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.

It is vital that Mike Ashley acts quickly to quash the rumour and hearsay that surrounds the appointment of Alan Shearer as our manager. Alan understands the clubs and most importantly understands the fans and can only be seen as a serious selling point for our club. Mr Ashley can resolve the relative instability at the club by making a decision that will make Newcastle United a more saleable asset by appointing Alan and NUSC and its 1200 members  call for him to act quickly and make this happen.

The end of the Ashley era means lessons learned and opportunities for the future. We believe one of Mr Ashley's fundamental errors was to fail to listen to the fans and we believe that the fans are now a fundamental part of a positive solution to the current issue of direction of the club.