# How not to give a press conference

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-give-a-press-conference/466330>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 3, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-give-a-press-conference/466330 "2008-10-03T15:09:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-give-a-press-conference/466330/1 "2008-10-03T15:09:05Z")

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Joe Kinnear, temporary manager of Newcastle United (that’s an English football team), gives his [first press conference](http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/article.html?Full_transcript_of_Joe_Kinnears_foul-mouthed_press_conference_rant&in_article_id=338553&in_page_id=43).

> [@](#):
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> JK: Which one is Simon Bird [Daily Mirror football writer]?
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> SB: Me.
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> JK: You’re a C\*\*\*.
> 
> SB: Thank you.

And so it goes on… 😃

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-give-a-press-conference/466330/2 "2008-10-03T15:14:16Z")

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I love the ending!

> [@Metro](#):
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> Journalist: What are your plans for training in the next three days? How’s the training going?
> 
> JK: It’s going very well. No problems at all.
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> Journalist: Enjoyed getting back in the swing of things?
> 
> JK Absolutely. I’ve loved every moment of it.

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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-give-a-press-conference/466330/3 "2008-10-03T17:24:29Z")

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Ha! The Fiver delivered that to my inbox a couple of hours ago and while reading it I’m sure my jaw hit my desk. As if Newcastle didn’t have enough issues, for pity’s sake.