Shearer - I won't be next Magpies boss

07 December 2010 18:30
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer is 100% certain he will not be the next manager of the club. 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. But the 40-year-old, whose previous stint in charge of the club coincided with their relegation from the Barclays Premier League and ended in a falling-out with owner Mike Ashley, has ruled himself out. "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 can guarantee I won't be the next Newcastle manager." Hughton's sacking with Magpies sitting a creditable 11th in the Premier League took the football world by surprise. And Shearer, in common with many others who have spoken out publicly, thinks the Newcastle hierarchy have made a misjudgment. 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 not being disrespectful to the squad but they're not going to be in the top six or seven."

Source: PA