey Mouse?

And we wonder why we're a friggin laughing stock!