God help us.

So it has started. It's no longer as future manager of NUFC, but Shearer as future England manager. For efins sake let the man enjoy his retirement and leave him out of the newspapers.

From Soccernet. Shearer: I divided for my country.

The abiding memory of his last game will still be desperate disappointment but maybe he will have one more chance to wear the three lions on his chest again . . . as manager.

And this from the EURO 2000 official site.

Kevin Keegan has said he sees Shearer as a future England manager, saying, "He's got all the attributes of a future England manager." But for now Shearer is just concentrating on finishing his playing days with Newcastle. Like his manager, Shearer was offering no excuses for England's ignominious exit. "We haven't played well in any of the games, not even against Germany, and we've got what we deserved - an early plane home," he said.

-- Anonymous, June 22, 2000