Premier League - Shearer fears for Magpies

Louise (Admin)

Alan Shearer has warned owner Mike Ashley that Newcastle risk repeating a Leeds United style nose-dive into oblivion unless he sorts out the host of problems destroying the club.

Ashley was at Villa Park on Sunday to watch Newcastle surrender their 16-year membership of the Premier League thanks to an own goal from Damien Duff.

Now he will meet with Shearer this week to discover whether the former Newcastle striker is willing to take the manager's job full-time.

Shearer admits he has been bitten by the managerial bug and would like to remain at the helm to try to regain Premier League status at the first attempt next season.

But he has seen so many things wrong at the club in the past few months, and for long periods before that, that he fears the club could implode completely, like Leeds who are now in League One, unless major changes are made.

Whojamaflip · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:19 pm Post subject:

Mismanaged for too many years, i'd be stunned if they came straight back up