Kinnear clears the air with Magpies skipper Owen

NEWCASTLE interim manager Joe Kinnear has moved to ease the uncertainty hanging over the club after telling the players exactly what is going on off the pitch.

The former Wimbledon boss called in skipper Michael Owen after getting the low-down over the proposed sale of the Magpies from managing director Derek Llambias, and asked him to pass the message on to his team-mates.

Owen had admitted that a lack of information from the boardroom had not helped the situation on the pitch, where Newcastle have lost each of their last five games.