Newcastle unveil £250,000 bronze statue in honour of club record goalscorer Alan Shearer
NEWCASTLE have unveiled a statue of record goalscorer Alan Shearer outside St James' Park.
The 9ft bronze sculpture was shown to hundreds of supporters on Monday as Shearer was joined by ex-manager Kevin Keegan and former coach Terry McDermott.
However some supporters have pointed out that statue, named 'Local Hero', has Shearer with one finger pointed towards the sky - when in usual iconic celebration is him when an open-palm salute.
The artwork cost a cool £250,000 to make but it was stumped up by former club chairman Freddy Shepherd and his family.
The Sun columnist Shearer bagged a stunning 206 goals in 395 appearances for the club over a 10-year period.
After the unveiling, the Match of the Day pundit said: "I'm very proud and honoured to be stood here with this statue.
"When I come down this road seeing it will make me immensely proud. It is here because I enjoyed playing football."
Shearer became the world's most expensive player when he joined Newcastle from Blackburn for a fee of £15million in 1996.