I Want You Here but It Can Only Be As My No 2, Keegan Tells Shearer ; As His First Game Back Ends in Stalemate, New Newcastle Boss Says His Relationship with Former Striker May Have Cooled and Warns He Won't Chase Him to Return

Mail on Sunday (January 20, 2008)

Author: Bob Cass

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KEVIN KEEGAN has warned Alan Shearer that unless he goes back on his apparent reluctance to accept the assistant manager's role at Newcastle United, there is no chance of them working together. 'If Alan doesn't see himself as a No 2, then he's not going to come here, is he?' said the new United boss.

'Am I going to get him in as joint manager? I will speak to Alan once I have got the Bolton game out of the way. I won't go chasing him around. He's said his thing in the papers and the only time we'll really know whether it's on or not is when the two of us speak.

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I Want You Here but It Can Only Be As My No 2, Keegan Tells Shearer ; As His First Game Back Ends in Stalemate, New Newcastle Boss Says His Relationship with Former Striker May Have Cooled and Warns He Won't Chase Him to Return

'If he says to me "I don't want to be No 2" and that is his line then there really isn't any point in having a long conversation.' Keegan's stance came as he and Shearer, who travels to Africa tomorrow on business, were urged to get their act together and become the Premier League's top manageria...

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