Jon Mcleod
Andrew MacdougallTime for Shearer to be Newcastle manager?
Former Newcastle midfielder Robert Lee believes Alan Shearer is ready to take over at St James` Park.
While the ex-England striker has admitted he would be interested in taking over the club at some stage in the future, he has consistently denied he was ready to fulfill his destiny. But now could be the time.
Owner Mike Ashley is closing in on a new owner, they are out of the relegation zone and, best of all for a potential new manager, Joe Kinnear has decimated any expectations. The presence and antics of Ashley and Kinnear at the top of the club has deprived Newcastle fans of notions of grandeur. Where at the start of the season there were hopes of a top six finish, now survival in the top-flight is the goal and the person who delivers it will be an instant success. They are in a mire and immediate aspirations are out the window.
A manager is always judged relative to their predecessor, and so Harry Redknapp`s fine start to life at Tottenham has assumed god-like status. With Shearer already enjoying messiah-like acclaim at St James’ Park, the current situation would grant him even greater time to enact his reforms.
The current managements running into the ground of the club has tempered expectation and so even with the great Shearer at the helm Newcastle fans hopes may stay in check. Now all the former hit-man needs is a billionaire backer to blast away the current hierarchy.
While the ex-England striker has admitted he would be interested in taking over the club at some stage in the future, he has consistently denied he was ready to fulfill his destiny. But now could be the time.
Owner Mike Ashley is closing in on a new owner, they are out of the relegation zone and, best of all for a potential new manager, Joe Kinnear has decimated any expectations. The presence and antics of Ashley and Kinnear at the top of the club has deprived Newcastle fans of notions of grandeur. Where at the start of the season there were hopes of a top six finish, now survival in the top-flight is the goal and the person who delivers it will be an instant success. They are in a mire and immediate aspirations are out the window.
A manager is always judged relative to their predecessor, and so Harry Redknapp`s fine start to life at Tottenham has assumed god-like status. With Shearer already enjoying messiah-like acclaim at St James’ Park, the current situation would grant him even greater time to enact his reforms.
The current managements running into the ground of the club has tempered expectation and so even with the great Shearer at the helm Newcastle fans hopes may stay in check. Now all the former hit-man needs is a billionaire backer to blast away the current hierarchy.
