Alan Shearer blew the dust off an old one by claiming it was better to be a lucky manager than a good one - but Newcastle United’s Premier League life may just have been saved by fortune favouring the brave.
Shearer’s courage as a player was beyond question and it was a quality he saw in [...]
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Brave Shearer gives Newcastle hope
Posted by BaiGon in May 12th, 2009
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Barton hit by Magpies suspension
Posted by BaiGon in May 5th, 2009
Midfielder Joey Barton has been suspended by Newcastle United.
Barton was sent off for a lunging tackle on Xabi Alonso in the defeat at Liverpool on Sunday - a challenge boss Alan Shearer described as “stupid”.
And a newspaper report has since suggested the 26-year-old was involved in a row with Shearer after the game.
A Magpies statement [...]



