The FA claim the next manager will be English, and that doesn't give us a lot of possibilities does it, so Shearer will obviously be in the frame.
But we have to get rid of Fabio Capello first ... and the former Toon skipper has just hammered a few nails into Capello's coffin.
Alan Shearer: "Fabio's been here for two-and-a-half-years and I'm not sure we've actually gone forward in that time.
"If every England player was fit, I'm not sure that he'd know what system he wanted or what team he wanted to play.
"I don't think anyone can argue that if you put a bunch of players against ours, yes we might have the fight and we might have the will, but I think technically it's obvious for everyone to see that we do lack and stand behind [other teams].
"When you look at a Wayne Rooney or a Steven Gerrard, or look at a Frank Lampard or a Rio Ferdinand, then yes they would certainly get into other teams but, beneath that, that's where we have a problem.
"I think the problem lies with the kids coming through and how they are taught. What are they taught?
"That's where you need to start from. And it will take a long, long time.
"Unfortunately in this country we haven't got patience, because we always put so much pressure on our players that we go into every tournament not only wanting, but expecting to win."
"I've been hugely impressed with the way Andy Carroll has been on the football pitch.
"I know he has had one or two problems off it but he's young.
"We have got to give the guy a chance. On the pitch he has been a huge success.
"He has scored goals, the future is very bright for him. He's big, he's strong, he's horrible to play against and if he could control his lifestyle he could be a regular for a long time."