Source: Daily_Mail
Ashley set to axe Wise and bring in Shearer or Bruce as manager
Dennis Wise's days as executive director of football at Newcastle could be numbered as owner Mike Ashley continues building for the future.[LNB]Reports suggest former Millwall and Leeds boss Wise is set for the axe as Ashley looks to bring in either Alan Shearer or Steve Bruce as manager in the summer.[LNB]Neither of them would consider taking over with Wise in situ and feel his £1.2m a year salary would be better spent elsewhere.[LNB] Protests: Newcastle fans have never taken to Dennis Wise[LNB]Shearer is a Toon legend and his 206 goals is a club record while Geordie Bruce was almost appointed manager five years but could not agree terms. [LNB] The transfer window by numbers: The biggest deals, the best bargains and who spent what[LNB]Newcastle pocket £6m as N'Zogbia goes to Wigan and Taylor arrives[LNB]NEWCASTLE UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]WIGAN ATHLETIC FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB] [LNB]Ex-Chelsea skipper Wise has not been seen at the club since an FA Youth Cup clash with QPR a few weeks ago, and has never been a popular figure at St James's Park since his appointment a year ago.[LNB]He was brought in to broker deals but is widely blamed for the departure of Kevin Keegan in September and played no part in keeper Steve Harper's new deal that was agreed last week.[LNB]Axed? Wise[LNB]And Frank Gilmour, who is the chairman of the Independent Newcastle United Supporters' Association, told the Daily Express: 'I'd be delighted if Mike Ashley cut Dennis Wise adrift and I'm sure all Newcastle fans would feel the same as well.[LNB] 'He is a problem. He's the reason Kevin Keegan left. Ashley stuck by Wise and lost Kevin Keegan, and I can guarantee that Newcastle would not be in the situation we are now had Keegan not left.'[LNB]However, although the Magpies failed with last-day transfer window attempts to land MIchael Johnson and Darren Bent, the Mirror reports that Wise will keep his job after the club made a window profit of £8m.[LNB]Newcastle signed Kevin Nolan, Ryan Taylor and Peter Lovenkrands for a combined total of £5m but sold Shay Given and Charles N'Zogbia for £13.5m, figures that could add to a bit more time in the Magpies boardroom for London-based Wise.[LNB][LNB] [LNB] [LNB]
