Keegan keen on Shearer return

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Keegan made a sensational return to St James' Park on Wednesday for a second spell as boss, after Sam Allardyce left the club a week previously.

"If there is a role for Alan which he wants, I will definitely speak to him at some stage," he told a press conference on Friday afternoon. "I would love to have him back, and we'll definitely talk."

Shearer - the club's record goalscorer who retired in 2006 - had been suggested as a possible manager, but Keegan's appointment left Geordie fans dreaming of a double-team of Magpies legends, with Shearer as an assistant.

And Keegan would certainly welcome him with open arms - if Shearer wants to come.

Keegan added: "I haven't spoke to Alan yet, I've concentrated fully on Saturday's match (against Bolton). I've walked into a training ground I've never seen, meeting a lot of the staff for the first time."

The former England manager insisted he was the "best qualified" man to take charge of the strife-torn Magpies.

"I know the club. I'm not saying the other managers (who were linked to the job) didn't, but I know it as a player, a manager, I know what it's like in terms of what the fans want," he said.

"I don't have to learn those things. This is a very special club, and that's what people outside this area don't understand.

"I think I'm the best qualified person to come and do this job."