Joe Kinnear

[The Great MES]

I thought he died ages ago.

 

[Drifter]

RIP . True character unlike today’s sanitised lot. Can you imagine Dodds calling an echo reporter a c*nt.

 

[HJ91]

RIP Joe.

As funny as his talksport interview was at the time, is there any chance it could have been any early sign and is linked to this illness?

 

[The Black Sock]

Was surprised he was 77. RIP fella.

 

[The Shepherd]

RIP Joe.

 

[VXi]

RIP, his Wimbledon were football heritage.

It was also hilarious when he was appointed mags boss.

It was appalling Ashley appointed someone who was blatantly not well from day 1.

 

[Inside Forward]

Lost his only son to cancer aged 40 about a decade or so ago. I hope they are reunited now and both are at peace.

RIP Joe.

 

[VXi]

RIP Joe.

As funny as his talksport interview was at the time, is there any chance it could have been any early sign and is linked to this illness?

100%

 

[SgtBilko]

Is that genuine? That’s hilarious.

No, Fashanu never played in that game. Ekoku and Gayle up front

 

[Daffy]

RIP Joe

 

[dangermows]

 

[Gaz]

RIP, horrific disease

 

[Nobby]

RIP Joe

 

[Obvious Mag]

Genuinely saddened by this, one of ‘my generations’ great characters of the game and what he achieved and contributed shouldn’t be forgotten. A relic but a good one of a forgotten age.

The young uns will probably only remember his time at our place (better win rate than shearer, and I maintain he’d have kept us up) and that press conference but I hope it doesn’t define him. Looking back, the confusion, the irritation and all that attached was probably an early symptom of that bloody awful disease that is Dementia.

 

[Maravilla]

RIP Joe.

As funny as his talksport interview was at the time, is there any chance it could have been any early sign and is linked to this illness?

The interview was a year before his diagnosis so I'd say that it's a very real possibility. Me stepdad was diagnosed with vascular dementia towards the back end of last year but had been showing symptoms since late 2021/early 2022.

 

[forever changes]

Had Simon Bird nailed to an absolute tee. RIP

Christ I read his column in the rags yesterday. Up the Saudis arse and dig at Sunderland at every turn ! Journalist

 

[Lord Potts]

Sorry to hear that.

RIP Joe.

 

[vinegar hill]

R.I.P. Joe.

 

[dangermows]

State of this.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1777048213213577448

 

[Roker Mackem]

Christ I read his column in the rags yesterday. Up the Saudis arse and dig at Sunderland at every turn ! Journalist

He's always been like that. His columns in the 2003 sort of time when we were the PL whipping boys were horrific