Alan Shearer was previously the temporary manager of Newcastle United after he was appointed with aim of keeping the club in the Premier League. Shearer was been put in charge for the remainder of the 2008/09 season but was unable to keep them in the top flight. Since they crashed back to the Championship Shearer handed the reigns back to Chris Hughton who was able to get the Magpies back into the Premier League before becoming the first casualty of the 2010/11 sackrace.

Shearer of course is a Newcastle United legend and is the top scorer in Premier League history playing on Tyneside as well as Blackburn Rovers. Shearer was born and bred in Newcastle and they were the team he supported as boy and he will be bidding to keep his beloved team in the Premier League.

Achievements

Shearer started his playing career at Southampton where he was banging in the goals from the off as he famously scored a hat-trick on his full first team debut. He continued scoring for The Saints over the coming years and earned himself a then British record transfer to Blackburn Rovers in 1992 costing £3.3m. Shearer won the Premier League with Blackburn in the 1994/95 season after forming a lethal partnership with Chris Sutton.

Shearer moved to Newcastle for a world record £15m. Despite winning numerous individual awards Shearer never realised his dream of winning a cup with Newcastle.

Job Prospects

Shearer seems quite content with his cushty role on Match of the Day and doesn’t look to be returning to management anytime soon. However, he was linked with the Cardiff City vacancy this summer not turned it down after unsuccessful talks.

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