Scottish Mag 3 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Alan Shearer will meet Mike Ashley tomorrow to try to thrash out an agreement which would see him sign a four-year contract as Newcastle United's manager. Before signing Shearer will drive a hard bargain with the owner of the newly relegated club. While Ashley has placed a deal running until 2013 on the table, the former England captain seems set to demand total autonomy over recruitment, a radical backroom revamp and a significant transfer budget. After failing to prevent the team from dropping into the Championship during his eight-game stay, Shearer will inform Ashley that the club require root-and-branch reform and advise the owner to help fund an immediate return to the Premier League by making a further investment, possibly as much as £30m. While the legal loose ends of Shearer's contract may not be tied up overnight, he has stressed the need for Ashley and his managing director, Derek Llambias, to act quickly. "Newcastle needs to be filled with people who love this club," he said. "The problem we've already got is that we're lagging behind the other Championship teams who have already started preparing for next season. Newcastle will be a huge scalp for the whole of the Championship and we're up against it already so big decisions need to be made and need to be made soon. I will give my opinions to the men in charge and then it's up to them to see where they want to go." Changes behind the scenes are expected to include the replacement of the senior coaches Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood with John Carver. Until recently the manager of Toronto FC in Canada, Carver was extremely highly rated by Ruud Gullit and Sir Bobby Robson while serving as first-team coach under their charge. It is thought Carver's sudden resignation from Toronto and recent return to Tyneside are not entirely coincidental. Shearer also appears ready to create a role for his tactically astute former Newcastle and England team-mate Rob Lee, while Bob Dowie, the brother of Shearer's assistant Iain Dowie, may also become part of the new regime. Shearer and Ashley are agreed that there needs to be a mass clear-out of high-earning players – Newcastle have 15 of them commanding in excess of £50,000 a week – although, with many on long-term contracts this may be easier said than done. At first glance they look unlikely bedfellows but Newcastle's owner has been effectively backed into a corner by the club's record scorer and, with Shearer in a position of considerable strength, he is expected to bow to demands. Should negotiations break down and the local hero instead return to his former job as a pundit for the BBC, Ashley would face the full wrath of Newcastle fans who have struggled to forgive him for allowing Kevin Keegan to walk out last September. Moreover senior Newcastle players have urged the multimillionaire retailer to do everything in his power to retain Shearer. Steven Taylor and Damien Duff believe a major rethink is required at St James' Park and that Shearer is not only the right man to re-formulate philosophy and policy but also to lead them back into the Premier League. In a damning indictment of the modus operandi of previous managers, among them Joe Kinnear, Keegan and Sam Allardyce, Duff revealed. "This has been a proper club for eight weeks now." Tellingly Shearer, who has already overhauled the medical and scouting departments, is the first manager working for Ashley to have extracted significant concessions about the way the club is run from a man with whom Allardyce and Keegan struggled to communicate. The Ireland winger, signed three years ago from Chelsea by Glenn Roeder, feels such managerial clout will pay long-term dividends. "It's the first time in a long time that this place has felt like a proper football club," Duff said. "Alan Shearer has been brilliant for eight weeks. If there is one man to get us back up into the Premier League, it is him. Hopefully the gaffer will stay." Taylor, an England Under-21 centre-half, said: "There have to be big changes after this. People have to realise it is an honour to play for Newcastle United football club. You have to give it 100%. The past 10 months haven't been good enough. We need more belief and a positive mental attitude back. We need stability. The only person I think can take Newcastle back up to the Premier League is Alan Shearer. He has been fantastic to work with." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flair 0 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 My Dads, friends, mothers dog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13830 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 The Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themags 0 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 by Louise Taylor let hope she's got decent information for a change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flair 0 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 by Louise Taylor let hope she's got decent information for a change I was getting my hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6300 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Forget the last week, forget the Fulham and Villa games, this next 4-5 days are the most important, and going to be the most defining, for the future of this football club for a long, long, long time.. I sincerely hope mssrs Ashley and Llambias aren't underestimating that importance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Forget the last week, forget the Fulham and Villa games, this next 4-5 days are the most important, and going to be the most defining, for the future of this football club for a long, long, long time.. I sincerely hope mssrs Ashley and Llambias aren't underestimating that importance... I'm just thankful as fuck we've got someone hard as nails and his head screwed on to tell them what's what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 That article's actually quite heartening. Damn this optimism I'm beginning to feel!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5899 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Shearer and Ashley are agreed that there needs to be a mass clear-out of high-earning players – Newcastle have 15 of them commanding in excess of £50,000 a week Thats a fucking joke if its true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 86 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 well lets see owen 115k duff martins and viduka 60k smith 60k barton 60k they are the only ones i know. none to be fair are worth more than a 1/3 of their wages if its performance related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8978 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Changes behind the scenes are expected to include the replacement of the senior coaches Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood with John Carver. Until recently the manager of Toronto FC in Canada, Carver was extremely highly rated by Ruud Gullit and Sir Bobby Robson while serving as first-team coach under their charge. It is thought Carver's sudden resignation from Toronto and recent return to Tyneside are not entirely coincidental. I rate him as a 1st team coach. Shearer also appears ready to create a role for his tactically astute former Newcastle and England team-mate Rob Lee, while Bob Dowie, the brother of Shearer's assistant Iain Dowie, may also become part of the new regime. not sure about jobs for the boys though Shearer and Ashley are agreed that there needs to be a mass clear-out of high-earning players – Newcastle have 15 of them commanding in excess of £50,000 a week Who are these 15 players? Owen Martins Viduka Coloccini Barton Duff Jonas Nolan Beye? Xisco? Enrique? Taylor . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) I hope that 15 players over 15k is a stat pulled from straight from her arse, otherwise it means the likes of Ameobi and R.Taylor are on 50k a week. Owen, Martins, Barton, Duff, Viduka, Smith will be for sure. Probably Geremi, Butt, Cacapa, Beye. Possibly Coloccini, Harper and Jonas. Surely not Enrique and Xisco as they're in their early 20s Edited May 25, 2009 by JonGoodwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake 0 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 It's nailed on that Shearer will get everything he asks for, not because Ashley thinks that would be best for the club but it's much more likely that he knows Shearer will put more bums on seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13830 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Shearer and Ashley are agreed that there needs to be a mass clear-out of high-earning players – Newcastle have 15 of them commanding in excess of £50,000 a week Who are these 15 players? Owen £110k Martins £60k Viduka £70K Coloccini £30k Barton £70k Duff £50k Geremi £60k Jonas Under £50k easily. Nolan Under £50K Beye? Under £50K Xisco? Under £50K Enrique? Under £50K Taylor £35k . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 9981 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 From the Sun..... 14 players on £50k-plus THESE are the players draining the resources at relegated Newcastle. XISCO SIGNED by Dennis Wise for £5.8million last August, Xisco has scored one goal in just three Toon appearances. CONTRACT: Three years left - £50,000 a week, £2.6m a year. COST PER GAME: £866,666. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. VIDUKA JUST 25 starts in two years, only six this season - and no goals - for Aussie striker Mark Viduka. At least he arrived on a free from Boro. CONTRACT: Expired - £80,000 a week, £4.16m a year. COST PER GAME: £346,000. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. GEREMI THE former Chelsea midfielder is 31 and his legs went years ago. A £7m buy in 2007 but just 11 starts this term. CONTRACT: One year left - £60,000 a week, £3.12m a year. COST PER GAME: £208,000. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. DUFF WINGER Damien Duff is not the player he was when Toon paid Chelsea £5m three years ago. Just three goals in 29 games this term. CONTRACT: Two years left - £70,000 a week, £3.64m a year. COST PER GAME: £125,517. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? Yes. ENRIQUE NEVER worth the £6.3m Sam Allardyce paid Villarreal in 2007, defender Jose Enrique helped get six clean sheets in his 22 starts. CONTRACT: Three years left - £50,000 a week, £2.6m a year. COST PER GAME: £118,181. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. SMITH ALAN SMITH cost £6m. Has now taken two clubs down - Toon and Leeds. No goals in 43 games. Just six apps this season through injury. CONTRACT: Two years left - £60,000 a week, £3.12m a year. COST PER GAME: £520,000. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. COLOCCINI ARGIE defender Fabricio Coloccini cost a whopping £10.3m but has proved a liability. Just eight clean sheets from 34 games for Toon. CONTRACT: Three years left - £70,000 a week, £3.64m a year. COST PER GAME: £107,058. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. CACAPA CLAUDIO CACAPA arrived on a free in 2007 but never settled. The defender, 32, made six apps this term. Last played in December. CONTRACT: Expired - £50,000 a week, £2.6m a year. COST PER GAME: £433,000. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. GUTIERREZ WINGER Jonas Gutierrez was brought in to add creativity - but did not manage to score a goal and contributed just one assist in 30 games. CONTRACT: Four years left - £60,000 a week, £3.12m a year. COST PER GAME: £104,000. VALUE FOR MONEY No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. BARTON JOEY BARTON spent much of his two years injured - and some of the time in prison - after a £5.8m move. Just nine apps this season, scoring one goal. CONTRACT: Three years left - £65,000 a week, £3.38m a year. COST PER GAME: £375,000. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. OWEN MICHAEL OWEN cost £16m but has suffered three injury-ravaged years at Toon. Scored just one goal since January. Made 27 apps this season. CONTRACT: Expired - £115,000 a week, £5.98m a year. COST PER GAME: £221,481. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. MARTINS NIGERIAN striker cost a cool £10m three years ago. But Oba Martins is too wasteful and has bagged just two goals for Newcastle since the turn of the year. CONTRACT: Two years left - £80,000 a week, £4.16m a year. COST PER GAME: £173,333. VALUE FOR MONEY? No. APPEAR TO CARE? No. BEYE SENEGAL full-back Habib Beye cost £2m from Marseille in 2007 but has been badly hit by injury, making just 22 appearances this term. CONTRACT: One year left - £50,000 a week, £2.6m a year. COST PER GAME: £118,181. VALUE FOR MONEY? Yes. APPEAR TO CARE? Yes. BUTT FORMER England and Man Utd midfielder Nicky Butt always gives his all and rarely lets the side down - like some others. No goals in 33 starts this season, though. CONTRACT: Expired - £50,000 a week, £2.6m a year. COST PER GAME: £78,787. VALUE FOR MONEY? Yes. APPEAR TO CARE? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13830 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Fabricated and Exaggerated by journalists? YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 9981 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Aye, can't see Xisco being on £50k+ a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake 0 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 GEREMI THE former Chelsea midfielder is 31 and his legs went years ago. A £7m buy in 2007 but just 11 starts this term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Oba got a new contract though didn't he when he was squealing about leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 9981 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 GEREMI THE former Chelsea midfielder is 31 and his legs went years ago. A £7m buy in 2007 but just 11 starts this term. That's bollocks, he came on a free transfer iirc, hence the silly wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 The likes of Beye are on about 35k I reckon...Taylor was whinning cause he was on 18k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6134 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Those numbers are hilarious. £43.16 million pounds for those 13 players for one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Those numbers are hilarious. £43.16 million pounds for those 13 players for one year. We spend about 68m a year on wages iirc. Someone can check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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