He was just trying to have a bit of craic. Join in with the banter. Be one of the lads.
He was even half-heartedly poking fun at himself in the process too but Gary Lineker saw the opportunity and he pounced.
The BBC presenter has humiliated Shearer before about his dreadful performance when in charge at Newcastle.
https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/602785157712584705
And, on Sunday, during the Chelsea and Manchester City FA Cup clash, Lineker hilariously ribbed the pundit who pointed out a neat statistic about his managerial record in the cup: that he's never lost.
Zero for zero. Stats are stats.
He did, however, lose in many other ways and he lost this war of words too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yzl4HevayQ
Fear not though Alan. The managerial career mightn't have done much for you but at least you can say you've recovered slightly better than Tim Sherwood who is still trying to find his feet in the pundit arena.
When you're cold, you're not hot.
https://twitter.com/SundayChants/status/701720357485543424
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