SHEARER: There's Still Lots of Work to Do!
By Matthew Jones
October 7 2003
Newcastle United skipper Alan Shearer who scored his 250th league goal on Saturday against the club where he scored his first (Southampton) has admitted that The Magpies' still have alot of work to do.
His 250th goal secured Newcastle's first Premiership win of the season against Southampton on Saturday.
While Newcastle recovered from a bad last season and ended up third in the league, Alan Shearer knows that it would take a huge effort to do something similar this year, as The Magpies' went into the break for international matches 18th in the league and 14 points away from table-leaders Arsenal.
The former England striker, who many fans hoped would consider returning to the International scene, said: "It's very important that we do not rest on our laurels. Yes, we've got to enjoy this victory, but there is still a heck of a lot of work to get this football club back where it belongs.
"Last season, we went from 19th to third, but I think that would be very difficult this time because we have given the top clubs a bit of a start.
"But if we don't do it, it won't be for the want of trying. But let's take one game at a time - we are not out of the woods yet, even though this was a big three points.
"Hopefully, we have turned the corner, but nobody is counting their chickens yet. We still have a long way to go, but we are certainly on the right road."
WHERE WILL WE FINISH THIS SEASON?
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