Shearer ready to turn his back on Newcastle

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Daily Express

 

 

TYNESIDE legend Alan Shearer is ready to turn his back on his beloved Newcastle United in disgust at the way owner Mike Ashley has failed to sell the club this summer.

 

Shearer is furious that Ashley is holding out for £100million and has so far not managed to offload the Magpies despite interest from various consortia, all of whom have fallen short of the asking price. Shearer was expected to be named permanent boss at St James’ Park shortly after the club was relegated last season, but he continues to wait in the wings.

With the new Championship season set to start in a fortnight, Shearer’s close friend and former Newcastle team-mate Rob Lee said: “I speak to Alan every day and he’s frustrated to say the least. He’s coming to the end of his tether now. He’s waited for ages and been told that things were due to happen, but nothing has and he’s very frustrated.

“He organised all the pre-season games at the end of last season but he also had targets in mind that he wanted to bring in to the club. Now it looks like he will miss out on them.

 

“I’m amazed he hasn’t already told Newcastle that he doesn’t want the job any more, but there will come a point where he says, ‘You’re too late’.

 

“He still wants the job desperately but you can’t expect someone like that to wait forever. He’s not daft and they’ve had ample time to sort something out.

 

“Only half the stadium has been sold as season tickets and for a club the size of Newcastle that is bad. They’re in danger of being in the same situation as Leeds, who are stuck in League One and can’t get out.

 

“It could take a long time to sort themselves out, but nothing can happen unless the club is sold. Some of the players don’t want to play in that division, but they’re being paid £50,000 a week and you can’t sustain that.

 

“It is a horrendous situation and the longer it goes on the worse it will get for Newcastle.

 

“If things don’t change in the next three weeks they could have a very bad season.”

 

It seems inconceivable Lee would speak out without first having spoken to his former team-mate, and several Newcastle players look set to leave if Shearer is not re-appointed, including Steven Taylor, Habib Beye, Damien Duff and Sebastien Bassong.

[TheMoog 0]

Thing is you just know this is true and not the usual media bollocks

[Bombadil 0]

You've got to wonder what the fuck Ashley is playing at.

[accadacca 0]

Thing is you just know this is true and not the usual media bollocks

 

 

 

ffs get a grip.

 

all he will do is go back to the bbc and await developments - it may even take til January 2010, but he will return, ther eis nothing more certain than that.

 

If the club isn't sold by Aug 31 when the window shuts, it will be consolidation time until the sale route opens again before the new one opens by which time the club will either be more appealling to buyers as it is top/challenging making the chance of getting nearer to the asking price more likely, OR it is floundering, with money leaking out all owa the place making Ashley determined to get rid no matter what.

 

still a chance of a sale before Aug 31, but the saga will def' end by Jan 31 2010 imo.

[Guest alex]

Thing is you just know this is true and not the usual media bollocks

 

 

 

ffs get a grip.

 

all he will do is go back to the bbc and await developments - it may even take til January 2010, but he will return, ther eis nothing more certain than that.

 

If the club isn't sold by Aug 31 when the window shuts, it will be consolidation time until the sale route opens again before the new one opens by which time the club will either be more appealling to buyers as it is top/challenging making the chance of getting nearer to the asking price more likely, OR it is floundering, with money leaking out all owa the place making Ashley determined to get rid no matter what.

 

still a chance of a sale before Aug 31, but the saga will def' end by Jan 31 2010 imo.

All he's saying is that's it's true and, seeing as it's direct quotes from his mate, I would say it's a canny safe bet it is true. Why would Rob Lee lie about it?

[Prince Albert 0]

Thing is you just know this is true and not the usual media bollocks

 

 

 

ffs get a grip.

 

all he will do is go back to the bbc and await developments - it may even take til January 2010, but he will return, ther eis nothing more certain than that.

 

If the club isn't sold by Aug 31 when the window shuts, it will be consolidation time until the sale route opens again before the new one opens by which time the club will either be more appealling to buyers as it is top/challenging making the chance of getting nearer to the asking price more likely, OR it is floundering, with money leaking out all owa the place making Ashley determined to get rid no matter what.

 

still a chance of a sale before Aug 31, but the saga will def' end by Jan 31 2010 imo.

All he's saying is that's it's true and, seeing as it's direct quotes from his mate, I would say it's a canny safe bet it is true. Why would Rob Lee lie about it?

 

Don't think he would, and it makes a change from the usual "sources close to" and "insiders said" bollocks we've had to put up with lately