An emotional Alan Shearer after Newcastle's relegation in 2009 

Still feel sorry for Alan after all these years. He did his absolute best for his boyhood club and was let down by the fat cat owners. Thankfully his legacy as a player was so immense, people quickly forgot about this.

Wow, didn't realise how diplomatic his responses were at the time. His comments were totally correct.

He was brought in for the final 8 games but the damage was already done.

This wasn’t on him. This was Mike Ashley and his army of pathetic yes men’s doing.

2009 is retro...good lord we’re getting old

Shearer didn’t deserve to be put in that position at that time, He’s a hero on Tyneside he’s Newcastle’s GOD

I'm no Newcastle fan but in fairness to Shearer, he only had 8 games to keep them up. Credit to him for taking the job but it practically ruined his managerial career. The fact that Owen had the audacity to slag him off in his book is unbelievable.

Literally fast forward 11 years and nothing has changed at all, poor team poor ownership, fans still waiting for better times! And people wonder why we want ashley out!?

Alan Shearer doesn’t deserve blame for Newcastle’s relegation. The team was a sinking ship.

Inside his head “I hate Owen... I hate Owen... I hate Owen”

Alan Shearer Newcastle Legend! ⚫⚪

Always had total respect for this man. One of the greats in the Premier League, a wonderful player who loves his club.

This relegation was one of the best things to happen to us, giving us time to clear the players that did not want to be there and rebuild. No one blames Shearer for it - still a HERO

11 years on the club still continues to stagnate under Mike Ashley's ownership. ⚫⚪

Alan Shearer is a legend! He's a very classy guy, as well as a top class player

If I remember this was season Michael Owen refuse to play for Newcastle United. Getting £100,000 per week wages at the club crying I've got sore foot.

i'm Dutch.... I noticed Shearer when he played at Blackburn. I heard the chants "Alan Sheareher... AAllaan Shearerer". Then I saw him scoring goals for Newcastle with passion and love for that club. Oh yeah, some goals for England too. Great pundit. Legend.

The interviewer was a bit of an idiot for saying ‘you look close to tears’

the fact that not long after this Sir Bobby Robson died must have been awful for him, probably the worst experience he will ever go through

Interviewer: your tears are almost there please cry..

Hahaha when Geoff said hes close to tears and hes not, defo annoyed him 😂

Like if they should do Deeney's speech on Arsenal not having any cojones next

Very honest interview. Wears his heart on his sleeve!

Absolutely devastated that we were relegated and I felt bad for Alan. The season was absolutely disastrous and chaotic. Undermining King Kev appointment of Joe and the sale of Milner and Given

As a Villa Fan, I was gutted for you. Glad you're doing well and I hope there's better days ahead.

His hair got relegated soon after

Newcastle legend. England legend. Football legend.

If you want a perfect example of a football fan look at Alan Shearer. I felt for him here I really did.

“HINDSIGHT” Steve Bruce’s favoured word after every defeat.

In just 10 years Alan shearer went from 30 years old to 50 year old

A truly great footballer who followed his heart to sign for his team Newcastle United and turned down the chance to go to Manchester United

Me and my fellow toon turnips were all emotional and the river Tyne was overflowing with our tears

Shearer in the dressing room 3-0 down at half time : ‘It could have been 5 or 6’.

"In my opinion, yes" He said that so instinctively that it's still true now. Class.

Alan still a legend and will always be.

Geordie through and through

Watching this in 2023, the day after UCL qualification. He was there at St James's celebrating and he deserved it. This was a start, not an end. HWTL!

Best prem striker of all time

Do "Shearer Kicks Neil Lennon In The Head"!

I highly recommend that you read the book the boy on the shed by Paul ferris, not just because of Alan shearer but mainly for Newcastle.

Jeff: Alan you look close to tears Alan: I'm not close to tears I'm disappointed I'm angry and I'm hurt. Shearer was there as close to tears as you can get. But his still a top player and guy in my book footballer are not like this today.

Shearer is a stoic guy, he really felt it in this interview, i remember it from the time

"in what way have you not been good enough?" *We didn't score enough goals and we conceded too many*

He did an alright job with what he had to work with. I'll always remember that win against Middlesbrough

Funnily enough the big change he was really talking about has still to happen lol

2 days later..... Alan do you want to be manager? "HELL NO!!"

0:12 when the post but clarity hits

The most hurt I ever was after a game of football was the game before this at home to Fulham were we played them off the park and viduka had a perfectly good goal disallowed and we ended up losing 0-1... genuinely thought after the game we beat boro that it was a turning point in our history and that we would kick on with Shearer..... you can see how hurt Shearer is after this, if only we had someone who cares this much now in charge in some capacity

Big Respect for Alan Shearer from Turkey!!

Being in my recommended whilst Newcastle are fighting relegation again, good win against the saints though!

‘From ‘top’ to bottom’ big hint that he wanted Mike Ashley out

This was pretty much a case "never meet your heroes" for Alan.

Newcastle great club..him..great striker!!as a person..it was deserved .

Aston Villa held banners 'Sob on the Tyne, no sob on the Holte' that day. After 1 year, got beat 6-0 by a promoted side lol.

👑 Still to this day Alan Shearer is the Premier league King 🤴 👑

Best premier league striker ever , LEGEND 🌟

He is absolutely devastated. He was totally honest the players should have been ashamed of themselves...embarrassing not the word......funny thing is he properly knows if he was out there even at his age he could have made a difference

Key words that have never, ever changed. "The fans deserved better."

Hello Alan Shearer. Thanks for everything you done for Newcastle in ten years. You’ll will be knighted and be given. Lead broadcaster role on motd. When Gary Lineker retires. What captain what a player Geordie legend. Not just a sheetmetal workers son from gosforth

He stood very little chance with 8 games. He wasn't a manager in this interview, he's a fan telling you how it is. Unfortunately the school playground that is social media still use it against him and its so wide of the mark.

Chris Hughton😍

Alan Shearer 2009 "Mike Ashleys not good enough" 🤣 11 years ago we knew it 😂😂

Newcastle & England legend. Likeable chap & as you can see here hurting as his club is relegated.

This was the time when Steve Bruce turned them down to stay at Hull

Alan Sherear was very careful in his interview but what he said was a brilliant said what he had to say didn't want to go any further and he was spot on very dignified interview

At least he got his hands the Sports Direct cup!

11 years on Mike Ashley hasn’t changed his ways at Newcastle

We were down before Shearer took the job hopefully this takeover gets pushed through we have been through enough time for a change

2009: Newcastle is Regulated 2020: Newcastle is Screwed

One of the worst days of my life

Being a great footballer, doesn't make you a great manager, if players don't want to fight n grind, not alot you can do about it.

Could Alan have played? As in, were there any PL rules preventing him? Plsyer registrations etc. I wonder if he could/would have played, would history be written differently....

I can see arteta saying the same in few years. FML

Now you know why Villa players celebrated staying up, did you want our Manager to look like this, 11 years and still sobbing🤣

he was never going to keep them up with tactical turnarounds but to somehow evoke some passion and motivate the team. if shearer couldn't get that team to fight for it no one could have,

I remember watching the game in a pub in London, don't think they had a shot on target, later on that weekend my and several friends went to Wembley and watch Burnley win promotion to the Premier League, great weekend

Thank you Shearer for taking newcastle to the championship were they belong , a humble sunderland fan

After Owen refused to play...

Emotion has to come out of situations like this , if a team don't consistently perform what do u expect? A miracle?

Shearer cud take us down 4 seasons in the trot but he will always b a god on tynside.

Thing is he used to sit in the pundits saying how he’d do things different if he was the manager. He got offered the job and turned it down then offered it later and fucked it up, notice how he doesn’t slag managers off now, neither does Gary neville.... harder than it looks ehh👍

We should give Shearer another chance at manager, although I highly doubt he would want to work under Ashley.

A team reflects its manager’s hair .....strong at the back......nothing in the middle......weak up front......going down fast......

I remember watching the match live and thinking how the players didn't seem to have the bit between their teeth and any confidence or conviction to win. All they had to do was draw to stay up. I felt Shearer had did what he could in the 8 games or so he had in charge. After they conceded they never really threatened or moved the ball forward effectively to get a goal back. Two draws and a win was not enough from the 8 games- but they should have beaten Portsmouth instead of drawing which would have been enough to keep them up, if the rest of the results remained the same. Shearer wanted the job long before the terrible hand he was given. Still, it wasn't quite a relegation shock in the same vein as Leeds or West Ham. The players which were at West Ham went onto bigger things, 6 of which featured in the first teams of the champions league final in 2008. Actually, 3 of the Leeds players which were relegated also got relegated with Newcastle in 2008 in James Milner, Mark Viduka and Alan Smith.. They also had the likes of Owen, Duff, Obefemi Martins, Shay Given, Jose Enrique, Andy Carrol (albeit very young), Joey Barton (ok he's more a familiar/notorious name than a big one) and Kieron Dyer. Scrap that, it was up there with those two.

It was like trying to save the Titanic with a bucket

Shearer wasn't to blaim at the end of the day if the players had any respect for the great club Newcastle and Shearer himself they would have played for him as for Ashley I'm ashamed to say I have been in his shops however that will change if I get my own money to buy clothes and trainers from my parents aren't loaded he needs to sell Newcastle but he never will from a West Brom Fan

Can’t be any worse than working with Gary Lineker.

Owen was sensational from 15yo to 22yo. Shearer sensational his whole career.

Only way he would of keep us up if he was player manager

For me the absolute pinnacle of the PL era .

It must have hit him like a tonne of bricks knowing his status in the Toon and how much he loves us.

Newcastle fans have waited a very long time for success, I really hope their time is coming soon.

Hopefully get rid of Ashley and they bring this legend back to the club can clearly do with him for striking coaching staff

no newcastle fans blame Alan for going down we just blame Mike Ashley and his lack of emotion for the club

Feel bad for the guy

Won't get much more honest than that. Don't see players acting like this now a days.

Is this the one Micheal Owen said he was injured for

He looks like a maths teacher.

Alan wasn't good enough and that's the simple fact. The kid came in and couldn't galvanise the team to keep us up. Glad we didn't hold onto him as manager

Martins and viduka played that day. But blame Owen