‘Lineker never misses a chance’ – Fans in stitches as BBC show host trolling Alan Shearer in throwback clip from 2007

FANS hailed Gary Lineker’s lethal trolling aft helium enjoyed a travel down ‘memory pain’ astatine Alan Shearer’s expense.

Prem grounds scorer Shearer never won silverware successful 10 years astatine Newcastle.

Gary Lineker showed Alan Shearer an awkward clip from 18 years ago

Shearer had a antithetic look backmost successful 2007 but unluckily not overmuch has changed for Newcastle successful presumption of a deficiency of trophies

Fellow pundit Shay Given was besides dragged into the trolling

And erstwhile the 2 ex-England strikers were together in the BBC Match of the Day studio connected FA Cup fourth-round day, Lineker went consecutive THERE…

Admittedly, it came connected the time Newcastle fought backmost to oust League One Birmingham 3-2, albeit with a arguable goal.

But backmost successful 2007 the communicative could not person been much antithetic erstwhile the two sides met astatine St James’ Park successful a round-three replay.

Toon cult leader Nolberto Solano adjacent bagged an ain extremity arsenic Brum triumphed 5-1, contempt a reply from James Milner.

Birmingham netted 3 times after Steven Taylor saw reddish for the Magpies.

And Shearer’s MOTD workfellow Shay Given was the Toon keeper that day.

Lineker showed a flashback clip from 18 years ago, erstwhile Shearer was an MOTD rookie aft retiring arsenic a subordinate astatine the extremity of the erstwhile season.

Beeb big Lineker was seen addressing grinning workplace pundits.

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Bruno N’Gotty netted arsenic Brum won 5-1 astatine Newcastle 18 years ago[/caption]

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The ex-Tottenham striker said: “No shortage of cupful winners, though, successful the studio.

“Alan Hansen with Liverpool, Lee Dixon with Arsenal and… Alan Shearer, who went adjacent a mates of times with Newcastle.”

Lineker mocked Shearer for being “really confident” Newcastle would bushed Birmingham backmost past – and for ever predicting his old nine were acceptable for glory.

He said to the 260-goal Prem marksman astatine the time: “I accidental this would beryllium emblematic if this is the twelvemonth they spell and bash it, present you’ve retired?”

Shearer admitted ruefully: “I’ve been saying it for the past 10, 11, 12 years – this mightiness conscionable beryllium our year.”

MOTD past returned to unrecorded coverage, with gleeful viewers suggesting “Lineker ne'er misses a chance!” to taunt pal Shearer.

One reckoned the ex-Barcelona ace delivered a “straight bullet”.

And different instrumentality twisted the knife by saying of Shearer: “He ne'er won thing astatine Newcastle that’s for definite unless helium played for them successful the 60s.”

By this stage, Given mightiness person thought he’d escaped instrumentality – for being betwixt the sticks for the 5-1 humiliation.

However, Shearer past joked Birmingham’s triumph was “only due to the fact that Shay was in goal”.

Given said, “Don’t look astatine me, lads!” – earlier adding: “I know, I cognize – I can’t remember!”

One spectator responded: “Some things ne'er change! Shearer taking Ls adjacent disconnected the pitch, and Shay caught successful the crossfire.”