Would Alan Shearer won more with Man United?
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Firstly, let me pen down that I respect Shearer that he chose to be with the club he loved, Newcastle United.
However, I think he failed as professional footballer, cause he plays to win, and with his record, at MUFC or LFC or AFC, he would have been a fanastic winner.
He is retiring the game with only one league title with Blackburn.
Question is: should he have joined MUFC or his favourite club, Newcastle? -
i am sure he has regrets.
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would he have won more?
would he win more?
what is most important to him?
you can win a couple of EPL titles like Chavski has done but they've won nothing else other than contempt...
Shearer has won one medal with Blackburn... but his heart is with the Geordies.... even if he hasn't won anything else, i think he would be happier than winning a whole lot with MUFC...
some people measure success with a different yardstick...
to a lot, Chavski has much "success"... whereas i see them as an abject failure... -
his style of play suits liverpool more
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the thread starter is talking about shearer and man u, yet you seized the opportunity to criticise chelsea.Originally posted by the Bear:would he have won more?
would he win more?
what is most important to him?
you can win a couple of EPL titles like Chavski has done but they've won nothing else other than contempt...
Shearer has won one medal with Blackburn... but his heart is with the Geordies.... even if he hasn't won anything else, i think he would be happier than winning a whole lot with MUFC...
some people measure success with a different yardstick...
to a lot, Chavski has much "success"... whereas i see them as an abject failure...
jialat!!!
you must be a liverpool fan. -
nope.. i'm not really one...
i'm putting out a point of reference... as a SPORTSMAN, i'd be ashamed to be with a team like Chavski...
(please look up the word "Sportsmanship" )
shearer went with his heart and heck! he did so when MUFC was up there along with NUFC and offered as much...
he has also shown that he is happy where he is.. like a few players who go with their hearts, they are revered by the fans up there in the nosebleed zones..
why do you think people like Cantona and Fowler are well-loved?
Shearer will go down in history standing shoulder to shoulder with legends like that..
now, think for a moment and tell me which team epitomises the mercenary and everything horrid and wrong about football today and i'll use that team as a point of reference...
because, i can't think of a team worse than Chavski...Originally posted by dragg:the thread starter is talking about shearer and man u, yet you seized the opportunity to criticise chelsea.
jialat!!!
you must be a liverpool fan. -
DEFINITELY
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a football team is not just about a single person.
A striker that is good in one team may not be good in another,so what if shearer did good in blackburn and then newcastle?It does not means that he will be good in Manu.Or for that matter if he really went to Manu,would have actually caused Manu to not win some matches.
It is easy to say when Manu have won lots of trophies in the past decade and thinking if shearer was there,shearer would also have alot of trophies.But who is to say that if he was really there,Manu would actually not be that good and thus win nothing much? -
i would like to think that john terry is what alan shearer is to newcastle..Originally posted by the Bear:nope.. i'm not really one...
i'm putting out a point of reference... as a SPORTSMAN, i'd be ashamed to be with a team like Chavski...
(please look up the word "Sportsmanship" )
shearer went with his heart and heck! he did so when MUFC was up there along with NUFC and offered as much...
he has also shown that he is happy where he is.. like a few players who go with their hearts, they are revered by the fans up there in the nosebleed zones..
why do you think people like Cantona and Fowler are well-loved?
Shearer will go down in history standing shoulder to shoulder with legends like that..
now, think for a moment and tell me which team epitomises the mercenary and everything horrid and wrong about football today and i'll use that team as a point of reference...
because, i can't think of a team worse than Chavski...
football is mercenary in a way that only the winners are winners..that is the harsh truth..
while shearer might be a winner to the newcastle faithfuls,many regard him as a wasted talent..some say the best centre forward of his time..
becuz success on the pitch no matter what always is linked with medals..
just like the current english team whom many has said to be the best team since 1966..however good football they play but if they dun win the cup or at least reach the semi's many will deem it as a failure..
maradona one of the greatest player of all times used his hands to win the world cup for argentina.. -
one thing i'm sure is, newcastle would've won more in the last few seasons without him
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1 word: DUH. but he has his own sentiments and reasons in choosin newcastle.It is his beloved hometown club.he loved it and im sure he wont regret it if he loved to play for newcastle.
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personally i find his decision to play at newcastle a wasteful one.
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yup, definitely.
The ideal path for him would be to join man utd in his prime, then make a move to newcastle. In that way, he would win trophies and have a chance to play for his boyhood club.
No matter what, he's still a legend though esp to Newcastle fans. -
precisely..but its worth noticing that had he gained success with man utd and left after the treble winning team..he could have been an english legend..Originally posted by MingFreeman:yup, definitely.
The ideal path for him would be to join man utd in his prime, then make a move to newcastle. In that way, he would win trophies and have a chance to play for his boyhood club.
No matter what, he's still a legend though esp to Newcastle fans.
not only with the newcastle faithful.. -
Shearer does not play the Man Utd way, which explains why he never considered Man Utd and Man Utd never considered him. Being a typical target man, he is a cool finisher and good at set-pieces.
But he can't dribble for nuts and isn't known for inventive one-twos. -
ManU wanted to buy him but he opted to go to newcastle instead.Originally posted by BillyBong:Shearer does not play the Man Utd way, which explains why he never considered Man Utd and Man Utd never considered him. Being a typical target man, he is a cool finisher and good at set-pieces.
But he can't dribble for nuts and isn't known for inventive one-twos.
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He has scred some very very nice goals and the hole of tyneside roars everytime he scores a goal. Thats something you can never put a price on. I'm sure he would have loved to win a trophy with NU but the recent state of managers really pulled NU down to the bottom ranks.Originally posted by iceFatboy:Firstly, let me pen down that I respect Shearer that he chose to be with the club he loved, Newcastle United.
However, I think he failed as professional footballer, cause he plays to win, and with his record, at MUFC or LFC or AFC, he would have been a fanastic winner.
He is retiring the game with only one league title with Blackburn.
Question is: should he have joined MUFC or his favourite club, Newcastle? -
that;s why he have won so little with the "piggeons"..Originally posted by tarcki:ManU wanted to buy him but he opted to go to newcastle instead.
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They voiced interest but no offer or bid. Eventually things cooled and Ferguson had a change of heart.Originally posted by tarcki:ManU wanted to buy him but he opted to go to newcastle instead.
In anycase, that was around the same time they had ex-newcastle old boy Andrew Cole. -
Well... at that time... EPL players are not playing those dribbling style like today. Fancy football only comes in the late 90s. EPL was Team Play instead... so if you have andy cole and alan shearer, who would you choose ?Originally posted by BillyBong:Shearer does not play the Man Utd way, which explains why he never considered Man Utd and Man Utd never considered him. Being a typical target man, he is a cool finisher and good at set-pieces.
But he can't dribble for nuts and isn't known for inventive one-twos.
Nevertheless, he had already choose his path as a professional... just hopes that he could win throphies with his managerial status in the future. -
would you respect him for cheating?
i sure as hell don't respect maradona.. he's just like the drog now, isn't he? skills of a legend, but the heart of a mangy cur...
it becomes a very machiavellian world when the goal is the be-all and end-all.. sportsmanship becomes secondary...
a world like that is NOT a world you would want your child to grow up in...
he wins something, he's good... he tries his hardest, and puts his heart and soul into something but misses, you deem him a loser and useless?
i guess the world has changed... not for the better...
everything has a price then.. and woe to those who cannot be bought?
hmmm... oh well... to each their own...
i still see those who went with their hearts instead of following and trying to gain hollow victories as winners... even Matt LeTissier is a heroOriginally posted by stellazio:i would like to think that john terry is what alan shearer is to newcastle..
football is mercenary in a way that only the winners are winners..that is the harsh truth..
while shearer might be a winner to the newcastle faithfuls,many regard him as a wasted talent..some say the best centre forward of his time..
becuz success on the pitch no matter what always is linked with medals..
just like the current english team whom many has said to be the best team since 1966..however good football they play but if they dun win the cup or at least reach the semi's many will deem it as a failure..
maradona one of the greatest player of all times used his hands to win the world cup for argentina.. -
well, even as I booed Shearer for rejecting MUFC, I respect him for the decision.
he tried to win for his favourite club and due not to his errors, that never happen.
he would have won the world with MUFC, but he chose quality instead of quantity.
Kudos to a fanastic player, but I would have loved having him at MUFC. -
You are really very naive are you ? What makes you think only Liverpool fans hates Chelsea ?Originally posted by dragg:the thread starter is talking about shearer and man u, yet you seized the opportunity to criticise chelsea.
jialat!!!
you must be a liverpool fan.
I can name you a few at least :
Arsenal , Tottenham , Man Utd , Liverpool and Barcelona .
So I advice you to check your facts first.
Yes, I am a Liverpool fan. -
I dont think he failed as a professional footballer. Alan Shearer is a legend for England and Newcastle.
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i do not think real madrid wld b any better than chelsea...during perez reign as the club president...Originally posted by the Bear:nope.. i'm not really one...
i'm putting out a point of reference... as a SPORTSMAN, i'd be ashamed to be with a team like Chavski...
(please look up the word "Sportsmanship" )
shearer went with his heart and heck! he did so when MUFC was up there along with NUFC and offered as much...
he has also shown that he is happy where he is.. like a few players who go with their hearts, they are revered by the fans up there in the nosebleed zones..
why do you think people like Cantona and Fowler are well-loved?
Shearer will go down in history standing shoulder to shoulder with legends like that..
now, think for a moment and tell me which team epitomises the mercenary and everything horrid and wrong about football today and i'll use that team as a point of reference...
because, i can't think of a team worse than Chavski...
what are his achievements wif the club?
in business world, he may have been considered a success...considering real madrid had overtaken man u as the no1 club in revenue earned...he may had successfully marketed the club in asia or north america
but in footballing sense...real madrid have done considerably poor given the transfers fees they paid for the few players over the last few seasons...