Roeder: Shearer can’t be replaced

NEW Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder has admitted it would be a waste of time looking for another Alan Shearer.

Roeder: Shearer can’t be replaced

The 50-year-old’s last game as caretaker manager was Shearer’s testimonial, and the biggest test facing him in the short-term after being appointed as permanent boss yesterday is the task of replacing the man who scored the goals which fuelled the Magpies’ ambitions for a decade.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s situation at Manchester United has been monitored in recent weeks, and the club’s scouting network has been running the rule over Feyenoord hitman Dirk Kuyt and a series of other potential targets.

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