Alan Shearer's Match of the Day teammate Gary Lineker has provided a excellent response to the news the ex-Newcastle United striker's statue has been moved back inside the St James' Park grounds.
The statue had previously been placed just outside of the stadium grounds on Barrack Road with former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley refusing to allow it on site at St James'.
But the statue has now been moved inside the grounds of the stadium and will sit adjacent to the statue of Sir Bobby Robson. Ashley also famously renamed the St James' Park bar 'Shearer's' to 'Nine' following Shearer's public criticism of the retail business giant. Shearer was never shy in giving his opinion of Ashley, with the ex-Newcastle striker calling his time on Tyneside "disastrous".
