Awwwwwwwww

Now we just need him to come out of retirement, spear-heading a 4-3-3 with Owen and Martins just behind him.

will england make it into the world cup sa

Do Australia have a football team?

Very strange decision by Shearer

well if it lifts the team / club / city to get three or so wins over the last few games it is job done in the short term and likely survival - his status is further cemented and he is in the box seat for negotiating (if he wants) the terms for a longer deal.

if they go down , he inherited a bottom 3 team 8 games to go, not his fault.
Financially i assume it would be a disaster for them though.

There are only 2 appointments that would recieve the reaction, Keegan or Shearer.

Ashley has tried one, lied to him and he has walked.

Shearer won't take any s*it either, will he listen to Kinnear and want Kinnear acting above him on transfers, will he bollox.

Shearer won't be made a fool of.

Shearer will want control of everything that a manager should be in control of, and they should give it to him if they want him to stay.

I think it is exactly the right time for him and a very shrewd move on his part.

Previously he has distanced himself from the position. At this point in time the club are in turmoil, sitting in the relegation zone and rumours of discontent are frequent.

So, the hero that is Alan Shearer comes in with 8 games to go in a no lose situation. If Newcastle survive it enhances his already god-like status on Tyneside. If Newcastle go down it is not his fault due to the position the club were in when he took over.

I don't believe he will take the job full time next season (If Newcastle survive) unless he gets assurances about transfer funds available and further assurances concerning the running of the club and team affairs.

If Newcastle get relegated he may well stay on. Newcastle are a big enough club to bounce straight back with a season of victory after victory in the Championship. Making Shearer's name accend from god-like status to Keegan-like status.

That is the issue i think, he has been quoted before in saying that he wouldnt want to be a manager under the same conditions as Keegan was, as Keegan was being undermined.

You could say it was the right time for him, for reasons as you have outlined above. However, it could be the wrong time if Ashley is going to treat him the same way he did with Keegan.

We are in a very strong position at the mo!

It would be easier to qualify though if we just decided we didn't want to qualify in the European continental section anymore and moved to the Asia section like Australia have!!!

How the f*** does that work???

I really thought it was an April fools joke haha going down.

That will be decided over the course of the next 8 games......

Just when you think Newcastle couldn't get any more stupid they go and pull a stunt like this. Surely the last thing they need is a rookie manager.

Who is in Australia's group again? IIRC it's Burma, Singapore, Krakatoa and Luxembourg isn't it? Are Oz still coached by Gene Hackman?

glen roeder did ok for them didnt he

He's got some excellent assistants to back him up.



Where is Denis Wise anyway?

Fresh approach & fresh ideas








The experienced list of managers over the last 50 years haven't won much

Hopefully on his way.

And what managerial experience does Hughton have? ? ?

Calderwood didnt exactly do brilliantly at Nottingham Forest either.

Would rather have someone there who knows and loves the club if we were to appoint someone with little experience.

Last throw of the dice by a desperate club. They knew Kinnear couldn't come back, needed someone who would say yes immediately and didn't want to pay compensation for an employed manager who might not get them out of it. I'm not entirely surprised.

I still think they are good bets to go down.

Hovering around the evens mark to go down at most bookies.


Betfair are still giving odds for Villa to go down




999/1 how tight is that!

You could also say that it is a desperate last attempt by an owner who realises that he is about as popular as a turd in a swimming pool, to try and get the fans back on side.

Football fans are fickle animals (Especially Newcastle fans!)

Results will do that.

. ok . you try and go the south american games . see how you can on

we won tonight 2 nil baby . world cup glory here we come

just bought the new england shirt......very,very nice..even at £45,which is about the same that i paid for my england RL jersey...so i can't grumble




but it ain't a football shirt it's a high end 'fashion' polo shirt...without a doubt