Quote JWP="JWP"I'm not a Shearer fan one bit, but I thought his interview was great, really. He's right, you've got to strip that club & start again. The playing staff, if you think that lot will get you back up, think again, they wouldn't have a prayer. Newcastle need to get rid, get what money they can they sign players who'll get them out of that division.
You can see some obvious exits, Bassong will now go to Arsenal, Barton to Bolton, maybe Nolan to Blackburn. Others they'll get money for probably Martins, Jonas, Taylor, Enrique. You'd imagine Harper will stay, maybe Butt, Ameobi, not many though.
It's going to need some canny movement in transfer market, a few favours & probably a bit of luck, but they will attract players, still. He just needs to look past this 'Premiership Quality' thing that people get hung up on, get players who'll get you out of that division.
If I was Shearer I'd be trying to bring the likes of Beckford, David Healy, maybe Frazier Campbell on a years loan or that Gibson. Get some width, Jobi McAnuff or a couple of them Arsenal kids, Merida or Jack Wilshire etc.'"
I reckon they should be Hull City targets. I'd be surprised if they don't make another move for Campbell, and they should be begging Ferguson for Gibson on loan if they have any sense. The championship isn't good enough for him, he'd achieve nothing by going to Newcastle.
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