Alan Shearer News

THEY might still be raw from being relegated from the Premier League a ' but Newcastle United's fans will have to be thick-skinned for a while yet.

Alan Shearer has hinted for the first time that his spell as Newcastle manager could extend beyond this Premier League season.

OBAFEMI Martins has been assured he remains an integral part of Alan Shearer's plans at Newcastle United despite the groin injury which infuriated his new manager last weekend.

Alan Shearer's emergency management shift at Newcastle United has caused two unusual problems for Match of the Day , resulting in some tactical rethinking.

ALAN Shearer admits that Newcastle United's relegation fight is consuming his life - and he wouldn't have it any other way.

NICKY BUTT has revealed Newcastle United players will have nobody to blame but themselves if they are relegated.

Russell Brand: Predicting whether players will become good managers is one of the trickier aspects of armchair punditry If like me you have read Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink, and like me you are easily influenced, you will have adopted a mentality whereby you make gung-ho, snap decisions on the basis of gut instinct.

Alan Shearer was one of the most successful strikers of the 1990s: England captain, multiple player of the year, Euro 96 golden boot winner.

Alan Shearer's unveiling as Newcastle manager - live! Hit refresh for the latest updates and send any Shearer-related emails to scott.murray@guardian.co.uk BEEP HONK BEEP! IT'S MR ALAN! Key: A - The boots of business.

It is the latest twist in a roller-coaster career. Alan Shearer, son of a sheet metal worker, who reached the top of the English game, is swapping the comfort of television punditry for the hot seat at St James's Park.

The news this morning that the clean-cut former England centre-forward Alan Shearer is to be the new manager at his old club Newcastle United will delight his fans on Tyneside.

Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP Alan Shearer stands to earn almost A 2m should Newcastle United avert relegation to the Championship.

It was a case of when, rather than if really. Alan Shearer's return to Newcastle was inevitable, and as usual Sky Sports have found a collection of goons outside St James's willing to express their delight, man, and sing 'Shearer's Coming Home'. Even at this relatively early stage, F365 has received a number of e-mails from giddy Toon fans hailing ...

The BBC has signed a deal thought to be worth 171million to show Match of the Day until 2013.