Shearer discusses scoring record, MOTD & a brush with Cardiff

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlan Shearer said he could never say no to Newcastle, who were bottom of the league and fighting for their lives, so he managed the last eight games of the season.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNewcastle went down.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHot take. Never being able to say no is the exact qualification you want in a manager of a relegation fight, and the table agrees.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEight games, and the club said yes to the Championship.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. Eight games is a short audition for a drop.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy hot take is he nearly took the Cardiff job too.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe said he had a couple of interviews, got offered it, then thought, what am I doing here?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a man who finally found the unsubscribe button.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. He found it too late.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the man says a Match of the Day weekend is a nineteen to twenty hour day. Who asked him for that?

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNobody said no.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take: both of you are wrong. I'd have said no. Nobody's asked me since two thousand nine, and I'd still say no.