To be honest, I'm sure that more than .1% of the fan base are a bit perturbed by the Shearer or no-one else mentality, we need a good manager that is backed by the board. Shearer is a candidate, but I fear that if we keep harping on about Shearer, and then someone equally credible comes in, that manager has already lost. Basically even with the 'we believe' caveat in, you are presenting a fact that can be used by yourself and your fellow spin doctors however you like, and can be interpreted in many different ways by different people.