Great players don't always make great managers

If Alan Shearer is the answer then what is the question?

Certainly not “who would be the ideal candidate to take control of a struggling Championship club who have taken only 7 points this season”?

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Shearer not counting his chickens (VIDEO)

Alan Shearer has opened the door for Blackburn Rovers owners Venkys to approach him regarding the vacant managerial role at Ewood Park, but isn’t sure at this stage whether the Indian chicken giants will contact him or not.

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Old players becoming new managers

With news circulating that Alan Shearer is topping the Venky charts, I felt it was about right to have a look at some other managers who have returned to their playing clubs as managers. 

Why do they do it? They return as heroes of yesterday and almost inevitably get the boot after a run of bad results or a shocking cup exit at the hands of Nowhere Town from the depths of the Dr Blue Power division.  

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Premier League attacking partnerships of all time: Top 3

We take a look at 3 of the greatest attacking partnerships ever to grace the Premier League and what puts them ahead of the rest.

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The last time England visited Moldova (Video)

On Friday England visit Moldova to begin their qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ironically, the last time the Three Lions visited Chisinau was also to begin qualification for a World Cup, this time in September 1996 as they tried to reach France 98. With England finally returning to the Eastern European backwater after 16 years, let's take a look back, with the aid of the video below, at the last time the two countries met.

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England's Goalscoring Failures

Scoring goals is what the game is about. Although, sometimes it may seem that stopping them is what the game has become about. In England, we have been blessed with some goalscorers of the highest quality. Players who have scored hundreds of goals throughout their careers

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If only Shearer had become a United player

Although Alex Ferguson was reportedly interested in the 21-year old England striker, in the summer of 1992 Alan Shearer moved from Southampton to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £3.6m.

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