5 great players who flopped as managers

#3 Alan Shearer

Shearer's time in charge of Newcastle was a disaster

Not many players are associated with a club as much as Shearer was associated with Newcastle United. Having spent four years with Blackburn Rovers, where he won the Premier League in the 1994/95 season and became the first player to score 30 league goals in three consecutive seasons, Shearer turned down a move to Manchester United to join Newcastle. He became the Magpies all-time goalscorer with 206 goals, before retiring in 2006.

He wasn’t done with Newcastle and became the club’s manager in 2006 when the Magpies turned to their former striker to save them from relegation. Things didn’t work out for Shearer, and he just one of his eight games in charge. He was unable to save the club from relegation to the Championship, with a defeat to Aston Villa on the final day sealing their fate.