OK, so this Shearer thing, is it an April Fool’s or not?
When it was brought to my attention at approximately 11.30pm last night, I thought “interesting”. About 30 seconds later, a friend chuckled at me and said “what’s the date in half an hour” and ever since then, I’ve totally dismissed the story.
But such has been the intensity of the coverage by both the BBC and SKY, I’m starting to have my doubts as to whether the only April fool is indeed myself.
Either way, kudos to the coverage both news organisations have given the story. We’ve seen some great names dug up from Premier League past, from Jon Moncur to Kevin Gallacher and Paul Gascoigne to Steve Watson.
But we’ve still not had any word from Alan Shearer (puzzling considering his status as a BBC pundit) or from Newcastle themselves.
I’m not convinced either about the post-midday announcement that Iain Dowie is set to become Shearer’s assistant. Can anyone tell me the link between Shearer and Dowie, apart from the fact they were both strikers in their playing days?!
We wait for tomorrow’s press conference with anticipation, either of cancellation or confirmation. Which one will it be?
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