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Former Newcastle United star Alan Shearer could give up his box at St James’ Park after his pals decided to ditch their season tickets.

During an interview with Radio 1 breakfast show presenter Nick Grimshaw he explained how for years he has shared a box at the stadium with nine friends.

But for the 2015/16 season, Shearer said, none of his friends are renewing their season tickets.

After being told by a listener called Kelly that she was considering giving up her own Newcastle United season ticket, he responded on air: “I’m a season ticket holder and I’m a box holder myself and nine other guys.

“We’ve had a box for the last few years and my mates are not doing it no longer so they’re not buying the box this year.”

He said he was struggling to attend matches currently because of his commitments as a pundit on the BBC 1 show Match of the Day on a Saturday night.

Shearer, who managed Newcastle United in 2009, said: “It’s very difficult for me to go anyway because obviously of the Match of the Day on a Saturday evening so I struggle to go to get to the games.”

He told the listeners however that he still loves going to the matches when he has a weekend free from filming commitments with the BBC.

“It’s stops me from getting to St James’ Park with my mates on a Saturday but if I do get a Saturday or Sunday off and I can go then I do love going.

“Listen, it’s not great at Newcastle at this moment in time but we are fans and we do love Newcastle United and hopefully because of what’s happened last week we stay in the Premier League, hopefully and I’ve get everything crossed, that things start to improve.”