Shearer Says: “World Class Klopp to turn Reds season around”

He has gone on record as saying he did not feel he had enough time there. They play Newcastle the following weekend too at the Stadium of Light so he’ll definitely have one eye on that game. When a new manager comes into the club it can freshen things up and Sam will presents new ideas to his players. He will feel there is plenty of time to turn it around though I am sure he will also be looking to move some players in and out in January.

Republic deserve Euro play-off luck this time around

I hope Ireland are able to qualify for Euro 2016. They were hard done by the last time they were in a play-offs for a major tournament with the blatant Thierry Henry hand-ball which ended up being the crucial goal. They had a terrific result against the world champions Germany to keep their hopes alive in the group. It would be great if they were be able to join England, Wales and Northern Ireland next summer in France.

Top clubs should do more to lower ticket prices

Clubs should be doing more to lower ticket prices in football. For a family to go to a game now it turns out to be a very expensive day and the loyal and local fans are being priced out as we see more and more tickets being sold to corporates and transient fans. By the time they have bought the tickets, a programme, drink and a pie, it is a big day out for most people and we are paying more than the other top clubs across Europe. When you consider the amount of money these clubs are getting from the TV money in the Premier League, especially next season when the new deal kicks in, it’s hard to justify the inflated ticket prices and the clubs should be doing a lot more to reduce the prices.

Match of the day job has that dressing room feel

I absolutely love watching football and the job that I have now. It’s as close as you can get to replicating the dressing room environment. It is great still be involved in the football scene. I am very lucky to be working on Match of the Day. I leave Newcastle at around 8am on a Saturday morning and I get down to the studio for around 11am. We watch the early game and then follow all the games as they progress at 3pm.

We take our notes, watch the teatime game and then we have around 90 minutes to prepare our analysis. After the show I jump in the car around midnight and drive back to Newcastle and get in around three o’clock in the morning. It’s a long day, but a really enjoyable one.

Ausgusta Kate keeps Cheltenham

Outside of football, I have an interest in a horse called Augusta Kate with Ant and Dec, Graham Wylie, Lee Westwood and Chubby Chandler. She won well first time out last month and we are hoping she can go on to big things.
I think she is going to come out in 3-4 weeks or so and fingers crossed we might have a decent one on our hands. It was all discussed when we sat at Augusta watching Lee play in the Masters. With a bit of luck she might go all the way to the Cheltenham Festival!

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