Accomplished the same at Wolves. Took over a club in absolute disarray and had them winning the league a couple of years later. Brilliant manager at that level.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3042481/Fabricio-Coloccini-stripped-Newcastle-captaincy-John-Carver-handing-armband-Daryl-Janmaat.html#ixzz3XXAXlp9D
So he's cheerfully admitted recruitment has nothing to do with him and now he states the existing team is also none of his business.
It's irrelevant. You know for the fact that lot will all be there Sunday twirling the scarfs and drunkenly singing about wanting to go home before realising they are home.
Anyone catch the moment in the first half near the edge of his own box where he proceeded to lose the ball 3 times in the space of around 10 seconds? Most entertaining thing I've ever seen him do in our shirt.