Chris Hughton's sacked: Alan Shearer guarantees he won't be next Newcastle boss

07 December 2010 18:39
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer is 100 per cent certain he will not be the next manager of the club.[LNB]The Magpies are on the hunt for a new boss after sacking Chris Hughton on Monday - and Shearer has been among the names mentioned as a possible successor.[LNB] Split: Newcastle chairman Mike Ashley with former boss Chris Hughton[LNB]Toon legend: Alan Shearer[LNB]But the 40-year-old, whose previous stint in charge of the clubcoincided with their relegation from the Barclays Premier League andended in a falling-out with owner Mike Ashley, has ruled himself out.[LNB]'I won't be the next Newcastle manager,' he told BBC Radio 5 Live.'I can guarantee you that. I have said never say never but I canguarantee I won't be the next Newcastle manager.'[LNB]Hughton's sacking with Magpies sitting a creditable 11th in thePremier League took the football world by surprise. And Shearer, incommon with many others who have spoken out publicly, thinks theNewcastle hierarchy have made a misjudgment.[LNB]He added: 'I wonder to myself where they think Newcastle should be,if they think they should be higher than mid-table because I'm notbeing disrespectful to the squad but they're not going to be in the topsix or seven.[LNB]'That isn't Newcastle's season. Newcastle's season this year shouldbe all about staying in the Premier League. At this moment in timethere's no danger of them (being relegated).[LNB]'They'll be there because there's teams that are worse than them. For me, Chris was doing a very, very fine job.'[LNB] They've done what? Five shameless sackings that rocked footballHughton betrayal: Ashley the assassin leaves Newcastle fans bewildered It's not rational! Arsenal boss Wenger slams Newcastle for sacking HughtonNORTHERN EXPOSURE: Farewell to Chris Hughton.... the dignified servant humiliated by NewcastleToon turmoil: Jol and Pardew in the frame after Newcastle sack Hughton NEWCASTLE UNITED FC

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