Alan Shearer feared he’d be sacked by BBC if cameras caught what he was doing in Newcastle away end for FA Cup clash
ENGLAND legend Alan Shearer feared he would be sacked by the BBC while supporting former club Newcastle last week.
Shearer was in the away end at Craven Cottage on Saturday to support the Magpies against Fulham.
The ex-striker was swarmed by fans after taking to his seat, with some even chanting his name throughout the match.
Although he now regularly watches games from a TV studio, Shearer, a pundit for BBC Sport and Match of the Day, admitted he loved being among the crowd.
The 53-year-old even revealed that he got so caught up in the action that he began swearing at the referee at one point during the game.
Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer said: “You know when the ref makes a poor decision, and you can hear all the fans go, ‘That’s f*****g useless’.
“Well I found myself doing the same to the referee!
“I was thinking, ‘If the cameras are on me now…’ Honestly, I had to think, ‘Calm down, Alan, or you might get yourself sacked here for shouting at the referee!'”
Discussing his matchday experience, Shearer added: “My son said to me, ‘Dad, I’ve got a spare ticket. You always said you’re going to come to an away game with me. Why don’t you come to the game?’ And I was like, ‘Are you mad?’
“He said, ‘Come on, you’ll love it. It’ll be amazing!’ Then I thought, ‘Actually, it’s not a bad idea’. Then the more I thought about it, the more I thought, ‘I’m gonna do it, why not’.
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“He persuaded me and I went, and I’m definitely going to do it again. I absolutely loved it. It was everything – chaos, madness, excitement. It was just brilliant.”
Newcastle went on to win the match 2-0 thanks to goals from Sean Longstaff and Dan Burn.
They will now face Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup fifth round.