Shearer takes over as favourite to be Newcastle boss

Takeover talk leads to flurry of bets on MOTD pundit taking charge

Alan Shearer has dived past Joe Kinnear and Kevin Keegan to emerge as the new 11/8 favourite to become Newcastle’s next permanent manager.

A spokesman for SkyBet revealed that there have been a flurry of bets on the former Newcastle striker placed in the North East after reports that billionaire Philip Anschutz, who owns a stake in LA Galaxy, was keen on taking over at St James’ Park and had somehow come to the conclusion that Shearer is the ideal man to take the club forward.

In other Newcastle news, Michael Owen is 4/6 to leave the club during the January transfer window, with his contract set to expire in the summer will you can get odds of 11/10 on him still being there on February 1.

Posted: November 10th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment