Toon job slipping away from Shearer for now.
Posted on October 26th, 2009 | 39 Comments |
At the end of last season it seemed almost certain that Shearer would be given the Toon job despite failing to keep us in the Premier League. Ashley had described employing Shearer as ‘the best decision he ever made’ and Shearer had drawn up plans about how he intended to rebuild the club and take us back to the top flight.
Then of course Mike Ashley put the club up for sale. Whether that had anything to do with Shearer’s rebuilding plans is unknown but it’s understandable that Ashley would be reluctant to appoint to Shearer – or commit to a long-term rebuilding plan – if he planned to sell the club.
The press has always stated that if Barry Moat took control of the club then Shearer’s appointment as manager would swiftly follow but it seems that Ashley, should he stay, would prefer Chris Hughton instead.
Throughout the painful – and so far failed – attempts to sell the club, Shearer has occasionally dropped hints that he’s still interested in the job, most recently in yesterday’s Sunday Mirror, saying:
“I would still like to be the manager of Newcastle again one day.
“If the situation came around and everything was right and in place then without a doubt I would love to give it another go. But that’s not up to me.
“It’s not just a job at Newcastle, though, because if the right post came along somewhere else I would definitely look at it too.
“I would love to go back (to Newcastle) but let’s make this clear, I’m not connected to any bids. And nobody has said to me, ‘If I get in and buy the football club I want you to be the manager’.”
It is looking unlikely that the club will be sold this season and therefore unlikely that Shearer will have a chance at the Toon manager’s job any time soon, but if he did go and successfully manage elsewhere it certainly wouldn’t hurt his chances of managing Newcastle at some point in the future.
Although with Ashley allegedly still considering Moat’s latest offer there might yet still be the slimmest chance for Shearer this season.
As long as the FCB continues to run the club (into the ground) it’s clear Sir Alan has no chance of being appointed. The FCB will go with the yes-man puppet and, by his own admission, will use his vast knowledge of selling T shirts to decide which players (such as Harewood) should come to the club.
Great :/