Alan Shearer

[toonviking]

Seems quiet in, so let me stir the pot a bit.

As a person, a bit of a dick or pure class?

As player no one comes even close, so please dont take that into account.

But as anything else, is he:

1. A bit of a dick
2. A bit boring
3. Pure class

😂

[Sclox]

Seems quiet in, so let me stir the pot a bit.

As a person, a bit of a dick or pure class?

As player no one comes even close, so please dont take that into account.

But as anything else, is he:

1. A bit of a dick
2. A bit boring
3. Pure class

😂

Like any of us all of the above and more...depending on your mood.

Generally aways strikes me as an ordinary bloke you' could meet at the pub who could be a plumber.

[Zippity]

Well...I don't know.

As a pundit I think he's fair and pretty insightful.

As a person? You hear stuff (hence the thread, I presume?) but unless you know him or someone close to him then who knows what the agenda is of people saying necative stuff.

I actually think he comes across as being canny and will judge him on that...so I'm adding a fourth category:

4. Seems canny

[toonviking]

Well...I don't know.

As a pundit I think he's fair and pretty insightful.

As a person? You hear stuff (hence the thread, I presume?) but unless you know him or someone close to him then who knows what the agenda is of people saying necative stuff.

I actually think he comes across as being canny and will judge him on that...so I'm adding a fourth category:

4. Seems canny

Yeah, you hear stuff. But I think its rather unfair and maybe a bit of small town syndrom, if you know what I mean.

I think maybe I would wote for that fourth category zip! 😂 I totally agree, to me he seems canny. Just a normal guy really, with a fantastic talent and superb work ethic.

I like watching the rest is football, good banter there.

[Nufcian]

I’m gonna be unpopular with this one…

He comes across as very BBC… even with his swearing on the podcast with his MOTD mates it’s all a bit bland.

The really unpopular bit is.. in comparison… based on his personality and banter/wit on a different podcast (and just to add I watch them both on YouTube, not listening, so you get more of the personality when you can see expressions I mean) is I think I would rather have a pint with Roy Keane than Shearer.

#tinhatonhead

[ex_pat_magpie]

I’m gonna be unpopular with this one…

He comes across as very BBC… even with his swearing on the podcast with his MOTD mates it’s all a bit bland.

The really unpopular bit is.. in comparison… based on his personality and banter/wit on a different podcast (and just to add I watch them both on YouTube, not listening, so you get more of the personality when you can see expressions I mean) is I think I would rather have a pint with Roy Keane than Shearer.

#tinhatonhead

I would think Roy Keane would be more likely than Big Al, to spill a pint over your head if he disagreed with you.

[Nufcian]

I would think Roy Keane would be more likely than Big Al, to spill a pint over your head if he disagreed with you.

I think players are completely different off the pitch compared to on the pitch… and with all these podcasts we’re getting to see actual personalities where they don’t have the strict broadcasting company standards and guidelines to meet.

In fact even your everyday bloke is different on the football pitch too… I’ve put a mate into the boards in a 5-a-side game and dislocated his shoulder… just the nature of competitive sport but never carried it off the pitch.

[Zippity]

I think players are completely different off the pitch compared to on the pitch… and with all these podcasts we’re getting to see actual personalities where they don’t have the strict broadcasting company standards and guidelines to meet.

In fact even your everyday bloke is different on the football pitch too… I’ve put a mate into the boards in a 5-a-side game and dislocated his shoulder… just the nature of competitive sport but never carried it off the pitch.

And were you still friends afterwards?

[Nufcian]

And were you still friends afterwards?

Yeah, I didn’t mean to do it… I’m just competitive and it was a *cough* full-blooded challenge is all, no malice in it… completely meant to take him out but not to injure him.

Always was more effort than skill on the football pitch 🤣

[Jammy89]

I’m gonna be unpopular with this one…

He comes across as very BBC… even with his swearing on the podcast with his MOTD mates it’s all a bit bland.

The really unpopular bit is.. in comparison… based on his personality and banter/wit on a different podcast (and just to add I watch them both on YouTube, not listening, so you get more of the personality when you can see expressions I mean) is I think I would rather have a pint with Roy Keane than Shearer.

#tinhatonhead

Whilst I wouldn't rather have a pint with Keane than Shearer, I do agree he comes across very BBC.

I don't think he's a dick and I don't know enough of him as a person to call pure class.

So at a push, number 2 but I like to believe that Zips, number 4 catagory is correct.