All the way back in the 1998/99 season, Ruud Gullit had an ill fated spell in charge of Newcastle. Despite the fact that he was just a bit shit as a manager altogether, what really did it in for him in the North East of England was his decision to drop Alan Shearer for a match against Sunderland.
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It was big news at the time but time passes and the two adversaries are now pundits on BBC. Happily, they're able to look back on the incident with a smile.
We're sure that Lineker was setting this up though.
