Alan Shearer accepts Newcastle United Football Club are not good enough for the Premier League.

A 1-0 loss at Aston Villa on the final day of the season sealed the Magpies relegation, and it was clear to see this was something which was bitterly painful for manager and local hero Shearer.

"It is the worst feeling, to be honest. It is painful, it hurts,” he told Sky Sports. "It has been an experience for me and I have enjoyed it in a weird sort of way. But we've got no complaints.

"I can't say that we came here and we were unlucky today or the season. We went down because we weren't good enough over 38 games. Big changes need to be made at the football club.

“Players need to go out players need to come in. In my opinion it needs root and branch surgery from top to bottom. There is big changes that need to be made.

"I have just said to them in there in the dressing room, 'You can make all the excuses you like, all of us have not been good enough'."

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