Sheltons Army Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Just been watching Shearer chatting through his career with Gary Neville and it got me thinking Stood On the terraces at Newcastle as a boy - truly his Club Turns down Man United to become the most expensive player in World at the time 10 years of smashing in goals for the Club he supported as a boy To Become Newcastle’s Record Scorer And to end up with his statue outside ‘St James Park’ Add to which an excellent England Career Undoubtedly sacrificed medals for the above If you were a pro , would you rather be , say a Teddy Sherringham who won more medals , Premier League , FA Cup and Champions League , or a Shearer No contest for me , am I alone ? Dont we all grow up dreaming at some point of being a Shearer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Shearer won a PL medal when at Blackburn Rovers under Kenny Dalgliesh. Before that he’s been at Southampton so wasn’t a one club player as some were. No doubting his quality tho. Top striker who holds the PL goalscorer record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy27 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 I think it's not quite the right comparison for us though, as fans of Bristol City. Shearer, at least at the time he moved there, would have thought he had a very good shot at winning trophies with Newcastle, as well as playing for the club he grew up supporting. He may not have won anything at Newcastle as a club, be they gave him a good platform to achieve lots of other things (personal accolades, and medals). Bear in mind also that he had already won the premier league with Blackburn, so one ambition of his was ticked off. I also imagine that at the time, the salary difference between Newcastle and Manchester United was nothing like it is now. Now - if we were to choose between a career, lets say, at a Champions League club, or Bristol City - the different would be huge, both financially and the platform which we would have to succeed as a player. I think it would be almost impossible to remain here, if you truly were good enough to play at the very top level. Unless you somehow managed to drag the club along with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Interestingly when you google him this comes up under quotes on the side Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Just now, Coxy27 said: I think it's not quite the right comparison for us though, as fans of Bristol City. Shearer, at least at the time he moved there, would have thought he had a very good shot at winning trophies with Newcastle, as well as playing for the club he grew up supporting. He may not have won anything at Newcastle as a club, be they gave him a good platform to achieve lots of other things (personal accolades, and medals). Bear in mind also that he had already won the premier league with Blackburn, so one ambition of his was ticked off. I also imagine that at the time, the salary difference between Newcastle and Manchester United was nothing like it is now. Now - if we were to choose between a career, lets say, at a Champions League club, or Bristol City - the different would be huge, both financially and the platform which we would have to succeed as a player. I think it would be almost impossible to remain here, if you truly were good enough to play at the very top level. Unless you somehow managed to drag the club along with you. I think the comparison for City would be would you rather be at City banging in goals and turn down a move to a club who could get promoted or would you rather move for that better chance of going up to say a relegated prem club or say Brentford atm (discounting the fact we're in the play offs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl00peh91 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Same goes for Gerrard, in the end he turned down a move to Chelsea (which almost certainly would have won him the title) in order to stay at his boyhood club, he’s going to be a Liverpool legend forever now so I suspect he considers that it was worth the sacrifice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Even in the relatively short time since Shearer went to Newcastle things have changed dramatically. In those days his salary at Newcastle would have been similar to what he could have earned at Manchester United. Now, a team like Newcastle couldn’t afford the transfer fee and couldn’t offer a salary similar to that offered by a top 4 club. Going back even further John Atyeo was happy to stay at City but, if he was alive today, would he turn down a move to Liverpool, Chelsea etc and increase his salary by a factor of 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted November 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, pl00peh91 said: Same goes for Gerrard, in the end he turned down a move to Chelsea (which almost certainly would have won him the title) in order to stay at his boyhood club, he’s going to be a Liverpool legend forever now so I suspect he considers that it was worth the sacrifice. Good comparison Gerrard also won them and lifted the Champions League for them Some interesting views - with Substantial wealth available widely I like to think money wouldn’t be a major driving factor for me , but we are all different And @Lrrr, and although Inwas thinking of Shearers situation , good question I would stay at City with the hope I could help get us up , no question How much are those achievements and pride worth to Shearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Saw him make his full Southampton debut v Arsenal and scored a hat trick. Start as he meant to go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 It's an interesting question but I'm not sure it is clear cut. You've also got players like Aguero, Lampard and Kompany who spent most of their careers at one club which, whilst it was not their childhood club, was one where they had a long careers, won trophies and were part of a team that made history. I'd imagine they feel similar career satisfaction to Shearer but with the medals to boot. I'm sure players who spent a long period at one club and bonded with their supporters feel a greater sense of satisfaction than those who drifted around clubs and never really settled but I'm not convinced that one club has to be the one you supported as a child. I also think Sheringham probably wasn't too unhappy with his lot. He seemed to build a rapport with Spurs fans in particular and I'd imagine he has few regrets. I think the bigger issue really is players who spend their careers moving from club to club, falling out with people and not really seeming to enjoy their careers. But I can't imagine Sheringham is in that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 I suppose I always think of Le Tissier who played most of his career at Southampton. Could he have broadened his wings and gone on to something different/better and played more for England? Who knows… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin101 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 I would play my career in the Champions League etc but towards the end of my career make the step down to Bristol City a year or two earlier than I perhaps ‘had’ to in order to take us to the promised land, yes the Europa League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Wayne Rooney - played one, drawn one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 If you had that level of talent you go for honours and play at the highest level at the best stadiums with the best players...but then again I’m a mercenary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: I suppose I always think of Le Tissier who played most of his career at Southampton. Could he have broadened his wings and gone on to something different/better and played more for England? Who knows… I think Le Tiss was very much in his comfort zone at Saints. He enjoyed being the biggest fish at the club and having the side built around him. I suspect he enjoyed his career much more than if he`d moved to Spurs or somewhere like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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