Alan Shearer: "I hope there's nothing the matter with him because not only Newcastle, but England need him firing on all cylinders.
Hernia Op Would Keep Owen Out For Ten Days!
"He needs a good run in the team and to be scoring plenty of goals, and then Newcastle will challenge, I am sure.
"I don't know the situation, I haven't spoken to him. I don't know what it is.
"I have read it is maybe groin or maybe hernia or whatever. I don't really know what it is, if anything.
"I have only seen what Sam has said. He took him off as a precaution and hopefully, that's all it is.
"I don't know what hernias are nowadays - 10 days or something like that.
"But I don't know whether it's a hernia or a groin or whether it's nothing.
"I think what is needed is some stability in the manager's office.
"There has been too much chopping and changing over the years and that has not lent itself to the level of consistency that tends to bring success.
"Look at the top clubs and you see long-serving managers who have been given time to develop their strategies and build winning teams.
"You have to be patient through the bad times. The best example of this was at Manchester United, who stuck firmly behind Sir Alex Ferguson during the early days.
"It would have been easy to sack him back then, but they remained loyal and were rewarded with one of the most successful periods in their famous history.
"Newcastle need to show the same faith in their manager - once they have established who is the right man for the job.
"The problem is discovering the right person to satisfy the overwhelming desire of the supporters to see their club on top of the pile.
"It will take a big man to do it and when Newcastle find him, they have to stick with him."
The book details are as follows: ISBN: 9781844035861 Price: £18.99 Published by: Cassell Illustrated |
Alan Shearer's new book "Alan Shearer - My Illistrated History" will be published on 15th September ... and the publishers (Cassell Illustrated ) have kindly given us a copy to give away in a competition.