"I wish he was with us." Alan Shearer fondly remembered his late father after Newcastle's League Cup victory

Newcastle legend Alan Shearer was overjoyed by his club's triumphant performance in the League Cup and their first trophy win in many years. However, there were also poignant moments, as Shearer, in the Rest is Football podcast, reminisced about his late father, who was also a Magpies fan but didn't live to see this joyful day.

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"I must admit, I had a tear or two [in my eye] when the final whistle went because I thought of my old man. He was lucky enough, he went to the '69 final when they won the Fairs Cup, so he sampled it a little bit. But I just wish he'd been there yesterday. But he'd been looking down," Shearer confessed.

Shearer also shared that his father spoke a lot about Newcastle in his final days. He really wanted his beloved club to win a trophy and perform as successfully as possible.

It is worth noting that at the League Cup final at Wembley between Newcastle and Liverpool, Alan was joined by his son and daughter with her boyfriend. They celebrated this victory with thoughts of their father and grandfather in their minds.