Kinnear can only bring in players who are out of contract, and that does not look promising.
Even the transfer of Stephen Carr, who he considered for a quick return, looks doomed (and I know a lot of Toon fans happy about that!).
Joe Kinnear: "I have had a long look at UEFA's list of players who are out of contract and available to join other clubs. It is actually a massive list.
"It is full of players who have only played two games for their clubs, and they are not the sort of players I want for Newcastle United.
"Those type of players are not going to improve us and, to tell the truth. I already have better players here, even those who are on the fringe of the first team."