Alan Shearer on Haaland, Newcastle and MOTD — SkimNews
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- Alan Shearer said Erling Haaland's 120 Premier League goals in four-and-a-bit seasons make it feasible to pass his 260-goal record if the Manchester City forward stays in the English top flight.
- Shearer said someone else is likely to break the 260-goal mark even if Haaland does not, joking that Haaland moving to Real Madrid in the next couple of years would preserve it; Harry Kane had reached 213 before leaving Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich in 2023.
- Shearer recalled leaving Newcastle for Southampton at 15, his mother's tears at Newcastle Central and his disbelief that his own three children could leave home so young.
- Shearer spent 10 years at Newcastle United, scoring 206 goals in 405 appearances across all competitions, and now sometimes attends St James' Park as a fan after being dropped off outside Harry's pub.
- Shearer managed Newcastle for the remaining eight games in 2009, signed on April Fool’s Day while the club was bottom and fighting for survival, and was relegated; he had also been offered the Cardiff job but never took it.
- Shearer won the Premier League title at Blackburn Rovers under Sir Kenny Dalglish after moving there in 1992, then returned to Newcastle in 1996; two subsequent FA Cup final defeats were his last taste of silverware as a player.
- Shearer became a regular Match of the Day pundit and England co-commentator, while also appearing with Gary Lineker and Micah Richards on The Rest Is Football; his Newcastle-to-Salford media days can run 19 to 20 hours.
Why it matters: Shearer’s eight-game Newcastle interim spell ended with relegation in 2009 and no return to management, despite an offer from Cardiff. Broadcasting then became his post-playing route, with regular Match of the Day appearances requiring a 19- to 20-hour day travelling between Newcastle and Salford.
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