Alan Shearer is a bit of a legend on his native Tyneside.
The local-boy-done-good returned to Newcastle United after winning the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers.
The goal-scoring machine didn’t exactly bring the trophies pouring into his boyhood club, but he’s a hero none-the-less.
Now, thanks to ex-Magpies chief Freddie Shepherd, they’ve built a statue of the Match of the Day presenter.
https://twitter.com/ChronicleNUFC/status/632504530207248386
The 9ft effigy of the Geordie hero has already been sculpted in China and they’re just waiting to ship it back to Newcastle.
Its currently traveling over from Shanghai. Shearer wants this placed outside the Gallowgate End #NUFC pic.twitter.com/Q6jDjyvkdt
— NUFC HQ (@NUFC_HQ) August 15, 2015
It will still never beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s tent-pitching effort though…
But Twitter reacted brilliantly to the news…
Oh wow. The new Shearer mid-Macarena statue is really something… #nufc pic.twitter.com/FIlGPap31E
— Neil Wood (@NeilAWood) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/randallbell/status/632509311915327488
https://twitter.com/antonydaly/status/632511648281030657
https://twitter.com/LeeGarfoot/status/632507006985859072
By, that statue of Shearer is accurate and in no way terrifying. Said no-one ever. #NUFC
— Simon Gallagher (@SiGallagher) August 15, 2015
H/T Mirror
