Our magnificent number nine was however left ruing earlier missed opportunities. 
Speaking to the official club website Shearer said,
“I’m pleased with the two goals I scored, but I’d be even more pleased with the three.
“I probably missed the easiest chance of all when I was clean through in the first half.
“But I’ll take two and hopefully there will be a few more to come in
Shearer has a minimum of thirteen games to
My feeling is that Shearer will not stay on next season, regardless of having surpassed Milburn’s record or not.
Shearer now needs to better the goal every other game ratio that has become the benchmark by which all good strikers are judged. A benchmark that the former