Newcastle United boss Joe Kinnear has been recalling his time in charge of World Cup chasing Nepal!

Kinnear's first coaching job was with Nepal in the mid-80s, and the London-born Irishman missed out on World Cup Finals qualification and Asia Games success in his short spell with the tiny, football-mad nation.

The stand-in Newcastle boss said: "You are spoiled as a footballer. I have had to do it the hard way. As a player I had 18 years in the top flight, five Cup finals, two European finals, won them all and then you go on to coaching and learn your trade.

"We played in World Cup qualifiers in Nepal and there would be 80,000 at every game. They would queue up for days to get a ticket. 'We trained at the foot of Mount Everest. Incredible place. It was an amazing experience, an education."