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So, anyone seen anything yet that warrants a three year contract or is messiah syndrome going to kick in and we overlook everything else. Im comparing between Shearer and a proven good manager btw, not Shearer v Kinnear. Im a bit undecided. I like his honesty, his passion and the discipline (eating together parky) that he's brought in. But at the end of the day you need a lot more than that to be a good manager as many good players have proven over the years. Anyone else swayed one way or the other yet and based on what.

If only ......... I could make out jimbos picture on an I phone I had less bills to pay I could take a bank holiday weekend off!

Newcastle had won last Saturday Mr Ashley senior had worn a rubber Pigs used tissues

Jean-Luc tbh trekkie Captain Jean-Luc tbh

uhmmmm

Hadnt seen that first trailer. Truly awesome. You just know that come the summer, all the little people are going to be running around with pointy ears.

Well its being done by jj abrams, the man who brought us lost, so I think we're heading down a slightly different road tham the old star trek movies. Probably get Ben Linus turning up as the baddy

10 Days to go to the launch of the new Star Trek franchise of Films. The clips look awesome and given its history amongst all generations (no pun) this could be set to be the biggest film of all time. While not a trekkie... ....I cant wait for this. It is one of those rare occassions, like a bond movie, when I will go and watch the film at the cinema rather than alternative methods. Here is the link to the IMDB page where the trailers are for those that havent seen it yet. Simon Pegg as Scotty ffs. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/ YouHoo Uhura xxx

Martin Samuels latest verdict on Newcastle and Shearer

If i had the money and owned the club I would re-appoint him in a heart beat. Will always be a hero.

Canny away day to meet the messiah.

Probably bollox but the sun website is reporting that Shearer has asked one Mr Daglish to be his director of football!

Shearer has today said that we will go out to win this game from the very "first minute". Sounds like attack, attack, attack attack attack!

I think regardless whether he "saves" us or not, I am now Adam ant that I would like him to remain for the next 5 years. Let's go into pre season on the right foot. Naturally this will all depend on what assurances he gets from Ashley, but that's a different story all together.

That may be an unfair judgement, considering the position he inherited, although it may well be all the judgement he can expect. It would be a very unfair judgement. Alex is right about how bad it obviously was which quite frankly is scandulous. I think shearer demonstrates that being a good ( not great) manager is not rocket science. Get a lot of the basics right, surround yourself with good people and buy decent players. Naturally we will have to wait and see for the latter.

Don't know about anyone else but I am already pleasantly surprised by the difference at Newcastle with having Shearer as manager. Some very good interviews with him on the journal website ( at work so can't copy and paste - maybe someone else can). Like what he's done about making the injured players stay all day and how this is having a dramatic effect on rehabilitation! Also like the honesty about matters that is coming through rather than the bullshit. For example with obama, had shearer not been their he would probably now be out for the season, however al has told him that he wants him to play through the pain barrier. Regardless of where we end up, I really hope we can hang onto him . Worth a read.

See 8 hours is quite a long time to fill in waiting for imminent death. First thing without a doubt would be to re-start smoking. Then its a case of do you sit around and mope or get stuck into some serious alcohol. There would be those wearing the foil hats that would wait to be "beamed up" and others who would rape and pilage and go out in a blaze of mayhem. Think I would get all the nearest and dearest and go to the local and get smashed.

I would not overly burden people with details of my life, in which they have no interest in. Yet still you do.....

Bugger off! Big thumbs, little iPhone with one eye on the test centre to see if the daughters passed her driving theory !

It is with sadness that president Obama has overnight, announced that a gigantic meteorite will collide with the earth at 5pm gmt. There is no hope of escape and the earth will disintergrate. You now have 8 hours left. There will be no further broadcasts. What would you do?

The two fat greeks have to win. Vote now.

The Alan Shearer revolution - live ----- George Caulkin Welcome to St James' Park; welcome to the Alan Shearer revolution. This week, TheGame is well away from its comfort zone, reporting from football's coalface, the very frontline. Okay, okay, that's a slight exaggeration. But Alan Shearer is about to conduct an open training session at the stadium and rather than file the usual dose of north east misery in column form, we thought it would be fun/different/boring to cover it live. As Shearer put it last week, we're bound to make mistakes, so please bear with us. And as Shearer further pointed out, there are no saviors here. There's no magic wand. Just a bloke with a laptop and a paper cup filled with luke-warm latte (thank you Simon Bird of the Mirror, I owe you £1.40), reporting on lots of other blokes kicking a football into the air. What will we learn from this? Almost certainly nothing. It's probably wrong to expect any great tactical insight at this stage (to paraphrase Graeme Souness, I'm not big on tactics). We offer nothing but the eyes and ears of a humble observer. But please feel free to comment, criticize or ask questions. And let's broaden this out to supporters of Sunderland and Middlesbrough, too. What does the rest of the season hold? What about afterwards? What do we have to look forward to? 11.46: Well, we're outside. The sky is blue. The sun is out. Grown men in shorts are running about. Bear with us, I'm trying to find a plug socket. 11.48: Okay. I'm plugged in. Right then, down to business ... Hm. Who's idea was this? It's a flaming training session. THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING! Hang on. There's Alan Shearer, wearing tracksuit bottoms and a white sweatshirt, hands on hips. He looks the part. Unfortunately, Newcastle haven't looked much like a football team this season. Discuss. 11.51: I'VE HAD A COMMENT! Hm. Smartie - one word: spell check. Sorry, two words. 11.52: But to answer your question, there's not much sign of it, no. Alan is looking pretty stationary at the moment. Newcastle could do with him, though, couldn't they? It wasn't just the goals. It was the free-kicks, the elbows, the backside, taking the ball into the corner and holding off opponent for the last ten minutes. 11.55: I'd say there are a couple of thousand fans here. Maybe more. Including Steve Harmison, the England and Durham cricketer, and his kids. I can report that 'Toon Harmy' attempted to sit down, but missed. By a long way. Actually, I've just made that up. 11.58: Someone scored. Not Alan. But Alan stuck his hands in the air, in the manner of old. Brings back a few memories. 11.59: JB - that's a serious question. I realise I haven't said anything serious so far. Sorry. No, can't see Lovenkrands. Guthrie injured his knee in the reserves last night and I can't see him either. Joey Barton and Mark Viduka are training by themsees, kicking a ball about, but not exerting themselves too much(which isn't unusual for Viduka). 12.02: No Steven Taylor, no Bassong. Any hope for Stoke in that case? 12.03: Michael Owen isn't doing very much either. He did a few shuttles, but isn't partaking in shooting practise. One thing, though: Newcastle did a fairly extensive session for an hour or so before the public and the press were let in, so maybe we shouldn't read too much into that. 12.04: DON'T PANIC! Owen is now shooting. He's just had a decent shot saved by Fraser Forster. 12.05: What an absolutely beautiful day. To quote Phil Collins - one of Shearer's favourites, probably - no jacket required. 12.06: Interesting. It's Shearer who's taking the lead today. So far, Iain Dowie has been the main man on the training ground, but Alan is very much involved here: shouting, laughing, barking out orders. I have to say, the mood seems very good. Lots of laughing and joking. It needs to translate into points. Quickly. 12.12: So what do you think JB? Which division will Newcastle be in next season? What's your gut feeling? I feel a bit more positive than I did a week ago, but that's not too difficult. I think it's going to be very, very close. 12.14: HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! Shearer is now playing!!!!!! My hands are shaking too much to type more. 12.14: He shoots, he scores! He wheels away with his right arm in the air. The crowd go wild! Goal number 207! Does it count! 12.!5: Okay, forget everything else. This is now Shearer-watch. Is he still registered as a player? Can he be? He's playing on the same team as Gutierrez, Coloccini, Geremi and Owen. 12.18: Four minutes in, he's blowing out of his backside. I think that's the correct football parlance. 12.18: They're playing Dire Straits over the tannoy. This is a proper, genuine Geordie love-in. It does NOT get any better than this. We're all off to Greggs for a cheese pasty after this. 12.20: Shearer has now scored twice, Owen once. 12.22: On the other team: Ameobi, Nolan, Duff, Martins, Ryan Taylor. 12.23: Harper in goal for Shearer's team, Forster for the other lot - who'll lose. There can be no other outcome. It is ordained. 12.25: The game has just finished. If I'm being brutally honest, I've got no idea what the score was. But good fun. Lots of applause from the stands now as the players go for a little jog around the pitch. 12.26: I've just noticed Alan Smith. He's hanging around near the dug-out. He isn't doing very much ... please feel free to add your own comedy punchline here. 12.28: Some official business: Bassong DID train in the earlier, behind-closed-doors session. So that's good. And the stadium safety officers put today's attendance in the 7,500 bracket. Which is a lot more than my guess, although there are people behind that I can't see. And I lost count after 2,000 anyway. 12.30: They're playing Jimmy Nail over the speakers now. Stop. Please stop. 12.31: Jonas has just sparked a mini riot by throwing his tracksuit bottoms into the crowd. Imagine what would happen if HE ACTUALLY SCORED A FLIPPING GOAL. 12.32: The players are stretching. This is textbook stuff. 12.33: Officially, it's all over. The strains of 'Altogether Now' are blaring out. Which is a comforting thought. From a Newcastle perspective, let's hope it's true. In a small way, this has been a useful exercise. Lots of kids have come to see the team train, it's brought a smile to a few faces. But, and it's a big but - like this: BUT - Newcastle won't survive and prosper through PR stunts, however well-meaning. 12.36: Open training needs to be followed by open dialogue. With Shearer at the helm, Newcastle have possibilities, but that's all they are and staying up is just the first of them. If they succeed, there must be some hard bargaining and tough questions. Shearer is here for the long-term, no matter what he says in public. The hiring of Dowie and Paul Ferris are proof of that - why would Ferris be looking at the whole medical and sports science set-up, if it was for seven games only? - but it is not guaranteed. It all comes back to Mike Ashley; is he prepared to invest in the club in meaningful fashion? And can he be trusted to do it properly? 12.39: One small addition. Shearer finished the session in a huddle with Barton. Long coversation. Am I reading too much into that? Stoke on Saturday? 12.42: And with that, farewell. The ground is now empty(ish). My coffee is cold and barely touched. Thanks for your company - normal service will be resumed next week. It would be nice to have a victory or two to report on. (Note to boss: will this do?).