Shearer 'not ready' to become a Newcastle coach

Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has rejected a chance to join Joe Kinnear's coaching staff at the Premier League club.

"I said he'd be welcome to come in any time to give the place a lift and work with our strikers," Kinnear said. "He said it was a very kind offer but he wasn't ready for it yet, and I said, 'That's fine.'

"There's a possibility I might bring someone else in on the …