The city has been awash with rumours of impending takeovers and this current rumour has been brewing for a few days. However, with non-disclosure agreements in place and rules that need to be observed by all parties we feel that such rumours should be treated as exactly that. Until something substantive and positive is officially announced by the club we feel it inappropraite to comment further as this merely adds to the morass of mis-information and serves little purpose to the supporters of Newcastle United.

Toon supporters today called for the ‘immediate appointment of Alan Shearer as club manager’ to send the right message to supporters and potential buyers of the club. Newcastle United Supporters Club have been joined by the Mag, the biggest selling football fanzine in the region, NUFC.com, the ‘unofficial club website’ that attracts thousands of hits daily, contributors from True Faith fanzine and the official Newcastle United Supporters Panel in a bid to break the deadlock in appointing the geordie legend Shearer.