Newcastle managers normally get off to a strong start
Maybe Alan Shearer won’t be a complete disaster after all
Newcastle are 11 points shy of the magic 40 points mark that has been enough to survive in all but one of the last 13 seasons. To help figure out what chance Alan Shearer has of achieving that total, chickendinner decided to look at how well the last few Magpies bosses have settled into the role:
The positive sign is that seven of the eight took at least ten points although it is notable that the one exception was the big hearts-over-head appointment heralded as the return of a messiah to St James’ Park. In terms of the betting, Newcastle are now 2.3 on Betfair to be relegated, having been 2.12 before rumours of Shearer’s impending appointment started to circulate.
Tags: Alan Shearer, Betfair, Bobby Robson, Glenn Roeder, Graeme Souness, Joe Kinnear, Kenny Dalglish, Kevin Keegan, Managers, Newcastle, Relegation, Ruud Gullit, Sam Allardyce
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment 
