ALAN SHEARER has claimed he will “never forget” Newcastle’s epic Carabao Cup celebrations – but wishes his dad had been there to see it.
The 54-year-old cut an emotional figure as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Tyneside on Saturday.
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Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Carabao Cup final on March 16 to win their first domestic trophy since 1955.
After ending 70 years of hurt, over 150,000 fans flocked to a bus parade around the city.
Shearer – a native Geordie who scored 206 goals in 10 seasons with the Toon – was a guest of honour at the event.
Choking back tears on stage after the parade, the Newcastle icon said: “Yeah, unfortunately, my dad passed away last May.
“He was lucky enough to be at the [Inter-Cities Fairs Cup] final in ’69.
“I just wish he could have hung on for one more year just to see and sample this.
“But he would have been watching on and would’ve been as proud as I was.”
Shearer’s father Alan passed away last May aged 80 following a battle with cancer.
The ex-England striker opened up more on the emotional day during a new episode of podcast This Is Football.
He joined Gary Lineker and Micah Richards to discuss a remarkable 24 hours in the North East.
And Shearer claimed it was “one of the best weekends ever.”
He said: “It was such a pleasure to be there.
“Pete Graves and Lindsay Hipgrave did the interviews on stage.
“Ant and Dec were doing the interviews on the bus. One of them mentioned my dad.
“I got a bit emotional. He always wanted to see Newcastle win a trophy.
“Unfortunately, he wasn’t there but hopefully he’s watching.
“I got a bit emotional on stage.
The taste of success leaves you definitely hungry for more days like this
Eddie Howe
“That moment when I walked out and saw north of 150,000 people in black and white shirts, cheering my name.
“That moment will live with me forever. It was really was incredible.”
Shearer also revealed that even Newcastle’s players and staff were taken aback by the size of the crowds.
Boss Eddie Howe gasped: “Wow. This is just incredible.
“We are hungry for more, but without getting ahead of ourselves in a sense that we now have 10 huge Premier League games to go back to and try to focus on that.
“The taste of success leaves you definitely hungry for more days like this.”
