Shearer to land Toon job after being summoned to London for Ashley talks

25 June 2009 01:49
Alan Shearer is on the verge of being installed as Newcastle manager on a permanent basis as he heads for crunch talks with owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias on Thursday. Shearer has been waiting for news on the future of the troubled club, and has been in the dark over negotiations between several consortia, Ashley and former Football League chairman Keith Harris who has been given the remit to sell Newcastle. He has been summoned to a meeting with the current Newcastle board in London and is hoping to get the green light to take over the managerial reigns permanently. Ashley and Llambias have said all along that they would only appoint Shearer if all prospective buyers backed that decision. The former England skipper is now hoping to be in charge when the squad return for pre-season training on Wednesday, and has plans too ffload several highly-paid members of his squad before they embark on a July tour of Holland and Ireland. Meanwhile Stoke boss Tony Pulis has joined Hull counterpart Phil Brown by expressing his interest in signing Michael Owen, although he has admitted he did not receive the striker's 32-page brochure. Pulis said: 'He would be a great signing for this football club and he can rest assured our fans would treat him as one of their own.' Brown, meanwhile, has been fined £2,500 for improper conduct following his attack on referee Mike Riley after his side's FA Cup defeat at Arsenal in March.  

Source: Daily_Mail