Newcastle United boss Joe Kinnear is desperate to add new players to his injury-hit squad.

Kinnear told the Evening Chronicle: "I've made this statement to the owners so that they are aware of the situation.

"The people that we'll have on the bench against West Ham are only kids.

"Tamas Kadar, Kazenga LuaLua, Ryan Donaldson - they are all young boys. They are all on standby for West Ham and Hull, though, as I don't see us getting anyone else back.

"I'm working with a small crew of players.

"Training is like dancing on eggs at the moment.

"We just keep it simple and hope that we can get 11 players out."