All we need next is Roy Keane!
The last time Alan Shearer and Ruud Gullit were in the same room it was the Newcastle United manager’s office, Duncan Ferguson was there, too.
The Scot – like Shearer, dropped for the Tyne-Wear derby the previous night – had beaten his team-mate to it, heading straight for Gullit’s quarters the following morning to vent his fury.
The Dutchman had gambled - and lost. Newcastle were beaten 2-1 by Sunderland and by the end of the week he had quit Tyneside.
Shearer later said that, if Gullit had not resigned, he would have been forced to leave his hometown club.
Fellow pundit Rio Ferdinand certainly saw the funny side, as he tweeted: ‘We have a studio Love in here...Mr Shearer & Mr Gullit are hugging & joking around! Surprisingly very pally!’
And presenter Gary Lineker could not resist asking Gullit: ‘Have you ever left a big player out of a starting line-up?’ To which Gullit, pointing at Shearer, replied: ‘Yes, him’.
Shearer came back: ‘Yeah, and look what happened’.
The old adversaries were soon laughing and shaking hands, however, even revealing they’d played golf together.