Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew says he's spoken to his players about Joe Kinnear's shambolic first days as director of football.

Kinnear's first few days in the post did not go well as he conducted a series of interviews in which he muddled up facts and mispronounced the names of some of the club's senior players.

Pardew said: "Some of the things Joe said he has apologised for, especially getting the names wrong of our players.

"That needs to be corrected because there is a certain respect needed there.

"I spoke to one or two players and my staff here and made them very aware of where the position lies."