Alan Shearer Newcastle Manager

[Darth Marty]

I would say its gotta be true as otherwise its the most unfunny april 1st joke ive ever seen.

I like Shearer and dont particularly want him to be a villain in the soap opera that is Newcastle but on the other hand Mike Ashley is a ****wit and id love to see them relegated.

ha ha who cares eh......

[Ben_Itez]

This would be the most brilliant April Fools joke. Just imagine all the geordies turning up at St James Park tomorrow morning with their usual Hail the King/Were saved parade and then Ashley pops out and says Haha April fools

I really really hope so

[Harv]

Going to end in tears.

Pity, as they are a good club...Prem wont be the same without them IMO.

[EwarWoo]

IF it is true it seems like a big gamble for Shearer, he could go from hero to villan in less than a couple of months, and possibly an even bigger gamble for the club taking on an inexperineced manager

Nah. Keegan's second return was a catalogue of bad results until he walked off, dumping them in it using excuses instead of admitting he was **** and couldn't cope.

And despite this he remained an hero and the fans wanted Ashley gone for scaring him off.

If you're a Geordie hero you could flog the club silverware on the blackmarket to give yourself a bonus and still be an hero.

Well, you couldn't, they don't have any, but if they did.....

[MrsB]

Shearer to become Newcastle boss

Story from BBC SPORT, 2009/03/31 22:12:09 GMT

Alan Shearer is set to be appointed as Newcastle manager until the end of the season, BBC Sport understands.



The former Magpies striker, 38, has often been linked with a return to St James' Park but in the past has been critical of its management structure.

Shearer would be owner Mike Ashley's fourth managerial appointment this season as the club fights relegation.

Kevin Keegan was replaced by Joe Kinnear, who then had heart surgery, with Chris Hughton taking over as boss.

But with Hughton in temporary charge, Newcastle have slipped into the relegation zone and are currently third from bottom of the Premier League.

Shearer scored 206 goals in 404 appearances during a 10-year playing stint at Newcastle to earn legendary status on Tyneside after joining for a record £15m fee from Blackburn.

The former England striker, who retired from playing in 2006, has made no secret of his desire to become a manager one day.

However, it had been thought that Shearer, who is a pundit on BBC TV's Match of the Day, had been put off returning to St James' Park by the regime of Ashley - which he described as "strange" following Keegan's shock exit.

The same month, Shearer rejected an offer to join the club's coaching staff.

Both on and off the pitch, Newcastle have lurched from one crisis to the next this season following the departure of Keegan early in the campaign.

Following a fans' backlash over Keegan's exit, Ashley raised the possibility of selling the club, before deciding to stay on.

Key striker Michael Owen has been involved in just four games this year because of an ankle injury, while Charles N'Zogbia moved to Wigan in the January transfer window after a high-profile bust-up with Kinnear.

Newcastle, who have 29 points from 30 matches, host third-placed Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday with eight games of the season left.

[meffin]

must be an april fools joke

[S-RED]

If true, only at NUFC could they announce it on 1st April

FOOLS

[Mike]

Good luck to Shearer, but hope Newc go down.

[Shanks]

Hopefully they will already be relegated, by the time we play them.

[Vermilion]

Can't really lose can he, if they go down he won't be considered at fault.

[Craig_H]

This would be the most brilliant April Fools joke. Just imagine all the geordies turning up at St James Park tomorrow morning with their usual Hail the King/Were saved parade and then Ashley pops out and says Haha April fools

That would be class.

It'd also be class if it was true and Shearer's ineptitude manifested itself in getting them relegated.

Win-win.

[-V-]

Well seems its not an April Fools joke

Okay so i will say here and now that Shearer will save them from relegation.

He will give the players the aggression and passion that they have been missing and they will score goals for him. He can't do anything to help their defence because thats a lost cause but he will get them to score enough goals to win enough matches.

[Fivex]

oops

[Neil Young]

He's resigned.

[S-RED]

He's resigned.

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