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Newcastle United: Great story sums up the passion for NUFC that made striker a Geordie legend

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CLICK PLAY ON THE AUDIO PLAYER ABOVE TO HEAR A BRILLIANT ALAN SHEARER STORY

Dean Saunders joined Jim White on talkSPORT on Wednesday and told a great story about Alan Shearer that summed up the personality which made the striker a Newcastle legend.

Saunders was a coach at Newcastle United during Graeme Souness' tenure as Magpies manager, which coincided with the final years of Shearer's illustrious career.

A former Premier League striker himself, Saunders waxed lyrical about the decision Shearer made to turn down a final big pay day from Newcastle, because he didn't feel he could contribute enough to the club's cause.