Shearer 'talks the talk' but when is he going to 'walk the walk'?
We hear about how great a manager he could be, but when is he going to prove it.
And to throw him straight in at the top - managing England - is nothing but madness!
He should take a look at former Toon star Stuart Pearce, who has ruled himself out of the race to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager, admitting he's not ready for the job.
Former Manchester City boss Pearce has been part of the England set-up for the past four years and is one of Capello's assistants and head coach of the under-21 side.
The former England left-back, who will be 50 when Capello's contract expires after the European Championship finals, is set to be appointed manager of the Great Britain men's football team at next summer's Olympics.
But he insisted today he did not yet have the credentials for the biggest sporting job in the country.
Stuart Pearce: "At this stage, I don't have the experience for the job.
"I believe it's maybe a job for an older man who has got more experience.
"At this moment in time, I have managed Manchester City, had a brief spell at Nottingham Forest, and the under-21s.
"If you amass all the games there, it is less than 200 matches. For me, there is not enough experience there.
"I am enjoying what I am doing and whoever the next man is through the door when Fabio leaves, I will obviously give him as much support as he needs from me, or I can give him, to help him do his job to the best of his ability.
"I can quite understand one or two people's sentiment that possibly I should be pitching in for an opportunity to do this job. I just feel as though it's not the right time at the moment.
"As I see, very, very often, people get elevated very quickly and written off very quickly.
"For me, it's not the right time to put my name in the hat.
"I'm gaining experience and I'll be a better candidate in a few years time, I hope."