Shearer Warns Of 'Dangerous' Wise!

Last updated : 08 September 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor

Alan Shearer: "I think it is dangerous when a director of football is appointed.

"A manager lives and dies by the players he can bring in and players he sells. If a manager can't do that then is there any point in him being there?

"Kevin would have thought well, players are going to be coming in, probably big-name players, and obviously that didn't happen.

"He has thought can I live with this any more? Am I managing this football club?

"The inevitable will happen and there will be a breakdown in communications. There can only be one person in a football club who is making decisions over players, ie buying them, selling them."

Ashley has admitted he knew he was playing with fire by pairing Keegan and Wise in the same management structure, and obviously he underestimated how much control Keegan wanted.