Premier League - Shearer future still not settled

Eurosport - Fri, 29 May 14:41:00 2009

Newcastle are still attempting to finalise a deal to secure Alan Shearer as their manager.

FOOTBALL Newcastle boss Alan Shearer looks on as his side are relegated from the Premier League following a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa - 2

Owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias are keen to come up with a package which will persuade Shearer he will have the tools for the job.

However, until agreement is reached, supporters will have to remain patient in anticipation of what will be a crucial decision for the club's future.

The club has already started to lay off staff - around 150 employees, many of them part-time, had earlier been informed their jobs were in jeopardy.

Shearer has already provided Ashley - whose Sports Direct International business on Thursday sold its directly-owned stake in JJB Sports for a small profit - with an outline of how he would want to approach the job.

He has explained how he would revamp a squad which proved ill-suited to the task of retaining Premier League status, despite a massive wage bill.

Any new manager would have to substantially reduce expenditure on salaries, which currently amounts to more than £70 million.

Some big earners will inevitably leave as they look elsewhere for football at the highest level, although the prospect of cashing in on £10million striker Obafemi Martins if the club chose to do so would be hampered by a lingering groin problems which requires further surgery.

Others may have to stay if Newcastle cannot find buyers. But if Shearer retains the job, the chances of controversial midfielder Joey Barton remaining on board are minimal. The 26-year-old, a £5.8m signing from Manchester City, has been injured for much of his time at St James' Park.

He has also served a term in jail for common assault and affray, but it was his stand-up row with Shearer in the dressing room at Anfield after he was needlessly sent off in a 3-0 defeat by Liverpool on May 3 which proved the final straw.

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  1. barry, granny, tranny whatever, whoever you are as I­ said, too daft to reply to

    From john.connolly01, on Mon 1 Jun 9:37AM

  2. hey up connoly,
    did you observe comment 33,oh by the­ way,you seem to think i am knocking nufc,granny just­ tells how it is,and,whats everyone else saying­ here,perhaps you have not noticed.I can understand your­ dissapointment,youve had a terrible season,but you must­ admit that the debacle that is nufc is big,yes big­ news,i cannot seriously remember such an event causing­ so much interest.The general public have been­ absolutely mesmerized by the comedy at nufc,and,its not­ over is it,looks like there is lots more to come,more­ big news just around the corner,alot of my predictions­ appear to have materialised.
    whilst you bang on about­ your little theories,you,as always are missing the big­ picture.
    Ashley will offload,nufc will be stuck with­ paying premiership players,shearer will pull away,the­ club is already in freefall,big buyer somewhere some­ arab perhaps,the club of geordies will be owned,yes­ owned by foreigners instead of a cockney,how apt.anyway­ con,dream your little dreams,you might wake up when­ nufc,becomes ua/nufc/emirates,one last thing,how many­ geordies actually play for the club.

    From farsical, on Sun 31 May 8:07PM

  3. Impactclean, I really dont want to bat backwards and­ forwards pointless meaningless debate, I feel I have to­ spell everything out for you like Owen for instance. So­ you think he will have to stay at Newcastle because­ nobody else will have him (your comment 33, please dont­ come back and say it's not what you meant or said I­ really dont want to know). He's out of contract,­ free to go where he pleases whether anyone wants him or­ not, he's not our problem anymore. If you still­ think he will be at the club next season, do you think­ with the financial situation we are in we will be­ offering him big wages to stay on for more of the same.­ I'm not going to insult you by telling you to keep­ up or get real, just carry on with your anti Toon­ comments but stop putting my surname with one­ 'N' missing to them they are too daft to reply­ to

    From john.connolly01, on Sun 31 May 11:16AM

  4. paulo179,
    I hear exactly what you are saying, but­ i've said this before: until Alan Shearer has had­ his go at managing Newcastle United, no other manager­ will be able to take the job in peace - his shadow will­ always be looming large. I will forever defend Alan­ Shearer's record of 1 win in 8 games, simply­ because he had absolutely nothing to work with - that­ squad of players is possibly the worst i have ever­ witnessed in all my time supporting NUFC.

    From cameron w, on Sun 31 May 10:16AM

  5. heyup cameron,
    you seem to be the only one pumping up­ the for shearer brigade,1 from 8,your excuse is away­ games and superior opposition,isnt that what the­ premiership and the rest is all about.
    the only reason­ ashley wants shearer,is there is nobody out there who­ would want this job,shearer is the toons fool,there is­ no war chest,just a bunch of overrated expensive­ players which nobody would be interested in,damaged­ goods if you like,he might get a few bob at the car­ boot sale,and then what,you gonna buy kaka.

    From impactclean, on Sun 31 May 6:50AM

  6. Cameron, I am not going to judge Shearer on the back­ end of this season but you have to accept that it is a­ big gamble to employ a Manager with so little­ management experience.
    The first objective for Newc is­ to sort out the playing staff (no easy task) and try­ and get back into the prem asap. The stats are loaded­ against Shearer but we will have to wait and see how he­ performs next saeson (assuming he takes the job).
    I­ can't help thinking that Shearer will get all the­ credit if he succeeds, but if he isn't up to the­ job, the fans will blame Ashley for employing an­ inexperienced Manager.

    From paulo179, on Sun 31 May 4:46AM

  7. efozia e
    you cannot possibly compare man united with­ Newcastle United!

    From cameron w, on Sat 30 May 11:11PM

  8. What was the name of the last ship to sail out of the­ Tyne ? "The Premier Ship"

    From Veneztiger, on Sat 30 May 11:03PM

  9. CAMERON

    WHAT IS THE NONSENSE OF HOME AND AWAY­ GAMES?PEOPLE PLAY WORLD CUP FAR FROM HOME AND WIN­ FOOTBALLER ARE PRO,SO HOME OR AWAY MAN DONT DECIDE­ WINS.ALAN SHEARER MAYBE A GOOD PLAYER IN HIS DAY BUT­ THAT IS NOT A CRITERIA TO BE A GOOD COACH OK.8 GAMES­ AND 1WIN MATE IS A POOR RESULT SIMPLE AS THAT.

    From efozia, on Sat 30 May 10:56PM

  10. efozia e
    why don't you stick to the man united­ pages if you haven't got anything constructive to­ say!
    Do you honestly think messrs ferguson, wenger or­ hiddink could've done ANY better with that­ disgraceful squad of players! Have you never heard the­ old saying of a silk purse and a sow's ear . .­ .obviously not!!!
    Shame on you for judging a man after­ 8 lousy games, 3 of which were against teams ranked­ 2nd, 3rd & 6th (2 of which were away from home) -­ but then again, you are a man united supporter (who has­ probably never seen them play live) so it is to be­ expected.
    And what you are all tending to forget is­ that the team he inherited was NOT what you would call­ a'decent' side; it's not as if he had­ something to work with, like Redknapp obviously had at­ Spurs. If this squad of players is that good, then­ there will be plenty of interest from Premiership clubs­ in the summer for them. . . . . . . NOT!!!!

    From cameron w, on Sat 30 May 10:35PM

  11. WHAT A GREAT COACH HE IS.EIGHT MATCHES AND ONE WIN AND­ NEWCASTLE FEEL HE IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB WOW.FERGUSON­ AND WENGER NEED TO BE WORSHIPPED THEN

    From efozia, on Sat 30 May 9:21PM

  12. conolly,you serious,
    you mean another club would want­ any of these players,and would purchase their­ contracts,i mean of course in the premiership, cos­ thats the only offer they would accept,can you see­ anyone offering owen a nice contract,give me a clue,who­ do you reckon then,manu arsenal chelsea god help me­ "liverpool" mind you hes on a free at the­ moment,if he couldnt do it at newcastle,sorry to say­ ,you cant get any lower can you,get my point.hed be­ better of at newcy,they dont want him either.

    From impactclean, on Sat 30 May 7:25PM

  13. why was Shearer booted off "Britains got­ talent" ?
    He couldn't carry a toon­ !

    What's the difference between my garden and the­ PL ?
    There are magpies in my garden !

    From Veneztiger, on Sat 30 May 3:01PM

  14. WHAT IS THERE TO SETTLE.WHAT MAKES HIM SO GREAT.8­ MACHES AND ONE WIN IS THAT A RESULT FOR A GREAT­ COACH?GIVE ME A BREAK.NEWCASTLE SHOULD SIGN SOMEONE­ CAPABLE AND NOT PRESS HUNGRY

    From efozia, on Sat 30 May 11:57AM

  15. impactclean, I know it's scandalous but their­ contracts will be paid up if they dont ask to go using­ any fee's recieved, how did you not know that. I­ know it will be difficult to get rid of some of them­ but they have to go because they aren't good­ enough.

    From john.connolly01, on Sat 30 May 11:30AM

  16. Colin, nobody will answer you because nobody is taking­ you seriously; and why should they - all you ever do is­ take the rise out of NUFC and us supporters . . . .turd­ this, turd that, you are always at it . . . har, har,­ har!

    From cameron w, on Sat 30 May 10:28AM

  17. heyup conolly,
    26
    you cant clear out these­ players,their contracts unless completed are still­ legal,they will not move on whilst still recieving­ premiership wages,wake up conolly,your a bit behind the­ action.
    granny.!!!!!

    From impactclean, on Sat 30 May 9:38AM

  18. What person in their right mind would take this­ on.
    surely shearer cannot expect to remedy anything­ with this situation.
    if he does,then i can only say­ "more fool him"and of course shows­ emphatically his inexperience,all the signs are­ down,except the forsale sign,the club is trapped,as­ they say between the devil and the deep blue sea.
    The­ only true thing and possible reliable thing is the­ support of the fans,who,god bless em, will take­ anything thrown at em.
    Without their support,what­ then!
    Are the high falootin owner chairman­ directors/fat players,considering the fans.no no no no­ no!its cash cash cash and more cash.
    al of these so­ called managers /players owe their position to the­ loyal toon fans,unfortunately they have placed­ therselves seemingly above them,and need to be brought­ down to earth.!!!!!!!!!!
    granny.

    From impactclean, on Sat 30 May 9:33AM

  19. The longer this goes on the less likely I think Shearer­ will take the job. Ashley doesn't want the club and­ is unlikely to want to pump any more money into it and­ I think this is one of the issues. This needs to be­ resolved soon because the clear out alone is a massive­ job aswell as searching for new players. I hope Shearer­ does take it but I'm bracing myself for Ashleys­ next big mistake that he will be appologising for.

    From john.connolly01, on Sat 30 May 9:09AM

  20. richard comment23
    your opinion is welcome,but your­ language is not,insults to the fans is not­ acceptable.please keep your content­ sensible,thankyou.
    granny is watching.!!!!!

    From impactclean, on Sat 30 May 8:46AM
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