Joe Kinnear on his Newcastle return, Alan Pardew and the Toon media

Joe Kinnear joined Andy Goldstein and Bobby Gould to outline his plans for Newcastle after agreeing a contract to return to St James' Park as director of football.

He insists he will work together with manager Alan Pardew to decide which players should be bought or sold, although he stressed the need for a new striker to add some potency to the Toon front line.

He also urged the club's fans to give him the time to prove himself, hoping they would not listen to what he described as 'the Geordie media' who he feels have always had it in for him.

And despite the reservations of a number of Newcastle fans, he insists he has the credentials and know-how to make a success of the job.