Alan Shearer

Close to Man United?

Oh yeah, before, it was going to be either Newcastle or Man United, and I'd made the decision, really.

Everything was, the house was chosen.

That was that far.

from choosing from going to Man United Kevin asked for one last chat ironically in Manchester at Manchester airport and said could I have another half an hour with you and I did and I just thought what am I doing I just got to go back home

go back to Newcastle where I'd left 10 years earlier.

And so that, yeah, it was really, really close, yeah.

Yeah, just that little nudge of thinking, I've got to go back home.

I did, I thought it was the right thing to do, was to ring Sir Alex.

And?

So I rang him and there was no answer.

So I thought, I have to speak to him.

I rang him again, there was no answer.

So I thought, a third time I have to leave.

I think he must have had an income.

Otherwise he'd been answering me.

Otherwise he would have answered the phone, yeah.

No, I rang him.

I rang him, and I let it ring, and ring, and ring, and there's no answer.

I rang him again, I let it ring, and ring, and ring, no answer.