Shearer vows to keep Toon up

Alan Shearer admits he could not turn down the chance to become Newcastle's new manager. The former Magpies skipper was finally confirmed as the club's new manager after 24 hours of fervent speculation.Shearer will take charge for the final eight games of the season with the mission to guide the team to safety in the Premier League.Newcastle are currently two points adrift of safety at the wrong end of the table and Shearer is determined to secure the club's Premier League survival. "I got a call over the weekend off Derek Llambias (managing director) and Mike Ashley (owner) and I went round for a chat," said Shearer."They kindly asked if I would take charge for the remaining eight games and I asked for a little time to think and spoke to a few people.Love"It's a club I love and I, just like many thousands of people, desperately don't want the club to go down and I will do everything I can to try to prevent that."It's a tough situation Newcastle are in and I feel deeply for this club."I believe I can help it along with the players, there is a nucleus here that can get this club out of trouble."They are very good players lacking confidence and it's up to me and the staff to get the best out of them."Shearer refused to consider taking on the role on a more permanent basis with Joe Kinnear currently recovering from heart surgery."This is for an eight-game spell, I'm looking no further than that," added Shearer."Joe Kinnear is in the job at the moment and recovering well from his operation. I'm here for eight games and eight games only and [I aim] to try to keep this team in the Premier League."After taking training on Thursday, Shearer will be officially unveiled at a press conference at St James' Park and you can catch it live on Sky Sports News.

Source: SKY_Sports