Source: Telegraph
Alan Shearer frozen out of Newcastle manager's job by Mike Ashley
The former Newcastle and England captain has been left devastated after club owner Mike Ashley's enthusiasm for his services cooled and is now pinning his hopes on local businessmen buying out the sports retail tycoon. [LNB]"Alan is really low right now and it hurts to think that Ashley doesn't think he's got what it takes," said a source close to Shearer on Sunday night. [LNB] Related ArticlesMike Ashley?s exit wont cool Alan Shearers spirit at Newcastle UnitedAlan Shearer the perfect appointment for Newcastle, says Derek LlambiasHarry Redknapp next in line for Newcastle jobJoe Kinnear steps in as Newcastle interim manager while Kevin Keegan waits in wingsMiddle East consortium emerges as favourites to buy Newcastle United"He's desperate for the job but there is a growing fear that any new owners will be advised to look at someone with more experience under his belt. [LNB]"Alan doesn't want to work under anyone else. He is worried about everything that is going on right now. [LNB]"The club is in a mess and he knows Ashley's decision to cut and run now while they should be rebuilding has just made everything a hell of a lot worse."[LNB]Shearer, who was unable to stop Newcastle being relegated from the Premier League last month when he managed the club on an interim basis, will return from holiday in Portugal on Monday but he has not lined up further talks with the club's top brass with their interest in him waning. [LNB]That means Shearer, who has been linked with the manager's position at Southampton and West Bromwich, is banking on local entrepreneurs putting him in charge with former chairman Freddie Shepherd rumoured to be involved in one of the three parties vying for control. [LNB]Keith Harris, the investment banker hired by Ashley to sell his club, has cast doubt on whether Shearer will get the chance to mastermind the club's renaissance next season amid speculation that former manager Joe Kinnear could return to Tyneside until the club changes hands. [LNB]"He [Shearer] is a good commercial addition, certainly in terms of generating interest among the fans," Harris said. [LNB]"Whether he is the right man to lead the club back into the Premier League is something other people will express a view on, especially if there is going to be a change of ownership."[LNB]Harris is optimistic that a deal can be struck this month. [LNB]"I'm confident that there will be offers for Mike to consider in quite short order," Harris added. [LNB]"There is real and decent interest, this is not necessarily from far flung parts of the globe and those expressing interest when it was first marketed. But this is good, gritty interest." [LNB]
