Kinnear Ponders On New Skipper!

Who will lead the Magpies into battle against Manchester City on Monday night?

The Toon boss will be without skipper Michael Owen for the game with Man City after he picked up a groin strain during Wednesday's training session.

Kinnear: "I will have to think about a new captain now to replace Michael and that's in my thoughts at the moment.

"We've got a lot of good pros in our squad there's no shortage of players to choose from."