the next step, Alan Shearer?
By: j | November 21st, 2008As the ownership situation around Newcastle grows murkier by the moment and Sports Direct stock seems to have a gravitational pull to it with a 70% drop in the last fiscal year, Mike Ashley’s bargaining position diminishes by the day. Coupled with an extremely challenging worldwide economy, the once targeted £300m price-tag is a relic of the past and along with a intertwined corporate balance sheet overall management that includes challenging debt obligations, available funds for the club are minimal to say the least. If not said simpler, Newcastle will need to make use of existing talent, the academy and coaching guile to be successful.
While I am and always will be a voracious supporter of the academy, motivational factors from the coaching side is extremely important for not only on-pitch performance but fan support. The listing ship situation from the KevinKeegan departure has been stemmed and although I wouldn’t be recommending him for a speaking tour, much credit is owning to Joe Kinnear . Yet the fact of the matter is that Newcastle is looking like the flirtation with relegation will be year long affair and as those go, one that needs to be culled.
One of the chief names that are bantered around for the managerial position, assuming Joe Kinnear’s position is not a permanent one is Mr. Alan Shearer. Newcastle’s perennial hero has often rumoured to be handed the mantle of responsibility but many have questioned whether the now BBC Footy pundit is suited for the managerial role.
In speaking with the BBC, Joe Kinnear said the thirty-eight year-old Alan Shearer is “more than welcome” at St James’ adding:
“I have the utmost respect for Shearer. The door is always open and if he is listening to this interview he is more than welcome to learn his trade here. I would be delighted if he wanted to come here two days a week and see for himself what football is all about. From Alan’s point of view he will be looking, more for the future than right now. Because right now is a difficult time to come in also in terms in injuries. Maybe he is biding his time.”
Time isn’t what the Magpies have right now and action is needed. My own opinion of the matter is simple, I personally want to see Mr. Alan Shearer associated with the club with every step it takes and believe he can steward the ship through the darkest storms. Then again, he always has.
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I always thought that Alan Shearer was the real Geordie Messiah. His love of the club and his knowledge of the modern game will make great for the club.
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Shearer is grossly overrated and is in no postion whatsoever of taking the Magpies over. He may may had good times in the past, but collected a Kings ransom for his playing. He should hang up his boots and ride off into the sunset. It was alleged he was behind the sacking of seven Managers, that is not good. His relationship with Fatso Shepherd was unhealthy.
He had the chance to be taught by Bobby Robson, the ex England Manager, but declined it. Again he could have been taught a lot by Kevin Keegan. He rejected that also.
Here then we make the big error,some class players make Managers,Keane,Ince,Southgate,but they are the exception to the rule.C/F Fergie,Wenger,Scolari,Benitez, and many more great Managers who were mediocre players. Alf Ramsey to me is the classic.
With Shearer, he will do anything to hog the limelight, that is wrong. At every event he will poke his nose in. The so-called myth is just an explayer working for the BBC at Wood Lane. You all seem to forget one crucial thing. He has no experience. And Newcastle is a big club.
You cannot teach experience,you must earn it as you do when you leave school and enter the Uni: of the World.I can teach you to drive, but I cannot teach you experience!
With Shearer I would like to see him at the helm of the Magpies, and I think he will face the moment of truth, and only then.Then we can put him in the past and get on with the future.
Ashley really needs Kevin Keegan more than ever now if he wants to sell the Magpies, because the potential buyers are not only looking at the books, but want to talk to the Manager,their furture Manager and see the way it is going to go.
One question:: Would you buy a business if the potential Manager had never ran it before,and relied on some past good time keeping?????????????????????
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