Kinnear says: I'm the boss - February 9, 2001
Joe Kinnear is insisting that he is the new manager of Luton Town. The club unveiled him on Wednesday as their new Director of Football, but the former Republic of Ireland international says he will be replacing current boss Lil Fucillo.
"I'm the manager, full stop. I'm in charge of anything to do with football," the ex-Wimbledon boss said yesterday.
"The bottom line is that Luton are in trouble and they've come to me to get them out of trouble and, as from Monday, I will be tested to the full and I'm 100 per cent confident I can do it."
Fucillo will help Kinnear select the team for Saturday's trip to Northampton - but the Irishman claimed he would be bringing in his own assistant. Kinnear also insisted he had been promised the necessary finance to get second-division Luton out of relegation trouble.
The Hatters currently lie second from bottom, six points away from safety.