Joe Kinnear has resigned as Newcastle's director of football after less than eight months in the role.
The 67-year-old, who was above manager Alan Pardew in the club's management structure, claimed to be overseeing player recruitment.
However, the Magpies failed to sign anyone on a permanent deal during his second spell on Tyneside.
After Saturday's loss to Sunderland,Pardew made it clear he was unhappy at the club's lack of transfer activity.
"If I was in charge, solely, of transfers, things might be different but I'm not," he said. "I think I've made my opinions very clear this week and all the rest of it is confidential."
After selling midfielder Yohan Cabaye to Paris St-Germain for £19m on 29 January,Newcastle did not recruit a replacement in the remaining two days of the transfer window.
The arrival of strikers Luuk de Jong andLoic Remy, on loan from Borussia Monchengladbach and QPR respectively, were the only additions to the first-team squad while Kinnear was director of football.
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