Lets start a phone bill fund

So Alan is doing his best to convince little Michael Owen that his time this season (and hopefully beyond) should be spent saving Souness's job, Shearer's reputation, and the hope of millions of Geordies. Obviously we're all for this - we no longer have Bellamy and Kluivert to pop up every now and again to score a vital goal (or create some dodgy headline in the papers), and so far this season, we've looked woefully inadequate (but not just up front).

Anyway, he says it's costing him a fortune - maybe the 70 or so grand a week he's getting from Newcastle won't cover the phone bill? Lets get the lads out with buckets in the city cent(e)r(e) collecting to help him out.

Shearer Keen on Owen