Spending time with Alan Shearer on a matchday, away from the cameras, is an experience like no other.
In football, you can sometimes get individuals who used to represent a certain club, who exaggerate how fussed they are about their results. Alan is different. There is no point trying to talk to him when we are on the set of Match of the Day together if Newcastle are playing as he is so emotionally invested in their match.
If Newcastle win, everything is good. If they lose, forget about it. His mood is dictated by the fortunes of the club he adores, so on the day the club’s takeover went through I sent him a message to see how he was doing. He replied, simply, with a stream of smiley face emojis.
Newcastle’s results dictate the mood of Alan Shearer, who is pleased with the club’s takeover
There is a sense of relief and an ability to dream again with the investment from Saudi Arabia
Alan epitomises every Newcastle fan right now. The sense of relief, the ability to be able to dream again – it has all been unlocked by this new investment from Saudi Arabia. The landscape has changed. Don’t think, however, they no longer face any problems.
The first challenge is to gain credibility. I’m sure there are plenty of fans who believe that as they now have the funds to buy Messi, Mbappe and Neymar, they will buy them. It doesn’t work like that – not by a long way.
To open the floodgates to the top of the transfer market, they need to sign a genuine world-class players but being able to pay transfer fees and wages doesn’t guarantee anything.
The first challenge now facing the club is gaining credibility (pictured: Amanda Staveley, right)
Take Everton, as an example. They have spent more than £500million on players (with a net spend of over £210m), trying to break into the top four under owner Farhad Moshiri but the biggest names they have landed remain Wayne Rooney and James Rodriguez.
With the greatest respect to them, the Rooney they got in…
Source : dailymail
