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

[Tooj 17]

What they haven't metioned is that £50 million will be spread out over a decade.

[Big Onion 0]

The now-familiar pre-season-ticket renewal time War Chest story

 

I'll eat my own arse if we spend anything remotely approaching £50mil this summer.

[Park Life 71]

The now-familiar pre-season-ticket renewal time War Chest story

 

I'll eat my own arse if we spend anything remotely approaching £50mil this summer.

 

No shortage of gravy no doubt.

[Big Onion 0]

The now-familiar pre-season-ticket renewal time War Chest story

 

I'll eat my own arse if we spend anything remotely approaching £50mil this summer.

 

No shortage of gravy no doubt.

 

Is that a dig at me?

 

I did have a fairly serious curry on Saturday night like but I find a good flush followed by a bowl of thick porage usually sorts it out

[Asprilla 96]

From the Observer

 

 

Newcastle willcontinue to pay Dennis Wise's £1.5m salary despite removing the former England international from his controversial role as the club's director of football last week.

 

Derided as a member of the owner Mike Ashley's "Cockney Mafia" by the Newcastle support, Wise has been placed on gardening leave following Alan Shearer's populist appointment, pending possible legal action involving Kevin Keegan's departure from the club in September.

 

Wise's unpopularity at Newcastle increased when he emerged as a central figure in Keegan's exit. Keegan left in a dispute over player transfers, stating: "It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want."

 

Since then, Keegan has been engaged in a compensation dispute with Newcastle, with the club counter-claiming against him for not fulfilling his contract. If the case goes to court Newcastle will rely on Wise to offer evidence that Keegan was aware of their transfer policy when he rejoined the club. Once the dispute is resolved Wise will be paid off with a year's salary.

 

The Londoner's position of executive director (football) was questioned from its announcement in January 2008. Wise, 42, was handed control of Newcastle's recruitment, academy and reserve set-up with comprehensive control of the budget despite having only limited experience as a lower-division manager and having taken a limited role in transfers at his previous club, Leeds United. Ashley agreed to a deal which allowed Wise to live with his family in the south of England, spending just a couple of days a week at St James' Park.

 

The Observer also understands Ashley's new structure will involve an attempt to keep Shearer long-term, despite his insistence that he will return to his BBC role in the summer. Ashley has offered Shearer a £4m-a-year contract and a £50m transfer budget to stay beyond the summer.

 

Mike Ashley: "Hello, is that The Times?"

 

The Times: "Yes, how can I help you"

 

MA: "Just a quick one to let you know I'm intending to spend fifty, that's FIVE ZERO, million pounds sterling this summer on transfers and I'm going to keep Alan on at a rate of say....four million quid a year."

 

TT: "Ok, thanks, is that everything?"

 

MA: "Yes, I think so, I'll let you know if I think of anything else."

 

TT: "Ok, bye then."

 

MA: "Bye."

[ewerk 30619]

From the Observer

 

 

Newcastle willcontinue to pay Dennis Wise's £1.5m salary despite removing the former England international from his controversial role as the club's director of football last week.

 

Derided as a member of the owner Mike Ashley's "Cockney Mafia" by the Newcastle support, Wise has been placed on gardening leave following Alan Shearer's populist appointment, pending possible legal action involving Kevin Keegan's departure from the club in September.

 

Wise's unpopularity at Newcastle increased when he emerged as a central figure in Keegan's exit. Keegan left in a dispute over player transfers, stating: "It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want."

 

Since then, Keegan has been engaged in a compensation dispute with Newcastle, with the club counter-claiming against him for not fulfilling his contract. If the case goes to court Newcastle will rely on Wise to offer evidence that Keegan was aware of their transfer policy when he rejoined the club. Once the dispute is resolved Wise will be paid off with a year's salary.

 

The Londoner's position of executive director (football) was questioned from its announcement in January 2008. Wise, 42, was handed control of Newcastle's recruitment, academy and reserve set-up with comprehensive control of the budget despite having only limited experience as a lower-division manager and having taken a limited role in transfers at his previous club, Leeds United. Ashley agreed to a deal which allowed Wise to live with his family in the south of England, spending just a couple of days a week at St James' Park.

 

The Observer also understands Ashley's new structure will involve an attempt to keep Shearer long-term, despite his insistence that he will return to his BBC role in the summer. Ashley has offered Shearer a £4m-a-year contract and a £50m transfer budget to stay beyond the summer.

 

Mike Ashley: "Hello, is that The Times?"

 

The Times: "Yes, how can I help you"

 

MA: "Just a quick one to let you know I'm intending to spend fifty, that's FIVE ZERO, million pounds sterling this summer on transfers and I'm going to keep Alan on at a rate of say....four million quid a year."

 

TT: "Ok, thanks, is that everything?"

 

MA: "Yes, I think so, I'll let you know if I think of anything else."

 

TT: "Ok, bye then."

 

MA: "Bye."

 

The fucking idiot can't even ring the right newspaper.

[Guest alex]

Very observant

[Asprilla 96]

From the Observer

 

 

Newcastle willcontinue to pay Dennis Wise's £1.5m salary despite removing the former England international from his controversial role as the club's director of football last week.

 

Derided as a member of the owner Mike Ashley's "Cockney Mafia" by the Newcastle support, Wise has been placed on gardening leave following Alan Shearer's populist appointment, pending possible legal action involving Kevin Keegan's departure from the club in September.

 

Wise's unpopularity at Newcastle increased when he emerged as a central figure in Keegan's exit. Keegan left in a dispute over player transfers, stating: "It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want."

 

Since then, Keegan has been engaged in a compensation dispute with Newcastle, with the club counter-claiming against him for not fulfilling his contract. If the case goes to court Newcastle will rely on Wise to offer evidence that Keegan was aware of their transfer policy when he rejoined the club. Once the dispute is resolved Wise will be paid off with a year's salary.

 

The Londoner's position of executive director (football) was questioned from its announcement in January 2008. Wise, 42, was handed control of Newcastle's recruitment, academy and reserve set-up with comprehensive control of the budget despite having only limited experience as a lower-division manager and having taken a limited role in transfers at his previous club, Leeds United. Ashley agreed to a deal which allowed Wise to live with his family in the south of England, spending just a couple of days a week at St James' Park.

 

The Observer also understands Ashley's new structure will involve an attempt to keep Shearer long-term, despite his insistence that he will return to his BBC role in the summer. Ashley has offered Shearer a £4m-a-year contract and a £50m transfer budget to stay beyond the summer.

 

Mike Ashley: "Hello, is that The Times?"

 

The Times: "Yes, how can I help you"

 

MA: "Just a quick one to let you know I'm intending to spend fifty, that's FIVE ZERO, million pounds sterling this summer on transfers and I'm going to keep Alan on at a rate of say....four million quid a year."

 

TT: "Ok, thanks, is that everything?"

 

MA: "Yes, I think so, I'll let you know if I think of anything else."

 

TT: "Ok, bye then."

 

MA: "Bye."

 

The fucking idiot can't even ring the right newspaper.

 

Woops!

[Asprilla 96]

Very observant

[sammynb 3356]

Alan Green on Newcastle

 

 

I had a caller to ‘6-0-6' insisting that the former England captain was merely trying to increase his public profile.

 

He was a Spurs' fan and was probably reacting out of misguided loyalty to the former Tottenham employee Chris Hughton who has been acting as Joe Kinnear's stand-in.

 

Better watch out CT, looks like Ashley's trying to cut you out and do his own PR.

[Craig 6682]

Alan Green on Newcastle

 

Did Kenny Dalglish when he led Liverpool to two Doubles?

 

When the fuck did Liverpool (let alone when Dalglish was in charge) win a second 'double'?

 

The only one I know of was 1985/86.

[Tom 14011]

deja vu

 

[peasepud 59]

Their three remaining home games against, in this order, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Fulham, in front of the sort of passionate fervour St James’ Park had the other afternoon, are ALL winnable.

 

I assume he means last Thursday afternoon when SJP hosted the annual fishing tackle awards as he sure has hell cant have been commenting on Saturday! We unfortunately still lack the passion and fervour required from fans to lift the players enough to get out of this shite.

[Happy Face 29]

It was noticeable on Saturday that Iain Dowie took on the ‘shouting' role on the touchline, barking out any necessary instructions, whereas Shearer largely adopted the persona of a ‘hands in the pockets' observer.

 

 

Was it? I know a caller to 606 said as much on the podcast, but I don't think Green was at the match and I think Shearer did FAR more shouting than Dowie....ineffectual though it was.

[Kitman 2207]

It was noticeable on Saturday that Iain Dowie took on the ‘shouting' role on the touchline, barking out any necessary instructions, whereas Shearer largely adopted the persona of a ‘hands in the pockets' observer.

 

 

Was it? I know a caller to 606 said as much on the podcast, but I don't think Green was at the match and I think Shearer did FAR more shouting than Dowie....ineffectual though it was.

 

From the stands it looked all Shearer.

 

Maybe Greeny mistook one for the other. They're practically alike they could be twins.

[Guest alex]

Sums up a lot of what is bad about football coverage in general and Radio 5, 6-0-6 and Alan Green. Puts something in an article based purely on something a caller on his phone-in said

[Guest alex]

Re: The Observer article (which I read properly the first time this morning) I reckon Ashley leaked that to the press about Shearer being offered a big money deal and a £50m 'war chest' in order to flog season tickets. Not that I think people are that gullible (some are, but you know what I mean) but I think he thinks they are.

[Happy Face 29]

Their three remaining home games against, in this order, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Fulham, in front of the sort of passionate fervour St James’ Park had the other afternoon, are ALL winnable.

 

I assume he means last Thursday afternoon when SJP hosted the annual fishing tackle awards as he sure has hell cant have been commenting on Saturday! We unfortunately still lack the passion and fervour required from fans to lift the players enough to get out of this shite.

 

The lack of noise these days is very strange and I just can't understand it tbh.

 

I thought it was gonna be a real party atmosphere from kick off, not a damp squib. I don't just put it down to this season as it's been crap for a while.

 

My best guess is that it's down to friends not been able to sit together or maybe it's the songbase!

 

The much talked about 12th man is definately AWOL.

 

 

Wasn't bad at the start. Chelsea really shut us up effectively, and without the referee fucking us over there was nowt whatsoever to galvanize the crowd.

 

I'm the most vehement "sing your hearts out for the lads" type, but you never have a great shag when the lass is lying there like dead horse, you really need her put a bit of minge around it too.

[Andrew Flintoff 0]

I personally expected a good atmosphere but was embarassed by all the Shearer shit. We must stop following messiahs and support the team, not the man in the dugout. Our reaction to Chelsea's goal? SHEEEEEEEEEERA! Our reaction to Chelsea goading us...? Oh, err, SHEEEEEEEEEERA

[Guest alex]

I personally expected a good atmosphere but was embarassed by all the Shearer shit. We must stop following messiahs and support the team, not the man in the dugout. Our reaction to Chelsea's goal? SHEEEEEEEEEERA! Our reaction to Chelsea goading us...? Oh, err, SHEEEEEEEEEERA

Spot on. Pleased it wasn't a total Shearer wankfest - how is that meant to make the people on the pitch feel?

[Asprilla 96]

Their three remaining home games against, in this order, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Fulham, in front of the sort of passionate fervour St James’ Park had the other afternoon, are ALL winnable.

 

I assume he means last Thursday afternoon when SJP hosted the annual fishing tackle awards as he sure has hell cant have been commenting on Saturday! We unfortunately still lack the passion and fervour required from fans to lift the players enough to get out of this shite.

 

The lack of noise these days is very strange and I just can't understand it tbh.

 

I thought it was gonna be a real party atmosphere from kick off, not a damp squib. I don't just put it down to this season as it's been crap for a while.

 

My best guess is that it's down to friends not been able to sit together or maybe it's the songbase!

 

The much talked about 12th man is definately AWOL.

 

As I've said elsewhere, there'd been no real atmosphere since Robson and even then it was far from constant. Keegan was *starting* to bring the buzz back. You could feel it. The games all seem winnable, your players look good, you're never sure who deserves to get dropped. I'm not a football expert by a very long stretch but I kind of understand momentum and how hard is to get something going. Keegan was doing that, Fat Sam was never going to do that. The biggest crime is that Ashley though what Keegan can do is easier to replace than what Wise can "do".

[Tom 14011]

It started out decent but I think Chelsea killed it to be honest. Once people realised (like some people didn't have to) that Shearer wasn't just going to walk into the ground with a magic wand and make an off form and overall average team beat Chelsea or even match them for 90 minutes a lot of people were quiet.

 

I think sometimes for the crowd to get going the team needs to get going to or at least hint at something. Sadly as soon as the second goal went in, 52'000 people including the 22 on the pitch knew the three points were Chelsea's. As much as we would like to deny it, it's almost natural for a team of overpaid, most seasoned Premier league professionals who are third off bottom to lose to the team third off top. Even before the ''non goal'' of Owen's it seemed we were beat.

 

The Shearer stuff did annoy me too. The man said himself ''I will be judged as a manager like everyone else''. Then we should really cheer the squad so he can get on with it.

[MattM4 0]

Random:

 

 

[Kevin 1]

Those were the days

[Besty 4]

What happened to no one wanting to work under this shit regime? Fucking idiot if this is true, suppose it depends on the circumstances.

 

Idiot? If he keeps us up then I don't care what the fuck he is.