Alan Shearer claims Newcastle have told him they do not want him as their next manager.
Legend claims Magpies seeking experienced manager
Alan Shearer claims Newcastle do not want him as their next manager.
The former Toon captain wants to help revive the club in any way he can and is willing to work with whoever is appointed as Sam Allardyce's successor.
Despite having no coaching experience, Shearer believes he could do the top job.
But the club have made it clear they are seeking a seasoned campaigner and have told the former England captain he does not fit the bill yet.
Shearer told the
Sun: "A couple of days after Sam Allardyce got the sack, I got a call from the club to say they were looking for an experienced manager, which ruled me out.
"What I can say is that if you want someone to galvanise the dressing room, get them organised and playing then, yes, I think I could do that.
"If they want that and someone with experience then I'm not that man.
Experienced
"If they had asked me to meet the chairman to talk about this job, I would have done it."
On the prospect of working under the club's new boss, Shearer dded: "People have talked about me being a number two under an experienced manager.
"But if they are after an experienced manager, which they are, he will no doubt want his own man.
"All I would say is that if someone comes in and wants to talk to me, I would be willing to help in any way I can."
Shearer believes experience is not everything and cited Kevin Keegan as Newcastle's most successful boss in recent times.
Like Shearer, Keegan had no managerial experience before taking over at St James' Park, while a series of more seasoned successors have failed in the hotseat.
Charisma
A Keegan-Shearer double act is the fans' preferred choice to make up the next coaching team and Shearer hailed the man who signed him for a world record £15million in 1996 as "a special person with great charisma".
Since retiring from playing 18 months ago, Shearer has worked as a television pundit but has always been viewed as a Newcastle manager in waiting.
His shadow looms large over St James' Park and Allardyce struggled to escape it during his ill-fated eight months in charge.
However, Shearer denied he had done anything to undermine the former Bolton boss and insisted he was not given enough time in the role.
As for Allardyce's successor, Shearer said it needed to be someone capable of achieving a top-six position and challenging for trophies.
