http://www.sportwithoutspin.com Rumour-busting, chat-spotting, plain-talking sport Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:22:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_2230" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Kinnear - not rushing back - Photo Mattythewhite CCA"][/caption] The unequivocal exclusive in the Daily Mail always seemed strange, but perhaps the nature of events at the club rendered an unlikely story possible. Nonetheless, it was a big claim - Joe Kinnear was going to be reinstated ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2009/07/16/weak-exclusives-the-daily-mail-call-the-return-of-joe-kinnear/ [caption id="attachment_1305" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Messiah - Photo Carlos62 CCANC"][/caption] Last week we looked at a journalist from The Mirror who wrote a rather confused article about Newcastle's prospects of Premier League survival, professing himself convinced they would stay up whilst assuring readers there was no logic behind this belief and ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2009/05/15/steven-taylor-keep-the-blind-faith/ [caption id="attachment_446" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Guess who might be back? Photo Akuppa CCAL"][/caption] For the last few days we had wondered whether to do a round-up of April Fool's stories, or even to create one of our own. It didn't happen - and it's probably just as well, since it would have ... http://www.sportwithoutspin.com/2009/04/01/when-nothing-and-everything-makes-sense-shearer-to-newcastle/