Shearer On His Testimonial
By Nick Raynor
May 10 2006
Retiring Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer is looking forward to his testimonial match against Celtic.
Shearer will not feature in the match on Thursday because of his knee-injury but is looking forward to leading the team out one more time.
Shearer said:
"I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it. It will be a great night and I know everyone in the club is looking forward to it as well.
"This will always be my football club - it always has been."
"I would just say to look at every kid in every playground in the north east and the joy they get when they score a goal,"
"I'm exactly the same.
"This has been my playground for the last 10 years. The only difference is, there have been 52,000 there and the noise they make when I've scored a goal or whatever, it's just been incredible.
"It's been a great 10 years. Whenever anyone says to you 'Enjoy it because time flies by', I can endorse that because it seems like two or three months ago that I was walking in here and going towards the Leazes End and there were 17,000 or 18,000 there watching me sign."
"When I was at school, I used to come and pay here and watch my heroes, so whatever, the club will always be with me and be part of me.
"Wherever I am in the world, it will always be the first result, obviously, that I'll look out for.
"But as for severing my ties, it will never leave me.
"It will be an emotional night, I'm sure it will be," he said "I'm not really the emotional type, but I think I'm going to have to get ready for Thursday.