Joe Kinnear's family condemn 'cruel' lack of support for ex-players with brain injuries

A little over a fortnight ago, Joe Kinnear’s family were honoured guests at a celebration of his life and career in football, hosted by Tottenham Hotspur, the club where he spent most of his playing days.

Firstly, they sold the family home. “Each month you get the invoice and you're just thinking, ‘how are we going to sustain this? We don't know when the end is going to be, because he was quite young", she said. Having played nearly 200 times for Spurs and earned 26 caps for the Republic of Ireland, Kinnear went on to manage a host of clubs including Wimbledon, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United, where he became Director of Football until 2014 – around the time of his diagnosis.

“You are really on your own struggling to pay these care fees. No one's helping you, so there are sleepless nights. It causes a lot of anxiety when you're already going through hell anyway. It was so stressful looking for help.”

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