Shearer impressed with Newcastle’s 2010/2011 season

May 11th, 2011 | 7 Comments |

Alan Shearer has been passing judgement on Newcastle’s 2010/2011 season and the former number 9 seems fairly content with the way things have gone. Shearer said:

“If I’m honest they have done better than I thought.

“I think I was like everyone else, probably a little bit apprehensive.

“You’’e got to give them credit they’ve done really well – they’ve stayed away from the bottom six for the majority of the season.

“I think that was their target when they first set out and they’ve achieved that, really, with ease.

“It’s never really been panic stations, as it has been in other seasons.”

Yes indeed. At the beginning of the season I would have settled for merely staying up. As the season went on and we looked a bit better, my ambitions increased a bit and a top 10 finish is still within our grasp (albeit a bit unlikely).

But, all in all, I’m just happy we’ve avoided a relegation fight this season. (more…)