Shearer To Help United's "Bad Boys"


By Matthew Jones
July 24 2003

With the likes of Lee Bowyer, Jonathon Woodgate, Olivier Bernard and Craig Bellamy etc, Newcastle have a "colourful" bunch at St James' Park. Alan Shearer and Gary Speed have vowed to try and curb these players "wild ways". Newcastle United skipper Alan Shearer says that he and Welsh international Gary Speed can help Newcastle's younger players to curb their wild ways.

With the likes of Lee Bowyer, Jonathon Woodgate, Olivier Bernard and Craig Bellamy etc, Newcastle have a "colourful" bunch at St James' Park. The former England captain said: "Myself and Speedo are the elder statesmen of the dressing room and experience is a great thing to have."

"Every youngster makes mistakes. What has changed is the celebrity of being a footballer. It's almost a pop idol thing, but players must live with it."

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