Tuesday, March 31, 2009

UF Quick Throw: Alan Shearer Handed the Reins

Despite having no previous managerial experience, Alan Shearer has been named Newcastle's fourth manager of the season. This is going to end well.

[Guardian]

9 comments:

  1. You watch, he'll do wonders. He has black and white blood that one. They were grooming him anyway.

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  2. chelsea turned over at st james park on the weekend?

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  3. Given the situation, they had nothing to lose. And I suspect he'll have a relatively huge effect over the last 8, which means Rovers are no longer a sure bet to survive - I still like our chances, but I suspect the barcodes aren't one of the three going down...
    And, yep, I'm seriously reconsidering how I'll pick the game with Spartak...

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  4. it's a win-win for shearer

    if they go down - he can just say he didn't have enough time, resources, they were already in the relegation zone, etc. no one really expected them to survive

    if they stay up - he is god. (again)

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  5. Hmmm, How about a spirited 2-2 draw?

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  6. Shit, BD, if we're wishing for a spirited draw let's make it 4-4, shall we?

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  7. New Manager Effect keeps getting challenged with more and more ridiculous situations... Clearly, we can mark Nuke for a win or two on the trot

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