Official Jimbo's TV Confirmation: Alan Shearer: Manager of Newcastle United

[Craig 6682]

Michael Owen has responded to the appointment of Alan Shearer as Newcastle United's manager by indicating that he will sign a contract to stay beyond this season as long as his former England team-mate remains in charge.

 

Shearer will take over as Newcastle's manager for the last eight games of this campaign but it is widely expected he will accept the job on a permanent basis if he saves the club from relegation.

 

That is certainly the impression which has been given to Owen, who has already talked to his close friend about the challenge ahead. Owen, who will be a free agent in June, has always maintained he will not make a decision about whether to sign a new contract at Newcastle until the end of the season, although few have felt he intended to stay following four largely disappointing years at St James' Park since he joined from Real Madrid.

 

"If Alan is going to be Newcastle's manager next season that will change everything at the club," said a source close to Owen last night. "For Michael, Alan would be the ideal manager. He would galvanise the club and Michael would love to be a part of that. Newcastle have struggled for the last two seasons and that is a worry for a player like Michael who was used to playing regularly for England and in the Champions League when he signed for the club.

 

"Newcastle have offered him a contract but that was withdrawn at the start of the year when Michael said he wouldn't make a decision until the end of the season. But they have also said they will offer him a new one as soon as they are safe from relegation and Alan has made it clear that he sees Michael as being vital to his plans. There is a much better chance Michael will remain a Newcastle player because of Alan."

 

Although Newcastle's approach to Shearer has been a closely guarded secret it is understood Owen had been told about it and even played his part in persuading his friend to accept the chance to take his first manager's job at the club he served with such distinction as a player for a decade from 1996.

 

The pair have a long-standing relationship. Shearer took a teenaged Owen under his wing when the then-Liverpool striker was brought into the England squad 11 years ago and was pivotal in persuading him to sign for Newcastle from Madrid in a club record £16.5m deal in 2005.

 

Although Owen offered his public backing to Chris Hughton last month, there was a growing feeling among Newcastle's senior players that the caretaker manager did not have the necessary kudos or authority to steer the club to safety. The team have won just one game since 21 December and are third from bottom of the Premier League, two points from safety.

 

Newcastle's owner, Mike Ashley, and his managing director, Derek Llambias, had initially refused to contemplate the possibility of appointing a new manager while Kinnear, who was employed on an interim basis after Kevin Keegan left, recovered from heart surgery.

 

But that changed last week when it become apparent Kinnear was unlikely to be able to take charge of the team on a match day until May at the earliest, prompting Ashley's shock call for Shearer's help over the weekend. Kinnear remains at home in London as he recovers from a triple heart bypass operation that he underwent in February.

 

Shearer does not yet hold the pro-licence coaching qualification, supposedly mandatory for all top tier managers, but that will prove no impediment as the similarly under-qualified Gareth Southgate, Paul Ince and Gianfranco Zola have been hired by Premier League clubs.

 

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/ap...ewcastle-united

 

[paddy 17]

calm down fellas its not 'official' you know the crack

 

Jimbo..........................

 

 

 

:nufc: :D :D

:yahoo: :panic: :nufc: :nufc: :nufc: :yahoo:

[Jimbo 175]

[Isegrim 9767]

Michael Owen has responded to the appointment of Alan Shearer as Newcastle United's manager by indicating that he will sign a contract to stay beyond this season as long as his former England team-mate remains in charge.

 

Shearer will take over as Newcastle's manager for the last eight games of this campaign but it is widely expected he will accept the job on a permanent basis if he saves the club from relegation.

 

That is certainly the impression which has been given to Owen, who has already talked to his close friend about the challenge ahead. Owen, who will be a free agent in June, has always maintained he will not make a decision about whether to sign a new contract at Newcastle until the end of the season, although few have felt he intended to stay following four largely disappointing years at St James' Park since he joined from Real Madrid.

 

"If Alan is going to be Newcastle's manager next season that will change everything at the club," said a source close to Owen last night. "For Michael, Alan would be the ideal manager. He would galvanise the club and Michael would love to be a part of that. Newcastle have struggled for the last two seasons and that is a worry for a player like Michael who was used to playing regularly for England and in the Champions League when he signed for the club.

 

"Newcastle have offered him a contract but that was withdrawn at the start of the year when Michael said he wouldn't make a decision until the end of the season. But they have also said they will offer him a new one as soon as they are safe from relegation and Alan has made it clear that he sees Michael as being vital to his plans. There is a much better chance Michael will remain a Newcastle player because of Alan."

 

Although Newcastle's approach to Shearer has been a closely guarded secret it is understood Owen had been told about it and even played his part in persuading his friend to accept the chance to take his first manager's job at the club he served with such distinction as a player for a decade from 1996.

 

The pair have a long-standing relationship. Shearer took a teenaged Owen under his wing when the then-Liverpool striker was brought into the England squad 11 years ago and was pivotal in persuading him to sign for Newcastle from Madrid in a club record £16.5m deal in 2005.

 

Although Owen offered his public backing to Chris Hughton last month, there was a growing feeling among Newcastle's senior players that the caretaker manager did not have the necessary kudos or authority to steer the club to safety. The team have won just one game since 21 December and are third from bottom of the Premier League, two points from safety.

 

Newcastle's owner, Mike Ashley, and his managing director, Derek Llambias, had initially refused to contemplate the possibility of appointing a new manager while Kinnear, who was employed on an interim basis after Kevin Keegan left, recovered from heart surgery.

 

But that changed last week when it become apparent Kinnear was unlikely to be able to take charge of the team on a match day until May at the earliest, prompting Ashley's shock call for Shearer's help over the weekend. Kinnear remains at home in London as he recovers from a triple heart bypass operation that he underwent in February.

 

Shearer does not yet hold the pro-licence coaching qualification, supposedly mandatory for all top tier managers, but that will prove no impediment as the similarly under-qualified Gareth Southgate, Paul Ince and Gianfranco Zola have been hired by Premier League clubs.

 

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/ap...ewcastle-united

 

N-O wouldn't cope with the excitement.

[Ally 0]

I wonder why under Ashley a lot of things are released / leaked to the media late at night.

 

This now, Shearer last night at 11.30, all that FACT nonsense came about 11pm. Do they not work office hours?!

[Happy Face 29]

 

Although Newcastle's approach to Shearer has been a closely guarded secret it is understood Owen had been told about it and even played his part in persuading his friend to accept the chance to take his first manager's job at the club he served with such distinction as a player for a decade from 1996.

 

The pair have a long-standing relationship. Shearer took a teenaged Owen under his wing when the then-Liverpool striker was brought into the England squad 11 years ago and was pivotal in persuading him to sign for Newcastle from Madrid in a club record £16.5m deal in 2005.

 

 

I wonder if Shearer feels he should take the job as some kind of debt is owed to Owen, if he was the one who dragged him into this nightmare.

 

[Happy Face 29]

I wonder why under Ashley a lot of things are released / leaked to the media late at night.

 

This now, Shearer last night at 11.30, all that FACT nonsense came about 11pm. Do they not work office hours?!

 

They work Casino office hours.

[Ally 0]

Dowie confirmed as assistant which is good news. Liked Dowie when he was Palace & Charlton manager.

 

He's got a canny tendency to get sacked recently.

[Tom 14011]

That's a debt Shearer will never be able to repay

[Happy Face 29]

Dowie confirmed as assistant which is good news. Liked Dowie when he was Palace & Charlton manager.

 

He's got a canny tendency to get sacked recently.

 

 

Harshly treated at QPR getting sacked after losing 3 in 15.

[TheMoog 0]

With two moves Mike Ashley has gone a long way to making up for a lot of the heartache and grief he's caused to all Newcastle United fans. I dislike and distrust Llambias but I'm willing to make the sacrifice of him staying if Ashley now gets behind the club, gets behind Big Al and stops sitting in the crowd with an Nufc top on on matchdays.

 

At this moment in time, even with all the impending possibility of us being relegated it once again feels good to be a Toon fan, the excitement has returned.

 

[Happy Face 29]

With two moves Mike Ashley has gone a long way to making up for a lot of the heartache and grief he's caused to all Newcastle United fans. I dislike and distrust Llambias but I'm willing to make the sacrifice of him staying if Ashley now gets behind the club, gets behind Big Al and stops sitting in the crowd with an Nufc top on on matchdays.

 

At this moment in time, even with all the impending possibility of us being relegated it once again feels good to be a Toon fan, the excitement has returned.

 

 

I'd rather Keegan was still in charge and our safety was in the bag already....but we'll see.

[KingKev 0]

He's coming home, he's coming home, ... :nufc:

[Jimbo 175]

If only this had been done in September.

[JaMoUsE 0]

nufc.com reckon shearer may have taken it on as hes been informed about an imminent sale.... interesting

[Tom 14011]

With two moves Mike Ashley has gone a long way to making up for a lot of the heartache and grief he's caused to all Newcastle United fans.

 

No he hasn't.

[Isegrim 9767]

With two moves Mike Ashley has gone a long way to making up for a lot of the heartache and grief he's caused to all Newcastle United fans. I dislike and distrust Llambias but I'm willing to make the sacrifice of him staying if Ashley now gets behind the club, gets behind Big Al and stops sitting in the crowd with an Nufc top on on matchdays.

 

At this moment in time, even with all the impending possibility of us being relegated it once again feels good to be a Toon fan, the excitement has returned.

 

 

I'd rather Keegan was still in charge and our safety was in the bag already....but we'll see.

Exactly, everything is coming far too late. It was plain to see what was needed last September, but they thought they knew better and now probably will have to live with the consequences.

[manc-mag 1]

With two moves Mike Ashley has gone a long way to making up for a lot of the heartache and grief he's caused to all Newcastle United fans.

 

No he hasn't.

 

[Ketsbaia 0]

With two moves Mike Ashley has gone a long way to making up for a lot of the heartache and grief he's caused to all Newcastle United fans.

 

No he hasn't. He's dragged us kicking and screaming into a relegation battle we would never have touched if Keegan had been manager. He's still a huge cunt and he's going to have to do more than appoint a legend (as he has done before) to get away with this unmitigated disaster of a season. Shearer or no Shearer he's showed an arrogance and disdain towards the fans that I and many others wont forget for a long time.

[Happy Face 29]

[Tom 14011]

[Hadrian 0]

 

Spotted tonight in Fratellis Ponteland

[Ketsbaia 0]

 

Spotted tonight in Fratellis Ponteland

 

Shearer looks fucked off to even be seen with Dowie

[Tom 14011]

[Happy Face 29]

 

Spotted tonight in Fratellis Ponteland

 

So Iain Dowie IS Sloth Fratelli?