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Magnitude of match not lost on Shearer

Fri 22 May, 10:21 AM


Alan Shearer admits Newcastle's crucial clash with Aston Villa is bigger than any cup final.

The 38-year-old will send his side out at Villa Park on Sunday knowing even victory may not be enough to keep them in the Barclays Premier League on what could be a dark day for his home-town club.

Shearer said: "It's bigger than a cup final, a hell of a lot bigger than a cup final."

"The question has been asked on four or five occasions over the last four or five games, 'Is this the biggest game of your career?', and I keep answering, 'Yes, because it's the next one'.

"But we know what's at stake, we know what's riding on it and I am pretty confident we can go there and give our great fans something to shout about, I really am."

A draw for Newcastle, coupled with defeat for Hull at home to Manchester United, would keep the Magpies in the top flight, and while Shearer is fully expecting more twists and turns, he is convinced they can survive.

He said: "I am totally convinced we will get out of it, yes, and I think more importantly, so are my players.

"I asked them to forget last weekend's result, whether we thought we played well or whether we thought we played badly or had good decisions, bad decisions.

"That's gone, we can't change that. What we can change is this weekend and I believe if we go there and win, it will be a very very good day for us."

 

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  1. oh dear,its gran.
    ime al a­ tither,tomorrow,yes,tomorrow,will they,wont­ they,goodness me,my hand is shaking,give me a moment to­ steady myself,ile just take a quick sip,barley­ wine,mmmmmmmmm thats better.ime feeling a little­ worried about my boys,cameron and connolly,sort of has­ a ring to it,dont you think,cameron and connolly,i bet­ they are on edge,i will advise them not to eat too much­ for breakfast,just in case they throw up.ooh!i do worry­ about them.the strain,ooh,the aftermath!how will they­ cope,i suspect they will drop in at the local,i fear­ the shock will be just too much for them,whoops phones­ ringing,"hang on"........................its­ kevin,yes kevin,bad news ime afraid he says that its­ impossible for newcy to win without him,oh my goodness­ how can i tell that to the boys.anyway i hope hes­ wrong,someones at the door,ihave to go,all the­ best,....................Gran

    From impactclean, on Sat 23 May 7:38PM
  2. comment 4connolly,
    what form you talking about then­ john,no form.
    how ironic you now wish,no pray on your­ bended knees, that manu thrash hull,but you somehow­ cant express it,can you.
    i for one pray on my bended­ knees"god forgive me"manu lose,and ime a manu­ fan,how ironic is that then.
    but i doubt it very­ much,manu could put out the under nines,and still give­ hull a run for their money,so, you might just get­ lucky,oh and you will be gratefull to manu for your­ survival,choke choke choke,or find some weird excuse­ that you beat manu,even though you never played­ them.anyway hull is better than necastle,dont you­ think.!!

    From impactclean, on Sat 23 May 7:06PM
  3. gran,
    i suppose you will be wishing manchester united a­ win,sunday,have i got that right"you want­ manchester united to win".

    From farsical, on Sat 23 May 7:26AM
  4. gran,
    oh dear1,!
    cameron is upset cos his pal connolly­ is upset,isnt that touching,ille just stop for a moment­ and catch a deep breathe ah!!!!!!!!!!!thats better.i­ suspect they have something going between them,cameron­ is insisting privacy on an open site,they dont like­ their views being challenged.
    Its interesting that the­ view point has changed,
    at first you were all enthusing­ that toon could not go down,now yes now,you are­ discussing how much support you might have in the­ championship,and its not sunday yet,is it.do i detect a­ wee bit of inconfidence,of course i feel you are­ preparing yourselves for the shock of life in the­ championship.
    but have heart,i for one am still­ confident,now thats true support.
    up the­ toon.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!gran

    From farsical, on Sat 23 May 6:47AM
  5. John, ignore him . .­ pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!!!!!!!!
    Multiple ID's sure­ sign of a stirrer and provocoteur!!!
    Do not give it any­ satisfaction; trust me, the way to hurt it's kind­ is to simply ignore.
    Please do not engage, okay pal?

    From cameron w, on Fri 22 May 9:04PM
  6. barry.groves, I'll take your comment 11 as a duck­ cause you were F****d small balls.

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 22 May 8:29PM
  7. barry.groves, do you dress up as a 72 year old woman­ and work night shift by any chance

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 22 May 7:35PM
  8. hello conolly,this is gran,
    you state"the best­ supported relegated team,and to boot you will be the­ best supported club outside,yes outside of the­ premiership.well! john dear another first for newcastle­ no thats 2 firsts for newcastle,my my arent we doing­ well,so its not all doom and gloom.by the way john i­ have a surprise for,ime now a fan,yes a fan of toon,yet­ another first,arent you pleased.!!!!!!!!!

    From farsical, on Fri 22 May 6:32PM
  9. hello twig this is granny,
    ime a new supporter but not­ from the football sense,ime only interested in the fans­ and the goings on at the club.
    whilst i feel for your­ sentiment about going down,and you know i can almost­ sense the tears in your eyes the heartbreak,Oh! it does­ get to me,but your comment about wishing another club­ to go down instead,isnt that a teedy bit selfish,how do­ you think their supporters will feel,surely you could­ not wish this on another set of loyal supporters ,and­ of course our friend David Wood does not­ appear to like rich cockney,s either,take your tissues­ on sunday,i shall be observeing with the utmost­ interest,take heart luvvy.Gran

    From farsical, on Fri 22 May 6:16PM
  10. twig i think you're both right and wrong(if poss),­ let me explain!!
    The supporters will be needed­ immeasurably if we go down yes, but, the owner and­ board will then become infinetly more important because­ its up to them wether or not they invest and try to­ bounce straight back.
    Just look at Leeds and Man City a­ few years back,big crowds don't guarantee an­ immediate return.
    I will always support newcastle but­ unfortuntley the club's whole future rests in the­ hand of a cockney businessman who, so far, hasn't­ exactly endeared himself to the faithful.

    From DAVID, on Fri 22 May 5:02PM
  11. I firmly believe Shearer is right on this occasion.­ Toon WILL win at Villa, and Hull will only draw with­ Man. Utd. Boro. will at best draw at West Ham and­ Sunderland will lose to Chelsea. Have faith Geordie­ fans, you will survive!

    From Mario L, on Fri 22 May 4:35PM
  12. am a villa fan, typical villa will let newcastle win,­­­ villa just cant handle the big matches!! o neill come­­­ on buy 4 good players, get rid ur mate has been­ heskey­­ and you will finish top for, u need a new goal­ keeper,­­ brad freidel, is past it, he doesnt organise­ or talk­­ to his defence, players like shorey, reo­ coker, wouldn­­ t even get in a championship team, then­ you got lazy­­ albanghor(wateva), he s good but very­ lazy at times,­­ gone way too big headed, he's­ thinks he is good as­­ ronaldo(man u) and he aint yet,­ can be, villa only has­­ one decent striker carew, a­ team can not last on one­­ striker,

    o neill cant­ handle the big names, this is­­ where he has always­ failed.

    too many villa players­­ play with no pride, i­ only see barry and milner who­­ play with heart and­ pride.

    From rahul s, on Fri 22 May 3:01PM
  13. Twig, It's nothing to be too proud of but we have­ had the highest average attendance of any relegated­ club ever and if we go down we will probibly be the­ best supported club ever outside the premiership and I­ think you have just about summed up what most of us­ feel.

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 22 May 12:16PM
  14. I am a loyal Newcastle fan but to be honest i do not­ expect us to stay up now. They left it too late to get­ Shearer in how can anyoone turn a club round in 8 games­ in his first managerial role? I will be bitterly­ dissappointed if we go down however that will not stop­ the love i have for the club and i hope that every­ other supporter feels the same as if we do go down we­ will need the fans more than ever! I would very much­ love to see Hull or Sunderland go down instead of us­ but i think getting a draw or a win at Aston Villa is a­ big ask given our form/ general performances this­ season! How does everyone else feel about this?

    From Twig, on Fri 22 May 12:09PM
  15. hey up john conolly,
    "ime a 72yrs old granny,and­ still working,your language on this site has been­ appalling,can you not put your point across without­ abuse,ime sure your a capable young man,to put your­ mind at rest nobody wants to see newcastle united go­ down,youve missed the point as usual,its all about the­ circumstances surrounding this club,its entertainment­ at its best and puts a new and entertaining slant which­ other people like myself can enjoy,perhaps in your mind­ we do not have the right,silly man it could be any club­ couldnt it".!!!!!newcastle have my support,keep up­ the good entertainment.

    From impactclean, on Fri 22 May 11:34AM
  16. impactclean, stalker

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 22 May 11:12AM
  17. impactclean, I cant argue with that, I would love my­ team to stay up and someone else to go down? Are their­ any other strange things happening on your planet.

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 22 May 11:11AM
  18. hey up john conolly star!!!!!
    "whats wrong with­ working at night,eh,What drivel do you have for us­ today,iwonder".!!!

    From impactclean, on Fri 22 May 11:11AM
  19. he,up john conolly.
    you dont want toon to go down,but­ you will be over the moon if someone else goes­ down.
    mind blowing fool.

    From impactclean, on Fri 22 May 11:08AM
  20. impactclean, what are you doing getting into bed at­ 10:56 am, get a job you lazy b*****d.

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 22 May 11:06AM
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