Three-week countdown for Toon takeover bid, claims Kinnear

JOE KINNEAR has revealed he expects Newcastle United’s future to become clear after the visit to Chelsea in three weeks’ time.

There has been a lot of talk about United being taken over but it appears there are no firm bids on the table for club owner Mike Ashley.

This has left Kinnear’s own future very much in the air but he insisted yesterday: “I’ve always said I would honour what I do.