Newcastle appoint Alan Shearer, but is it inspiration or desperation?

I'm writing this pretty much as the news is breaking but it seems as if Toon hero Alan Shearer will take the reins at St James' Park for the remainder of the season. Newcastle sit third from bottom and are in very real danger of going down. Joe Kinnear's medical problems could not have come at [...

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