Shearer irreplaceable - Roeder

Glenn Roeder watched Alan Shearer help Newcastle inflict Bolton’s first Premiership defeat in eight games and then admitted he will be impossible to replace.

The 35-year-old powered a 45th-minute header past Jussi Jaaskelainen to give his side a 2-0 lead and later was furious to be booked after contesting a controversial decision as he once again led from the front on his return from injury.

It was the 10th goal of his final season and 202nd of his Magpies career, and Roeder was delighted with his contribution.

“To be bluntly honest, I was getting fed up with him in the dug-out, so he had to be fit today,” he said. “He had no alternative.

“It’s his last season and he would certainly prefer to be out there playing every game between now and the end of the season.

“When he broke the record and I said, ’you have broken the record, I just hope you are not going to declare now’.

“I won’t repeat what he said, but he’s got one today and there are still more goals in Alan Shearer.

“I’m not aware of another Alan Shearer-type player in world football. He’s going to have to be replaced – how and with who, I don’t know.

“Whoever he is, he won’t be the same as Alan Shearer. How anyone could say he’s become too big for the club, for me, that’s ridiculous.”

Nolberto Solano had fired the home side ahead with a stunning 34th-minute free-kick and when Shola Ameobi made it 3-0 with 21 minutes remaining, Roeder’s name rang out around St James’ Park as the Toon Army began to celebrate a fifth win in six games since Graeme Souness’ departure.

Kevin Davies scrambled one back within two minutes and Shay Given had to save from substitute Henrik Pedersen before Kevin Nolan had an 87th-minute strike ruled out for offside, but Newcastle ran out deserved winners.

Roeder’s stock is rising by the week – he has now collected 13 of the 15 Premiership points his side have contested since he took over – and although he has insisted he is not a candidate for the job on a permanent basis and indeed, does not yet have the necessary UEFA Pro Licence, the turnaround has been remarkable.

“I haven’t seen the chairman about whether I’m picking the team next week yet,” he said.

“It’s one game at a time. Nothing has changed. I’m doing the best I can, the players are doing the best they can and fortunately at the moment, we are getting a few results.”

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce, who has long been touted as a prospective replacement for Souness, admitted his side had left their fightback until too late to make a difference.

“I’m very disappointed in our performance today, that’s from up to going 3-0 down,” he said. “We never performed to anything like the level we can do.

“Then when we decided to try to play like we can, it was too late. That was after we had gone 3-0 down.

“Clearly from a defensive point of view, we have conceded two goals on set plays that we really shouldn’t have done.

“We gifted the game to Newcastle, really, with not much between the two sides in the first half.

“They capitalised on what we should have done better with.

“Both the free-kick and the cross on Alan’s header which normally our goalkeeper would have dealt with comfortably, sadly he hasn’t.

“That really is the overall reason why we lost the game today.”