I had secret Man United and Newcastle meetings and the manager had three word reaction to decision

Sir Alex Ferguson issued an X-rated three-word response after realising his hopes of signing Alan Shearer were fading. The former England captain became the world’s most expensive player in 1996 when he left Blackburn Rovers for hometown club Newcastle United. Alan Shearer was hot property after firing Blackburn to the Premier League title in 1995 The Magpies splashed a then record £15million to acquire the 1995 Premier League title winner but it wasn’t without interest from Manchester United. Ferguson’s side had just pipped Kevin Keegan’s men to the title and the north east club were plotting a way to dethrone the rampant Red Devils. And what better way than to land Shearer who has scooped the golden boot in back-to-back seasons. Ferguson was a keen admirer of Shearer and after getting wind of his availability, he quickly moved for the striker in hope of bolstering his striking options. Newcastle were also in for Shearer with the added extra of offering the striker a route back home. After deliberation, Shearer opted for the Magpies and turned down what would have been a devastating alliance with stars such as Eric Cantona, David Beckham, Roy Keane and Paul Scholes. Shearer recalled details of his exchanges with both Keegan and Ferguson and the latter’s reaction to the striker’s meeting with the then Newcastle boss which had taken place earlier that day. “I got the call from Manchester United. It was really strange because I was meeting Kevin Keegan and Sir Alex on the same day in the same house, and I met Kevin in the morning and Sir Alex in the afternoon,” Shearer told Ally McCoist on TNT Sports show titled Ally’s Social Club. “It was actually David Platt’s mother-in-law’s house. We’d sort of taken over the house because we wanted it all done in secret. “I remember Sir Alex coming in the afternoon after the talks going really well in the morning with Kevin, and his first words to me were, ‘Am I seeing you first or have you seen Kevin this morning?’ Sir Alex had hoped to lure Shearer to Old Trafford in hope of cementing his side’s domestic dominance Shearer agreed a £15m switch to Newcastle in 1996 “And I went, ‘I spoke to Kevin this morning’, and he goes, excuse my language, he went, ‘That’s me F*****!’ Those were his first words to me. “But anyway, talks went really, really well, and I thought at one stage I was going to go, and I even went house hunting around Manchester for a day.” He continued: “I got another call off Kevin a few days later saying, ‘Can I have another half an hour with you?’ And I had half an hour with him, and I just thought, ‘What am I waiting for? I’ve gotta go back home.’ And that was it. “I rang the missus up because the meeting again with Kevin was in Manchester and I said ‘There’s going to be a taxi come in half an hour, and you’ve got to pack me a bag and put it in the taxi and send it to Manchester Airport’. I went and I signed for Newcastle.” Shearer went on to score 206 goals in 405 games for Newcastle before retiring from football in 2006. Despite never having won a trophy with his boyhood club, Shearer admits he has no regrets over his decision insisting it was a ‘dream come true’. Keegan convinced Shearer to join Newcastle only to resign from his post five months later Shearer became the club’s all-time leading scorer in a fixture against Portsmouth in 2006getty images “Obviously, I’d supported Newcastle. I’d stood on the Gallowgate end as a kid, my dad’s hero was Jackie Milburn. I’d watched him for years, my hero was Kevin Keegan. I’d watched him in the 80s when he signed as a player,” Shearer added. “I couldn’t turn down the opportunity, you know. I wanted to have great years, my best years as a player playing for Newcastle rather than coming back when I was in my mid-30s or whatever it may be, and being on my last legs. “I wanted to play for them while I still had something to offer, and it was just everything that I wanted and hoped for. “To play at my club and score goals at the Gallowgate End where I stood as a kid, I mean, it was a dream come true, it’s every boy’s dream. “I was the world’s most expensive player and I had the No. 9 shirt on, which I always wanted to do. It was 10 unbelievable years. If I had this decision to make again, I would make exactly the same decision. “I know that I’ve missed out on a lot of trophies with Man Utd,” he admitted. “I’d have won so many more trophies. I know that. But I wouldn’t have… I’m not sure I would have had that feeling that I get playing for Newcastle for 10 years. “I was lucky enough to break my dad’s hero’s record, Jackie Milburn’s. To have 10 years, to have a testimonial, to have a statue, to have the goal scoring record. And to live my dream, I lived my dream.”

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I had secret Man United and Newcastle meetings and the manager had three word reaction to decision

Sir Alex Ferguson issued an X-rated three-word response after realising his hopes of signing Alan Shearer were fading.

The former England captain became the world’s most expensive player in 1996 when he left Blackburn Rovers for hometown club Newcastle United.

1. In 1994/95 Blackburn Rovers were Premier League champions | Now they are 24th in the Championship (relegated to League One). Click right to see what's happened to the other clubs from that season... — Alan Shearer was hot property after firing Blackburn to the Premier League title in 1995

The Magpies splashed a then record £15million to acquire the 1995 Premier League title winner but it wasn’t without interest from Manchester United.

Ferguson’s side had just pipped Kevin Keegan’s men to the title and the north east club were plotting a way to dethrone the rampant Red Devils.

And what better way than to land Shearer who has scooped the golden boot in back-to-back seasons.

Ferguson was a keen admirer of Shearer and after getting wind of his availability, he quickly moved for the striker in hope of bolstering his striking options.

Newcastle were also in for Shearer with the added extra of offering the striker a route back home.

After deliberation, Shearer opted for the Magpies and turned down what would have been a devastating alliance with stars such as Eric Cantona, David Beckham, Roy Keane and Paul Scholes.

Shearer recalled details of his exchanges with both Keegan and Ferguson and the latter’s reaction to the striker’s meeting with the then Newcastle boss which had taken place earlier that day.

“I got the call from Manchester United. It was really strange because I was meeting Kevin Keegan and Sir Alex on the same day in the same house, and I met Kevin in the morning and Sir Alex in the afternoon,” Shearer told Ally McCoist on TNT Sports show titled Ally’s Social Club.

“It was actually David Platt’s mother-in-law’s house. We’d sort of taken over the house because we wanted it all done in secret.

“I remember Sir Alex coming in the afternoon after the talks going really well in the morning with Kevin, and his first words to me were, ‘Am I seeing you first or have you seen Kevin this morning?’

Sir Alex had hoped to lure Shearer to Old Trafford in hope of cementing his side’s domestic dominance

Alan Shearer moved from Blackburn to Newcastle for £15m in 1996 — Shearer agreed a £15m switch to Newcastle in 1996

“And I went, ‘I spoke to Kevin this morning’, and he goes, excuse my language, he went, ‘That’s me F*****!’ Those were his first words to me.

“But anyway, talks went really, really well, and I thought at one stage I was going to go, and I even went house hunting around Manchester for a day.”

He continued: “I got another call off Kevin a few days later saying, ‘Can I have another half an hour with you?’ And I had half an hour with him, and I just thought, ‘What am I waiting for? I’ve gotta go back home.’ And that was it.

“I rang the missus up because the meeting again with Kevin was in Manchester and I said ‘There’s going to be a taxi come in half an hour, and you’ve got to pack me a bag and put it in the taxi and send it to Manchester Airport’. I went and I signed for Newcastle.”

Shearer went on to score 206 goals in 405 games for Newcastle before retiring from football in 2006.

Despite never having won a trophy with his boyhood club, Shearer admits he has no regrets over his decision insisting it was a ‘dream come true’.

Keegan convinced Shearer to join Newcastle only to resign from his post five months later

Shearer became the club’s all-time leading scorer in a fixture against Portsmouth in 2006

“Obviously, I’d supported Newcastle. I’d stood on the Gallowgate end as a kid, my dad’s hero was Jackie Milburn. I’d watched him for years, my hero was Kevin Keegan. I’d watched him in the 80s when he signed as a player,” Shearer added.

“I couldn’t turn down the opportunity, you know. I wanted to have great years, my best years as a player playing for Newcastle rather than coming back when I was in my mid-30s or whatever it may be, and being on my last legs.

“I wanted to play for them while I still had something to offer, and it was just everything that I wanted and hoped for.

“To play at my club and score goals at the Gallowgate End where I stood as a kid, I mean, it was a dream come true, it’s every boy’s dream.

“I was the world’s most expensive player and I had the No. 9 shirt on, which I always wanted to do. It was 10 unbelievable years. If I had this decision to make again, I would make exactly the same decision.

“I know that I’ve missed out on a lot of trophies with Man Utd,” he admitted. “I’d have won so many more trophies. I know that. But I wouldn’t have… I’m not sure I would have had that feeling that I get playing for Newcastle for 10 years.

“I was lucky enough to break my dad’s hero’s record, Jackie Milburn’s. To have 10 years, to have a testimonial, to have a statue, to have the goal scoring record. And to live my dream, I lived my dream.”