More good news from the Evening Chronicle today, regarding Alan Shearer’s future at Newcastle United.
Alan Shearer - important meeting on Friday in London
Sources in London have confirmed to the Evening Chronicle today some big move on Ashley’s attempt to sell the club will come on Friday.
The Evening Chronicle is reporting today that Alan Shearer has been invited to a meeting, on Friday, with the current Newcastle owner and Derek Llambias, to bring him up to date with the sale situation.
This will be the first time that Shearer has been briefed by senior club officials for over three weeks, when talks on his future ended unresolved, and since that time, nothing much has happened and the club has not had a manager since the last day of the season.
It appears that Friday is the day when those consortia bidding for Newcastle, will show their hand and formally bid for the club, and we guess that after that, Keith Harris will recommend a buyer to Mike Ashley.
It could be significant, that the Newcastle club secretary Lee Charnley has already travelled down to London to keep a close check on progress on the selling front.
We may even see the new owner unveiled on Friday, and maybe Alan will then get a chance to meet with them, and talk about their plans for the future of Newcastle United.
We are being told that once the owners are in, they will appoint Alan as manager, but before that they will need to discuss some things on the road ahead for the club.
Sounds good to us, and let’s hope progress will continue to accelerate this week.
Comments welcome.
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97 responses so far ↓
1 RyanToon // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:02 PM
come on, lets get this sorted!
2 WELSHMAG // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:04 PM
I won’t be holding my breath.
3 Geordiedoonsooth // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:11 PM
We wait with baited breath
4 Toon Graeme // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM
This is the 3rd implied possible announcement from the chronicle in the last few weeks.
Of course Im curious but wont hold my breath.
May this finally lead to something.
He wouldnt be called to London for nowt though.
5 AndyNUFC // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:23 PM
I do think the club will be sold, but don’t think it will be anytime soon, and when it is, I can see the transaction being riddled with hinderences.
6 magforlife // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:24 PM
After the last two board decisions, the away strip and armageddon sunday in holland, Friday cant come too soon. Please wake me from this nightmare and put me out of my misery with good ownership.
7 Toon Graeme // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Mag for life – you couldnt make it up.
Maybe whom ever it was who booked the friendlies was unaware!
8 Ericles // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Read a lovely fair critique of Michael Owen on NUFC.com. The Owen “gissa job” brochure can be downloaded from there too. Roll on Friday – please Odin make it for real this time.
9 RyanToon // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:30 PM
http://i42.tinypic.com/28kj82f.jpg
anyone like the third kit??
aint sure on it
10 batty // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:35 PM
ryan bet u have pre orderd yours lol
11 magforlife // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Reality check for our stars or what ? Owen to Stoke or Hull, Nolan to Hull, maybe now they will realize that they arent as good as they think they are, they should be ashamed of themselves and volunteer for community service in the RVI and NGH
12 RyanToon // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:39 PM
batts, nah mate not yet
13 batty // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:44 PM
magforlife // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Reality check for our stars or what ? Owen to Stoke or Hull, Nolan to Hull,
<<<< bet you owen wont even have talks with them m8 i do think there will be teams who want him what havent been mentiond yet
14 batty // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:45 PM
how did you do that ryan
15 RyanToon // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:57 PM
magic batts
16 Big Dave // Jun 24, 2009 at 3:58 PM
I hope that it is finally comeing together now, I havent been worried about big Als patience as i think he has been kept up to speed with ongoing events and I think he knows himself that whoever buys the club wants to be seen as the one who appoints Al. they wouldnt want to have mixed messages that Ma appointed him when it is there choice think about it the new owners unveil big Al and straight away they will have huge support. my guess is we will see the return of our FFFS
17 waddler // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:09 PM
That looks about right ED,
l was hoping Shearer doesn’t need to wait for due diligence and can get on with the job over the weekend, although he seems to have been doing his stuff in the background.
Lets hope the players named are also at least the sort he is after, no more journeymen or star players and Shearer builds for the future around youth and commitment allied to the home grown kids.
18 Whumpie // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:10 PM
magforlife – must admit I’m enjoying seeing our ‘stars’ being linked with these clubs. No offence to the clubs, mind – but if we think we’re having a culture shock, imagine what it’s like to be earning £110k this week and nowt next, having turned down a contract extension in January?
Ha. Schadenfreud + moral justice = big grin.
19 Whumpie // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Ed – the one hypothesis you’ve never run with on this site despite (at least to me) it seeming like a very likely explanation, is this:
Why would Shearer sign up to a new job until he knows the terms, his bosses, the structure, the budget and so on?
I think he’s been kept up to speed, allowed to do the job ‘unofficially’ and is patiently waiting to be appointed by the new bosses – provided they give him a reasonable set of circumstances to work in. Nobody can give him that until we know who the owners are, so why are we surprised to still be waiting?
Add to that the huge wall of secrecy that Seymore Pierce have (rightly) put in place, plus Ashley’s awesome talent for non-communication, and you have….
exactly what we’ve got. And a load of Toons producing conspiracy theories and doomsday scenarios out of thin air.
Shearer ain’t daft, and I firmly believe that is why we’re still waiting.
20 Toon Graeme // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Whumpie – ive always advocated that something is happening with AS behind closed doors so I agree with what you think.
Nowt wrong with a bit of conspiracy theory though….
21 Christoon // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:29 PM
lost confidence… wake me up when the season starts
22 premierleaguejobs.com // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:35 PM
A message to Michael Owen, from the fans of Newcastle United: (thanks to nufc.com)
Feel free to take your gissa job brochure, your helicopter, your equine fixation and your miserable face to anywhere daft enough to employ you. We’re already looking forward to your duet on the KC Stadium pitch with Phil Brown…
Don’t think that this criticism has anything to do with your fading talents as a footballer though – no, our beef with you remains the four years-worth of utter contempt shown to the people who bought the shirts, seats and subscriptions that funded your lavish lifestyle.
At least people like Joey Barton go through the motions of badge-kissing and patronising the punters. You couldn’t even be bothered to do that, spending your time on Tyneside with a face like a smacked arse, interspersed with brief interludes of sucking lemons.
Your skin may be thick but it’ll never be as thick as your wallet. Don’t feel bad about us though – we’d have only blown the tens of millions of pounds that went into your offshore accounts on other ungrateful pillocks.
No shame, no guts, no soul, but a bulging portfolio. Role model? my arse. You put the con in Icon.
23 Whumpie // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Hey, conspiracy theories (and good ol’ tub-thumping) are what’s kept us all busy doing nowt for a month now…
24 Bill F // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Whumpie/Toon Graeme, exactly what I have been saying all along, we are in “Duck mode”.
I have to say I was happy with the thought of the Bilderbugers buying MA out, quite fancy a trip to the “Owl ceremony”.
25 DJM TOON // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM
as far as we’re aware, the race for ownership is still between 4 parties, irregardless if they all want shearer at the helm, i’m sure each one will have a different package to offer shearer… it would be stupid to do anything or say anything until completion of the deal.
and the deal will happen and shearer will be in place. the only reason shearer hasn’t said anything is all down to that one point. if it wasnt the case he’d be giving us his tuppence worth
26 Micky Toon // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:59 PM
I think you are showing those clubs a lot of disrespect. Why wouldn’t players sign for them? They are PL after all. We are just Championship. We are second tier, like it or not and clubs like Hull and Stoke achieved more last year than we did. They were more successful than us. They actually showed more ambition than us as a club.
Pull your head out of the sand and realise that they are a bigger draw than us at the moment. Wolves, Birmingham and Burnley will also be chosen over us at the moment. It’s not about history, it’s about being in the top league for the majority of players and if that means playing for a so called smaller club then so be it.
Just who was this london source? A travel agent that had a booking for Alan Shearer on a flight to London? Shearer may be travelling to London to sign his new MOTD pundits contract. Ever think about that? Or do we all just believe what we want to believe?
27 JJJ // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Micky… are you Michael Owen…
If you are… you suck and Im glad you leaving! If not, fair comment!
28 JJJ // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:05 PM
From http://www.nufc.com:
“Friendly update, Magpies reveal
pre-season lineup
And here it is………..”
29 JJJ // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Gotta laugh at that!
30 JJJ // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Christoon // Jun 24, 2009 at 4:29 PM
lost confidence… wake me up when the season starts
Chris, when you wake up, Chris Houghten will be full time manager and his first signing will be Teddy Sheringham…
We’ve also judged named Ameobi captain because of his inspirational qualities and charisma being similar to Michael Owen and given him a ten year contract.
We’ve also signed Luke Chadwich because he is going to model our new away kit to try increase sales.
31 magforlife // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Micky Toon, no disrespect is intended to Hull or Stoke but our so called stars reveled in top billing with wages to go with it but coasted along in first gear instead of giving the fans value for money. Its easy for them to think, oh well, the clubs relegated i will just go to another big outfit cos ive played for England blaa blaa blaaa. As has been pointed so well by Supermac in the Chron, its the players that got us relegated, end of story. The fact is, other top clubs were also watching these players going through the motions and wont touch them with a barge pole, they will get their arses kicked big style at clubs like Stoke and Hull who wont put up with it.
32 Tom Mo. // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:44 PM
We wont be sold by friday … =/
33 AndyT // Jun 24, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I’m with almost everybody else here. Just more talk. Yeah, Shearer may be going to London on Friday. That doesn’t mean that he’s going to be announced any time soon. Just more “sit-and-wait” from the press. I hate this. Please, can we get something sorted out by Tuesday at least!
34 NorCal ToonFan // Jun 24, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Pie in the sky hope of course, but wouldn’t it be nice to see Friday come with an announcement of:
New Owner
New Manager: Alan Shearer
Alan’s First Signing.
That’s the way to make a new beginning and start on positive for the fans…I mean us.
Will it happen, not likely, but one can hope.
35 HarryWorth // Jun 24, 2009 at 7:05 PM
“We may even see the new owner unveiled on Friday, and maybe Alan will then get a chance to meet with them, and talk about their plans for the future of Newcastle United.”
Pure speculation and daydreaming on your part. You should know better by now!
36 tooneskimo // Jun 24, 2009 at 7:39 PM
I was at Central Station yesterday and Freedy Shepherd was in front of me in th queue buying return tickets to London on Friday, he’s on the 8.55 to KX if anybody wants to “wish him luck”
37 Wigaz // Jun 24, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Another day another Jackanory! I hope it’s true but i’ve given up any hope of good news. I think all newcastle fans interested in playing for club should go up to benton on wed once pre season starts coz at this rate we will have no players returning. No manager in place & no hope of doing anything in the championship ,so why not? Lets have a squad of fans that will play for nowt! Ed i admire your attempts to turn our frowns upside down but Mike Ashley has PISSED me off far too much to give a crap anymore. I just hope there IS light at the end of the tunnel or rest of our fans will be feeling the same.
38 tooneskimo // Jun 24, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Ryan, nice strip, I didn’t realise Taylor was a Tranny in his spare time……..
he’s wearing more make up than Aunt Sally…..
39 tooneskimo // Jun 24, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Wigaz, great idea, a few hundred fans with their boots on and kitted out blocking the road to training LOL.
40 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Totally unrelated-
USA just took a 1-0 lead against Spain in the Confederations Cup. USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!!!!
41 Shot Bru // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:06 PM
If we ever happen to be taken over and eventually get a manager and sign some players, Landon Donovan would be a good signing.
42 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:15 PM
OHurley, not a bad game, but that fkn stupid constant giant killer bee noise from those crappy, chatty, placcy little horn things is really quite annoying. I’m tempted to put my telly on mute.
43 beyethegreat // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:19 PM
congrats o’hurley
but will it stay 1-0………………………..
44 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:20 PM
…I actually love the massive percussion sound created during South American games with all the drums, and welcome that – there should be more of it, but that god-awful constant kazzoo drone we’re getting from the Confederations Cup is just plain wrong.
45 ginkoh // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Nothing garantee from Ashley & co. Even it’s just rumor but a little bit hope for us in friday, It’s necessary for us after empty weeks passed by.
46 Spitfire // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Shot Bru
Lonnie Donegan would be a good signing in our present predicament
47 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:20 PM
BTG, will it hell.
(soz OHurley)
48 Shot Bru // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Rodzilla you wanna try standing in the stadium when they’re blowing those vuvuzelas, it does drive you insane, in fact i left at halftime during one match and went to the pub to watch the game lol.
49 Shot Bru // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:26 PM
lol spitfire
50 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:28 PM
hahaha, yeah probli wise Shot Bru – I’d imagine it ‘stays with you’ for some time after the game. Especially if you’ve got a swarm of the fkers right in the back of yer heed!
51 beyethegreat // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:36 PM
rodz you never know stranger things have happend though donavon wouldnt come though that bradley is a good hard worker
52 Dan4Toon // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:43 PM
Will we have a 3rd kit this year, anyone ??
53 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:45 PM
BTG, yeah I’m beginning to guess I maybe miscalculated the amount of chickens I was about to receive. I’ve got Spain down to win by 2 goals.
54 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:47 PM
LoL, I have faith guys:) And I agree, Landon Donovan would be a good signing for sure. he’s got talent and is a GREAT team player.
55 Toon_Factor // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Are new third strip!
http://i42.tinypic.com/28kj82f.jpg
56 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Dan4Toon, I dunno mate. What makes it even worse for me is I actually thought the custard cream WAS our 3rd kit until late yesterday afternoon. Sheesh.
57 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:50 PM
….ahhh TF, ye missed a trick there mate. Your buddy Ryan posted it up here 5 hours ago.
58 Toon_Factor // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:51 PM
oops
59 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:54 PM
…still funny like. We’re gona get so much stick next season. Don’t care if we play well mind.
60 Rodzilla // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:00 PM
OHurley!
61 beyethegreat // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:01 PM
o’hurley as an american you knoww him better than i do wouls he come
62 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:01 PM
2-0 USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
63 Toon_Fresh // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:02 PM
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dempsey!!!!!
64 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Yeah, I think given the opportunity, Landon Donovan would play for Newcastle. I mean, that would be a HUGE honor for an American.
65 Toon_Fresh // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM
I’m freaking out. currently on a 2 hour lunch right now watching this game.
66 beyethegreat // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:12 PM
3-2 spain
lol only joking perhaps we should wait and see how much we have to spend and maybe bring him in
67 Shot Bru // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM
OHurley thats what i like about the American players they are hungry to prove themselves, have a winning attitude and as you’ve already mentioned great team players, unlike quite a few of our current crop.
68 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
OMG WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0 OVER SPAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!
69 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
HOLY JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
70 Toon_Factor // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:24 PM
We should def sign Onyewu back!
71 Toon_Fresh // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:25 PM
WTF is with that bradley red card??? 3 red cards in 4 games. A straight red for that?? give me a break.
72 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Toon Fresh-
SERIOUSLY!! He got nothin’ but ball!!! That was garbage!!
73 Ben_BKK // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Spain’s record winning streak broken by the USA, who would’ve thought it?
74 beyethegreat // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM
this is why football-sorry soccer lol-is the greatest game in the world
well done U.S
75 Toon_Fresh // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Can you appeal a red card in Conferderations Cup? haha somehow I don’t think so….
shame he wont be in for the final
76 AndyT // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM
How weird of a result is that? Granted, Spain just weren’t themselves today, but the US totally took advantage of that.
Even Jay Demerit was amazing in that game tonight. Our strikers are going to have play him this season.
What I am talking about?? Worry about US players in England? What happened?
77 Toon_Fresh // Jun 24, 2009 at 9:38 PM
andyT-
haha i think we have more problems to worry about than jay demerit.
I wouldnt mind seeing donovan in some yellow and white
78 CcB // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Even more off topic:
Per Ciljan Skjelbreid has just scored his first goal of the season, having a good game for Rosenborg tonight.
Rosenborg is up 1-0 against last years champions Stabæk, Rosenborg on top of the league half way thru…
79 CcB // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:03 PM
…and he’s voted MOTM
80 toonoholic // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:17 PM
16.58 Chelsea have joined the race to sign young Charlton midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, skysports.com understands.
we were linked with him last transfer window. the price we pay for not stepping things up .
81 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Seriously, I’m SO proud of my country right now. We stepped up on the international stage and SHINED. I mean, our back four were incredible today. Absolute class. And I HAVE to hand it to Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey. Those were two amazing goals!! Thanks for all the support from y’all English lads
With any luck, we could well see Landon Donovan and maybe a few others dressed up as bananas on the pitch:) Here’s to hoping!!
82 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Beye-
Believe it or not, there’s a large contingency of people referring to the sport as “football” over here now. Thank God. Imagine that- a game played entirely with the feet and calling it “football”. lol
83 Ben_BKK // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:38 PM
It’s not just that, O’Hurley, it’s that the game that’s played almost entirely with the hands is referred to as “football” over there lol
84 toonoholic // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:39 PM
by then throwball, handball was taken i guess ben
85 Ben_BKK // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:41 PM
So the next logical choice must be football?
Basketball isn’t named throwball or handball, is it?
86 toonoholic // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:49 PM
dont ask me ben, i dint name it football. i make it a point to call the so called soccer, football here.
87 toonoholic // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:50 PM
goalball would have been a ridiculous name if it wld have same logic as basketball
88 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Ben-
Nope, basketball is basketball. Why our version of Rugby is called “football” seriously blows my mind. Personally, I refer to football as football. The other, I call American football. Pisses my buddies off, lol!!
89 IrishMan // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:58 PM
I posted this late last night, but am so pleased with myself that I am posting it again:
There was a young man called Shearer
Who as a manager we hope is nearer
We are now on a downer
Without any owner
However, hopefully things will soon be clearer.
Maybe we could have a Limerick competition to best describe the current plight of the club and all that has gone over the last few years? A bit of light entertainment.
90 Doocey // Jun 24, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Fair play to America
91 OHurley // Jun 24, 2009 at 11:50 PM
There once was a striker named Owen,
We thought the defense he’d be mowin’
But he was an @$$ and his legs they were glass,
Now we’re happy to see that he’s goin’.
How’s that, Irishman?
92 DJG // Jun 25, 2009 at 12:07 AM
They’ve been saying that ‘there will be a big announcement in the next few days’ for the last 4 weeks.
My advice, don’t hold your breath.
93 Isaac Hunt // Jun 25, 2009 at 12:16 AM
There was a young man named Ashley
He’s a cnut
94 Rodzilla // Jun 25, 2009 at 12:35 AM
Difficult to tell if the opening two paragraphs from tomorrow’s Daily Star Owen story are meant as a sarcastic joke against us or him…
….”Stoke have joined Hull as the top two clubs who are trying to lure fallen star Michael Owen.
The ex-England striker wants to move to a big Premier League club after quitting relegated Newcastle.”
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/86291/Stoke-going-for-Owen/
(full story)
…it’s quite a sickening assortment of words really. If I’d read that in my crystal ball 10 months ago I’d have assumed I was in a parallel universe.
The club is currently a black and white carcass being stripped of it’s flesh. Hopefully the megacorporation ‘Omni Consumer Products’ have already given us their backing, and are about to start re-building us as a rampaging RoboToon.
95 Rodzilla // Jun 25, 2009 at 12:41 AM
Re: My last paragraph – comment 93
…..hahahahaha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_Consumer_Products
…errr, the second paragraph tells me maybe they’d not be our most ideal owners (if they’re not already)
96 Tom Mo. // Jun 25, 2009 at 12:41 AM
HOW BOUT THE USA!! so proud of my boys…now to get owned by brazil again hahaha
97 HarryWorth // Jun 26, 2009 at 8:41 AM
THIS MEETING IS NOT HAPPENING……
ALAN Shearer will not be attending a meeting with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley in London today and United’s manager-in-waiting fears he will not be able to take control of the team for the start of pre-season training. Jun 26 2009
Shearer has never had any intention of travelling to the capital to discuss matters with Newcastle’s want-away owner and no meeting was planned for the end of the week as Seymour Pierce continue to negotiate with a number of groups who have shown genuine interest in buying the club
http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/
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