Speaking on The Overlap, Alan Shearer has opened up on his previous ambitions of being the Newcastle United manager.
Shearer hasn’t had much of a managerial career so to speak. He had eight games at St James’ Park back in 2009 as the caretaker boss, and he says that he wanted to be the full-time manager of Newcastle after that spell.
As the story goes, Shearer was apparently offered the job and had agreed a deal with Mike Ashley only for the club to cut all communications with Shearer at the last minute.
The BBC pundit hasn’t ventured into management since that point.
What’s been said?
Shearer was speaking with Gary Neville who asked him if he wanted to be the manager of Newcastle.
“I did after those eight games, I always wanted to go into management and I always thought I would go into management, so when the opportunity came along, a little bit sooner than I anticipated, I couldn’t turn it down. I was the fourth manager that season, and when Newcastle came knocking on my door with four matches left, I had to take it. Despite what happened at the end of it, I thought I was going to be the manager, I was told I was going to be the manager. I shook hands with Mike at the end of the season and then two or three days later I was told there was an issue with the bank and they’d be in touch. It’s 2021 and I’m still waiting for the call,” Shearer said.
What could have been
Shearer has been somewhat robbed of a managerial career, and we can’t help but wonder what could have been.
We see on a weekly basis how tactically adept Shearer is with his analysis on Match of the Day. While he also has an unrivalled passion for football, particularly Newcastle United.
Perhaps Shearer would have been the next great English manager if he was given a chance, but unfortunately, we’ll never know.
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