JUST in case we thought that things couldn’t get any worse, along comes Arsene Wenger to assure us that, no, really, they could.

Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear was today completing his preparations for the derby trip to Middlesbrough with a Football Association charge hanging over his head.

NEWCASTLE boss Joe Kinnear has been charged with improper conduct by the FA after describing Barclays Premier League official Martin Atkinson as a “Mickey Mouse” referee.