Alan Shearer to become Newcastle United boss
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7975700.stm
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Alan Shearer is set to be appointed as Newcastle manager until the end of the season, BBC Sport understands.
The former Magpies striker, 38, has often been linked with a return to St James' Park but in the past has been critical of its management structure.
Shearer would be owner Mike Ashley's fourth managerial appointment this season as the club fights relegation.
Kevin Keegan was replaced by Joe Kinnear, who then had heart surgery, with Chris Hughton taking over as boss.
But with Hughton in temporary charge, Newcastle have slipped into the relegation zone and are currently third from bottom of the Premier League.
Shearer scored 206 goals in 404 appearances during a 10-year playing stint at Newcastle to earn legendary status on Tyneside after joining for a record £15m fee from Blackburn.
The former England striker, who retired from playing in 2006, has made no secret of his desire to become a manager one day.
However, it had been thought that Shearer, who is a pundit on BBC TV's Match of the Day, had been put off returning to St James' Park by the regime of Ashley - which he described as "strange" following Keegan's shock exit.
The same month, Shearer rejected an offer to join the club's coaching staff.
Both on and off the pitch, Newcastle have lurched from one crisis to the next this season following the departure of Keegan early in the campaign.
Following a fans' backlash over Keegan's exit, Ashley raised the possibility of selling the club, before deciding to stay on.
Key striker Michael Owen has been involved in just four games this year because of an ankle injury, while Charles N'Zogbia moved to Wigan in the January transfer window after a high-profile bust-up with Kinnear.
Newcastle, who have 29 points from 30 matches, host third-placed Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday with eight games of the season left.
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SW2
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He was always going to end up as manager. However, the job he has to do in 8 games is pretty huge, they are playing like losers.
- 3 years ago
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SW2
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Pardon
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It was only a matter of time, good luck to him, hope he fairs better than most other legendary players who try to turn their hand at management.
- 3 years ago
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Pardon
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mattbrawn
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Eight games to turn Newcastle around is a pretty big ask, as is going from football pundit to Premiership manager, but one thing's for sure, I bet they don't have to worry about gate receipts... Shearer is nothing short of a hero in Newcastle and if anyone can inspire the team and get the fans behind them, then Alan Shearer is certainly that man.
I just really hope he manages it, I think he could be a great manager, but only if he's given the time to work his magic.
- 3 years ago
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mattbrawn
