Newcastle washed away on a tide of turmoil

ALAN SHEARER’S bid to go from the cosy comfort of the BBC pundit’s armchair to the saviour of Newcastle United within the short spell of eight games ended in a river of black and white tears.

If he has any sense he will be looking for a multitude of assurances from owner Mike Ashley before he agrees to say yes to the challenge of resurrecting the club he loves from the Championship.

Shearer has to be admired for the bravery of leaving Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen behind to try and rescue Newcastle and he confesses to growing addicted to the new role. But he is a solitary figure fighting a litany of poor decisions and turmoil which reached its zenith this season, but was built for several before this under the ownership of Mike Ashley.