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. i have a dream,
    newcastle united will be sold to mr­ freddie shepherd for £1.

    From impactclean, on Sat 30 May 8:40AM
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    you cant blame him for going if he does coz NFC are a­ bunch of wastefull cants. And the team is poor too

    From b.richard3030, on Sat 30 May 7:11AM

  3. the answer is to get rid of .....Owner Mike Ashley and­ managing director Derek Llambias and if only one goes­ it would be best to get rid of the MD.... he obviously­ put the wrong team together!!!!!

    From Dodgrboy, on Sat 30 May 6:42AM

  4. The wonderful newcastle team of the year are all on­ holiday now,no doubt in their foreign hide aways­ purchased by the toon fans,and they will not be worried­ about their wages when they return,because when their­ contracts were confirmed,a clause states i hear, that­ should they be relegated they would not lose,or­ diminish their fat pay packets.
    And so,next season the­ toon will be paying premiership money for championship­ football.
    Of course this clause was accepted by the the­ management,because in their high and mighty­ opinion,they believed that relegation was­ laughable.
    When the players return from their well­ earned holiday,they will not be too interested or­ motivated in returning newcastle to the top flight,they­ may as well sit back and enjoy the ride,shearer will­ have difficulty moving this lot on,but,i hear he wants­ to revamp,yes thats right revamp,not replace this­ rather expensive bunch of misfits,and so i think that­ means toon will be blessed with the same bunch of­ sh--te next season,oh ,i almost forgot,That includes­ toons favourite son Mr j Barton.
    I look forward to the­ next episode,"what next",,,,,?Granny

    From impactclean, on Sat 30 May 6:36AM

  5. As we can see from these comments,the toon are again­ trying to influence a major decision,I repeat my­ previous comments,shearer should be no 2,that keeps the­ fools happy "get a top line manager,eg venebles or­ the like,but the real problem is,would any top line­ manager be interested in the mess that is newcastle­ united.
    Ime afraid the position for newcastle,should­ shearer become manager is bleak indeed.!!
    granny

    From impactclean, on Sat 30 May 6:07AM

  6. Yeh thumbs down,no answer, typical.

    From Colin H, on Sat 30 May 2:09AM

  7. Why is Ashley messing about the obvious choice is­ Dennis Wise....a Newarsehole United Ledgend and as his­ first team coach Mickey Owen.....who I think deserves a­ substantial pay rise for his efforts in avoiding­ relegation. Joey Barton as Social Conveynor in charge­ of affairs down the Big Market and maybe Mark Viduka­ offloaded back to Glasgow Sceptic.......Maybe Strachan­ is the answer he has experience in Relagation a la­ Coventry.....can see Bladen Races busy this­ year....hope the singer is better than the fat opera­ boy hired for the last few games.........from a ver­ very happy content blue nose Glasgow Rangers­ Fan......We Are the People

    From alan.wilson17, on Sat 30 May 1:05AM
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    shouldnt this article be in the Championship­ section????

    From sam.andrews91, on Fri 29 May 11:41PM

  9. is the problem actually a coach issue?well i feel it­ has to do with players.shearer or not newcastle need to­ sign dedicated players and get rid of people like owen­ that contribute nothing.his paind £110000 while bassong­ is £5000.tell me who has more work rate and who is more­ efficient.am sick of the talk o hen owen was in his­ days

    From efozia, on Fri 29 May 11:20PM

  10. p.s Bobby Robson,a prince among men,hope the lord is­ kind later on down the line,in my work I see too many­ sticky endings and the old boy doesn't deserve it.

    From jack torrance, on Fri 29 May 10:09PM

  11. Cameron ok mate,Know where you're coming from­ now,Shearer maybe not the best choice but until­ he's shot his load no one else stands a chance as­ people will always be asking what if? ok point taken­ buddy,I honestly found it hard to believe you truely­ thought he was the right man for the job,but looking at­ it from an NUFC 's supporters point of view­ (revoltingly hard) I realise now that he is the only­ option,once he fcuks up a real manager and get stuck­ in.

    From jack torrance, on Fri 29 May 10:07PM

  12. TomR, big man having a dig at the women on these pages,­ Yvonne is obviously too much of a lady to rise to youre­ shyte so I'll reply for her you F***ing coward.­ Also after that cheap shot I think youv'e got a bit­ of a nerve with your comment 7, sounds more like you­ dik splash.

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 29 May 9:34PM

  13. I found most of the other people on this site are­ talking a load of rubbish

    From GEORGE, on Fri 29 May 9:29PM

  14. Shearer is like Klinsmann! Don't keep him. He needs­ to be assistant coach to a real coach first before he­ attempts to coach a proper team. it would be a mistake­ in the long run. unless an experienced coach decides to­ assist him, all would be an illusion. I like Shearer­ and respect the man, but he is not ready. Coaches need­ time and Newcastle is not the kind of club that is used­ to experiment and move on regardless of where they play­ next year.

    From go, on Fri 29 May 8:25PM

  15. TomR calm down man,I'm a dyed in the wool SAFC but­ you're just making us all look bad.

    From jack torrance, on Fri 29 May 8:13PM

  16. Can't help feeling he's not the man for the job­ Cameron,I know you keep talking about Keane being­ inexperienced but let's face it Keane is a tour de­ force,a one man cyclone,Shearer just doesn't have­ that x-factor to coin a modern term,great player but a­ little too arrogant and aloof as manager,blaming­ everyone and his girlfriend except his own­ shortcomings,I've had my fun,believe me I'd­ like to see NUFC come back up next season,I'm only­ human I want to see them below us,but not that far­ below,will miss the heat of the derby games.

    From jack torrance, on Fri 29 May 8:12PM

  17. Here you go again, 'we want it now', let them­ sort it out. Anyway without any abuse etc., i read­ 'Shearer is the only man for the job', tell me­ why. Nobody has mentioned any other coach, is this the­ geordie boy thing again, so with sense explain it to­ me, because from where i am seeing this and many others­ alike here they go again.

    From Colin H, on Fri 29 May 7:53PM
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    Yvonne, go and cook your mans dinner love, oh and get­ the hoovering finished.

    From TomR, on Fri 29 May 6:55PM
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    CAMERON - you are an inbred fool and deserve to watch a­ championship team. Go and wash you mindless piece of­ s.h.i.t

    From TomR, on Fri 29 May 6:53PM

  20. same crack from newcastle , tell the fans how much you­ appreciate them then keep them in the dark from then­ in!!

    From yvonne.armstrong4, on Fri 29 May 6:14PM
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