Ameobi to be Shearers long term replacement - TalkSoccer

Thatslife · 15-12-2003, 05:58 PM

Sir Bobby Robson has insisted Shola Ameobi can save Newcastle a fortune by proving himself a worthy long-term successor to Alan Shearer.

Sir Bobby Robson has insisted Shola Ameobi can save Newcastle a fortune by proving himself a worthy long-term successor to Alan Shearer.

Robson has been dismayed by recent fans' criticism of 22-year-old Ameobi, and is ready to offer the England Under-21 international a new contract.

And the Magpies manager even believes Ameobi could prove good enough to fill Shearer's shoes when the great man retires at the end of next season.

Robson said: "Shola could save us a fortune. He will think he can be the man to eventually replace Alan, and we're trying to give him the chance to show us he can do that.

"The boy is a very good player. Last year, he went to Barcelona and Leverkusen and looked superb. He went to West Ham and looked superb.”

"He can hit that high standard, and it's not long ago that the crowd were with him and he was being applauded.”

"When Shearer and Craig Bellamy were playing together, it was a bit frustrating that we knew we had in Shola a fine player but couldn't get him in the team.”

"Now that he is in the team, people want him out! But I want to stick with the boy and give him some confidence.”

"By leaving him out of the side, do you knock him back another season?”

"OK, he didn't play well in our second game against FC Basel and in the game against Liverpool last week, but he'd done well in Basel, scoring our winner, and he also got a goal against Manchester City.”

Robson added: "He's a young player, he's a Newcastle boy and he has come from the Academy, so he's a wonderful example and a great encouragement to local lads.”

"My feeling is that we should stick with him in the team and, if he's having a difficult time, do something about it during the match.”

"If his poor run goes on and on and on, that's a different story. But hang on a second, it's only been two matches."

Adalon · 15-12-2003, 06:45 PM

CAn he really do what Shearer has done????

Thatslife · 15-12-2003, 06:46 PM

not IMO, what do the barcodes think?

toniq · 16-12-2003, 12:51 AM

for now no, in future probably.

kenny_g · 16-12-2003, 06:49 PM

don't rate him at all. He'll never take over from big Al

Englands_No#1 · 16-12-2003, 07:17 PM

no way, hes a good player, but big al is irreplaceable, closest you can come to his style of play is beattie or baros, strong and direct

kenny_g · 16-12-2003, 07:29 PM

No way is he a good player. Look at him against Chelsea (A) he was S**t just didn't want to know. It seem as if that the way he plays if we are getting beat he doesn’t want to know.

Englands_No#1 · 17-12-2003, 01:01 AM

give him a chance kenny-g(im sure my dads got ur album?!) he was playin away from home against one of the best teams in europe by himself, and surely it wasnt all his fault we got beat 5-0

kenny_g · 17-12-2003, 01:02 PM

Ok that was a bad example. but what about Liverpool (h) Tottenham Hotspur (h) West Bromwich Albion (h) etc

geordie_till_i_die1892 · 23-12-2003, 08:34 PM

tottenham (h) he wasnt that bad in mate

ok lets put money on it u were shaggin him after pompey game n after boro game

u probs only c the highlites on the box man

just nother fickle fan

bet u were sayin robert was crap few weeks bk

kenny_g · 24-12-2003, 05:23 PM

I’m a season ticket holder and get to most of the away match apart from when work gets in the way. If any one was taking him the arse it would be you and Englands_No#1 (are did you take each other up the bumbum) as ya seem to love him so much. I don’t think he’ll ever be good enough to replace big Al and I don’t think that we will find any one like him for a few season.

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