Alan Shearer: "If you're good enough, it doesn't matter what you are.Shearer Won't Look At Any Birth Certificates!
Alan Shearer: "If you're good enough, it doesn't matter what you are."If he can add something to the team, I would have no fear about putting him on. If you're good enough, it doesn't matter what age you are.
"I said to all the guys in the reserves, 'how you play and how you train will determine to me whether you have a part to play trying to help Newcastle United', and I've seen a response from all of them, including Nile and Andy and the experienced players.
"The response was great (in the reserves) last Monday, as it has been in training.
"How you play on a Saturday and how you train will determine whether you have got a part to play in the remaining games, and that all know that."