Football: Shearer not to coach Cardiff

LONDON: Former England captain Alan Shearer will not take over as coach of Championship club Cardiff City after ‘unsuccessful’ talks. The ex-Newcastle boss was one of the candidates considered for the vacant post but announced in a statement he would not be taking up the role. “I can confirm that I was one of the candidates that the club spoke to about the vacant manager’s position at Cardiff City,” said Shearer. “Unfortunately those talks were unsuccessful on this occasion. Cardiff City is a great club and I wish them every success next season.” Shearer’s only previous managerial role was his ill-fated spell in charge of Newcastle at the tail-end of the 2008 to 2009 season, where he won just one of his eight games in charge as the Magpies were relegated from the Premier League.





Published in The Express Tribune, June 16th, 2011.