An emotional Alan Shearer after Newcastle's relegation in 2009

[@generichuman2044]

Still feel sorry for Alan after all these years. He did his absolute best for his boyhood club and was let down by the fat cat owners. Thankfully his legacy as a player was so immense, people quickly forgot about this.

[@CronoXpono]

With NO support and an ailing Owen, who the fuck would’ve kept them up? I’m glad he isn’t raked over coals about it, Ashley didn’t/hasn’t done enough to grow Newcastle.

[@lorddarlo6194]

I bet Alan wished he was on the pitch to finish those chances to keep them up

[@CronoXpono]

Johan Ralle Southampton.

[@jixuscrixus1967]

Johan Ralle: yes he’s associated as a player originally with Southampton. The title is misleading although Shearer is from Newcastle so perhaps thats the ‘boyhood’ association.

[@CronoXpono]

SEAN INGRAM Sadly, you’re right. Owen kinda drove me bananas in that he had ALL the options in the world and he always seems to make it Sound forced. Chose your club of choice and play your arse off for them. Simply

[@thomaslindsay1525]

Wow, didn't realise how diplomatic his responses were at the time. His comments were totally correct.

[@99annanic]

Reminds me of his commentary. Always honest and expresses how he really feels.

[@rickydongdong4515]

He’s a mug

[@timowerner6518]

Now the people and media are soft if you talk tough they will murder you look at mourinho

[@raivo_4447]

Ed Glenn your comment sums up your generation, arrogant and full of themselves

[@IamKevinFinnerty]

Ricky Dong Dong salty mackem?

[@barryward6942]

He was brought in for the final 8 games but the damage was already done.

[@isaacfung622]

That's the thing

[@matthewdoyle3877]

@@isaacfung622even if he had 38 games he would still be crap

[@waughy9103]

​@@matthewdoyle3877shush troll

[@AttackerNumberTwo]

This wasn’t on him. This was Mike Ashley and his army of pathetic yes men’s doing.

[@ziudra91]

Ashley been there for that long ?? Holy fuck

[@CronoXpono]

Agreed. And it fucking sucks man, Newcastle had (can’t know how this pandemic is gonna change or affect things till we’re all back) a following, a legion of fans! Even a mediocre owner would’ve been able to make a few signings to get the fans excited and keep them up. Disgraceful piece of shit. And I’m a Man United fan btw, it just pisses me right off.

[@toonlegend4044]

@@ziudra91 13 years mate.

[@elcapone8329]

What’s funny is people say you call force a owner to sell. Mike Ashley proves otherwise

[@Burncourtable]

The players were a bunch of bottlers that year.

[@charcast_5207]

2009 is retro...good lord we’re getting old

[@andreo.7633]

Lol

[@sFalcon_86]

thirrem_mafiozi 1 ok grandpa

[@sFalcon_86]

thirrem_mafiozi 1 lool thats the joke

[@bighas96]

Yeah man 11 years nearly 12 in a few months time

[@whitetroutchannel]

@Ivanhoe ॐ graham fenton, that name still hurts me

[@kylekennedy7311]

Shearer didn’t deserve to be put in that position at that time, He’s a hero on Tyneside he’s Newcastle’s GOD

[@gavb9816]

@@Danqz97 he is referring to a football clique! Im sure he doesn't think Shearer is a actual God! It a term many footie fans use for their heros. As a Christian I dont think telling people this,in this situation, is what God would have people do/say! You come across as a religious puritan. Christ preached love and belief in Him as the way to eternal life. Not following religious rules!

[@kylekennedy7311]

red men thank you my brother 🙏❤️

[@sam_marley]

christ religion is scary. How can you be brainwashed like that?

[@thomasjones2415]

Yes Absolutely

[@foodreacts837]

ino

[@SJMJ91]

I'm no Newcastle fan but in fairness to Shearer, he only had 8 games to keep them up. Credit to him for taking the job but it practically ruined his managerial career. The fact that Owen had the audacity to slag him off in his book is unbelievable.

[@ChrisCollins0928]

Owen is hated by every fan base of every team he played for 😄😄😄

[@SJMJ91]

@@ChrisCollins0928 Because all Michael Owen cares about is Michael Owen.

[@johntaylor9065]

Inside his head “I hate Owen... I hate Owen... I hate Owen”

[@jn6711]

Wasn't Owen's fault though

[@cesarurzua8234]

@@jn6711 he has to take some blame

[@tsb3208]

Hate seeing Owen get blamed for this. He was physically absolutely wrecked at this point in his career and did what he could. But he was only a good quality premier striker by 2009. He got a good couple of years at Man Utd after this as a squad player but the lad was utterly done.

[@ChrisCollins0928]

@@tsb3208 - He was quiet happy to slate Newcastle and their fans off though while taking a massive paycheck from us 😑

[@tsb3208]

@@ChrisCollins0928 I would have too if I were him. You lot were bang out of order and looking for a scapegoat when it came to Owen. And it couldn't have been Saint Shearer at fault, could it. He can do no wrong, despite asking an injured player to risk their physical wellbeing.

[@FiveGuysFan0604]

Alan Shearer doesn’t deserve blame for Newcastle’s relegation. The team was a sinking ship.

[@KSRugby]

Yep when you’ve got players and staff casually turning up late to training, and in helicopters there’s a big issue. People expect miracles from football managers, but most of the time it doesn’t work like that.

[@waughy9103]

He only had 8 games

[@davidevans6644]

Literally fast forward 11 years and nothing has changed at all, poor team poor ownership, fans still waiting for better times! And people wonder why we want ashley out!?

[@abdullahabdilaahi3872]

@David Evans are you a Newcastle United Fc fan?

[@mbekempus5545]

Be grateful. At least youre not Sunderland

[@davidevans6644]

Just because I'm a newcastle fan and our rivals are terrible doesnt mean I can be happy and satisfied with the way my club is been run and destroyed by ashley, sunderland could dissappear forever and id still be unhappy with the regime of ashley.

[@user-fz9vk4js5l]

Nobody wonders why

[@abdullahabdilaahi3872]

@David Evans I mean you have suffered 2 relegations under him. One in 2009 (as demonstrated in the video with Alan Shearer) and one in 2016.

[@leebrown2472]

This relegation was one of the best things to happen to us, giving us time to clear the players that did not want to be there and rebuild. No one blames Shearer for it - still a HERO

[@paulharris8983]

Always had total respect for this man. One of the greats in the Premier League, a wonderful player who loves his club.

[@NewcastleUnitedOneClubOneCity]

11 years on the club still continues to stagnate under Mike Ashley's ownership. ⚫⚪

[@passmelers]

you guys deserve the mega rich owners to splurge, newcastle has always attracted types of players and you guys have a decent scout system in france, its a side that should be aiming for europa spots.

[@s5c517]

@@passmelers you finished rimming yet?

[@alberttanner408]

Mike saved the club from £100 million in debt

[@matthancock260]

@@passmelers please explain why they warrant a place in the top 7? 😭

[@matthancock260]

@@alberttanner408 they choose to ignore this

[@paulmaking1980]

Alan Shearer is a legend! He's a very classy guy, as well as a top class player

[@lfcspectre4335]

If I remember this was season Michael Owen refuse to play for Newcastle United. Getting £100,000 per week wages at the club crying I've got sore foot.

[@regiment589]

Yes he should play injured. Shearer failed and blamed him. That punk didnt even dare to tell him accusations face to face.

[@olliestevens754]

@@regiment589 if you read the book by Alan shearer he wasn't injured (physio cleared him) the last day when he shearer asked him to play he said no otherwise if he gets injured he can't get a move

[@nihalsagoo9794]

Ollie Stevens during interviews Owen has said that if he played as well as he could he would get another major injury. Every time he got injured his confidence dropped and ultimately became a player with less skill

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

do you blame him? playing at liverpool and Madrid and then all of a sudden your at Newcastle United fighting relegation with the weight of the whole world on your shoulders.. they call him Michael Owen not Jesus

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

@George Byrne integrity? you do realise we are talking about guys who are 'professionals' at kicking around a ball of air.. these guys don't have an ounce of integrity in their bodies.. they were brought up inside a bubble kicking a bubble. Explains why they were celebrating with champagne, cigars and holidays after they got kicked out the world cup too..

[@philipkeersnufc4160]

Alan Shearer Newcastle Legend! ⚫⚪

[@foolanhi8183]

legend.

[@sukhdevr3489]

I don't think this is the video to be saying that haha.

[@unrelxased.]

No way

[@jamiehope9696]

@@sukhdevr3489 Not his fault

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@jamiehope9696 Yeah but he still could've saved them had they beaten Aston Villa. That wasn't my point though

[@jackrowell4710]

the fact that not long after this Sir Bobby Robson died must have been awful for him, probably the worst experience he will ever go through

[@ouropa5695]

i'm Dutch.... I noticed Shearer when he played at Blackburn. I heard the chants "Alan Sheareher... AAllaan Shearerer". Then I saw him scoring goals for Newcastle with passion and love for that club. Oh yeah, some goals for England too. Great pundit. Legend.

[@karlsingh9805]

great pundit? predctable and repetitive more like lad.

[@prasunsarkar4995]

Interviewer: your tears are almost there please cry..

[@m.y1152]

His hair got relegated soon after

[@synthesizerpatel7405]

He actually looks much better with no hair.

[@moses4ya747]

His hair is the hair of the wise something you Lil chaps don't know about

[@cyrusmufc2914]

He's one of thos people with a great symmetrical face no matter what haircut or bald he'll always look good.

[@MuhammadNaveed-jl6dv]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@behappy-kn6xl]

You’re hilarious you should be a stand up comedian

[@gutzz1519]

In just 10 years Alan shearer went from 30 years old to 50 year old

[@vinniesmyyth334]

Not sure maths is your strong point lad

[@GeordieBoy96]

@@vinniesmyyth334 think he means because of how much he's aged in the past 10 years haha

[@riddyhaz7858]

@@vinniesmyyth334 looks like your humour isn't your strong point either

[@Yusuf-uz2ie]

@@vinniesmyyth334 @youmissedthejoke

[@accountuser5588]

Liam Smith First of all its been 11 years and secondly he was 38 here and is now 49.

[@rajyt4888]

Like if they should do Deeney's speech on Arsenal not having any cojones next

[@glenmurray7699]

Won't get the licensing because it was on BT sport

[@henrygeddes2669]

And when he said the ref bottled it

[@rajyt4888]

@@Danqz97 I'm not obsessed. It was just a suggestion

[@conor459]

Or better yet question Deeney about his cojones in an interview this Sunday after Watford get relegated 👀

[@ryansamson9472]

And there’s Watford fighting for relegation, looks like they have no cojones too.

[@pandaking4900]

The interviewer was a bit of an idiot for saying ‘you look close to tears’

[@behappy-kn6xl]

Absolutely devastated that we were relegated and I felt bad for Alan. The season was absolutely disastrous and chaotic. Undermining King Kev appointment of Joe and the sale of Milner and Given

[@Cian_]

Very honest interview. Wears his heart on his sleeve!

[@conor459]

Shearer in the dressing room 3-0 down at half time : ‘It could have been 5 or 6’.

[@ck3837]

Hahaha when Geoff said hes close to tears and hes not, defo annoyed him 😂

[@blackpoolladtv5977]

Best prem striker of all time

[@Aamirbhaii]

@Alberto nevermind sorry

[@uncleruckus7229]

Ibrahimovic.....

[@toonlegend4044]

@@franqueworren7323 No he didn't jackass, he played in the Premier League for 13 years and his premiership career started when he was 22 years old.

[@theatreofdreams7]

He scored the most (and playing as the focal point of his teams played a huge part in it) but in terms of talent, skill and quality he’s nowhere near the best striker ever in PL.

[@ZolaMagic25]

Depends how you define the best striker. The records don't lie. If Shearer had played for Arsenal he would have likely scored even more...

[@bk1147]

A truly great footballer who followed his heart to sign for his team Newcastle United and turned down the chance to go to Manchester United

[@TM-fg8ze]

Newcastle legend. England legend. Football legend.

[@MrCAFC]

he won nothin

[@TM-fg8ze]

Mr.Chillax a premier league? Three golden boots? The only reason he didn’t win as much was because he wanted to go to his boyhood club newcastle, man united wanted him badly, juve wanted him and barca wanted him but he wasn’t greedy. Are you saying he isn’t a legend?

[@muchiosgracias4]

@@MrCAFC Another plastic foreigner who chose a team cos they win trophies. Imagine how insecure you've got to be to pick a club you've got no connection to. Little nobody 😂😂😂😂

[@marcogarofalo6343]

If you want a perfect example of a football fan look at Alan Shearer. I felt for him here I really did.

[@LD-tt1lb]

Watching this in 2023, the day after UCL qualification. He was there at St James's celebrating and he deserved it. This was a start, not an end. HWTL!

[@hemantkhatana941]

As a Villa Fan, I was gutted for you. Glad you're doing well and I hope there's better days ahead.

[@elgringo1893]

"in what way have you not been good enough?" *We didn't score enough goals and we conceded too many*

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Simple

[@SJMJ91]

Very diplomatic response.

[@michaelkelly7301]

“HINDSIGHT” Steve Bruce’s favoured word after every defeat.

[@dcw127]

"In my opinion, yes" He said that so instinctively that it's still true now. Class.

[@TheIkaraCult]

Shearer is a stoic guy, he really felt it in this interview, i remember it from the time

[@oddities-whatnot]

Alan still a legend and will always be.

[@user-fh4sl2fz3y]

Jeff: Alan you look close to tears Alan: I'm not close to tears I'm disappointed I'm angry and I'm hurt. Shearer was there as close to tears as you can get. But his still a top player and guy in my book footballer are not like this today.

[@TheSGRob]

i bet he was a lot closer to tears than this when Sir Bobby died.

[@GrandpaVince]

Me and my fellow toon turnips were all emotional and the river Tyne was overflowing with our tears

[@kvnpry]

Do "Shearer Kicks Neil Lennon In The Head"!

[@ThePope2003]

U mean Lennon headbutt his boot

[@ibrah17m]

Hugh Janus wooow that’s really disrespectful, man should really respect his boots too, they got feelings y’know just because boots are a different gender to us doesn’t mean we have to disrespect them, really classless act by Neil Lennon and I apologize on his behalf as I actually was his Uncle’s roommate, anyway think we should headbutt some sense onto that lad’s head.......

[@shahityakhan9264]

Geordie through and through

[@ACM-sp1gh]

Funnily enough the big change he was really talking about has still to happen lol

[@DD-fw2kh]

‘From ‘top’ to bottom’ big hint that he wanted Mike Ashley out

[@YoiAmGucci]

He stood very little chance with 8 games. He wasn't a manager in this interview, he's a fan telling you how it is. Unfortunately the school playground that is social media still use it against him and its so wide of the mark.

[@Sam_T1021]

He did an alright job with what he had to work with. I'll always remember that win against Middlesbrough

[@Kafna]

I highly recommend that you read the book the boy on the shed by Paul ferris, not just because of Alan shearer but mainly for Newcastle.

[@vforvendetta211]

Aston Villa held banners 'Sob on the Tyne, no sob on the Holte' that day. After 1 year, got beat 6-0 by a promoted side lol.

[@elghazithegoat8887]

@Nuke Ireland 2-0 sob on the Tyne 😂😂😂

[@andrewgillivan124]

0:12 when the post but clarity hits

[@whereami2477]

Lmao

[@brewerplayz9735]

Being in my recommended whilst Newcastle are fighting relegation again, good win against the saints though!

[@thomassmith2227]

2 days later..... Alan do you want to be manager? "HELL NO!!"

[@HalfGodHalfManYourWelcome]

Key words that have never, ever changed. "The fans deserved better."

[@user-tg6es8rz5x]

Big Respect for Alan Shearer from Turkey!!

[@behappy-kn6xl]

One of the worst days of my life

[@Basin79]

This was pretty much a case "never meet your heroes" for Alan.

[@me-ju3fv]

What do you mean?

[@Basin79]

@@me-ju3fv Alan loves Newcastle United. What should have been an unbelievable experience turned out to be very sour.

[@JoeLisle]

11 years on Mike Ashley hasn’t changed his ways at Newcastle

[@gavmcel2590]

The most hurt I ever was after a game of football was the game before this at home to Fulham were we played them off the park and viduka had a perfectly good goal disallowed and we ended up losing 0-1... genuinely thought after the game we beat boro that it was a turning point in our history and that we would kick on with Shearer..... you can see how hurt Shearer is after this, if only we had someone who cares this much now in charge in some capacity

[@TheRealDebussyFarts]

Can’t be any worse than working with Gary Lineker.

[@jgilds7947]

Newcastle great club..him..great striker!!as a person..it was deserved .

[@robleeuknhl3345]

He is absolutely devastated. He was totally honest the players should have been ashamed of themselves...embarrassing not the word......funny thing is he properly knows if he was out there even at his age he could have made a difference

[@alexnowis2468]

Could Alan have played? As in, were there any PL rules preventing him? Plsyer registrations etc. I wonder if he could/would have played, would history be written differently....

[@JohnWilson-zl8uk]

Hello Alan Shearer. Thanks for everything you done for Newcastle in ten years. You’ll will be knighted and be given. Lead broadcaster role on motd. When Gary Lineker retires. What captain what a player Geordie legend. Not just a sheetmetal workers son from gosforth

[@andrewwalters286]

This was the time when Steve Bruce turned them down to stay at Hull

[@radabeleeds9243]

Hull had Phil brown at the time...

[@sonofeast11]

Steve bruce didn't join Hull until 3 years after this, but you just keep on spinning your web there

[@chickenoriental1210]

Wish he had turned us down last summer aswell

[@andrewwalters286]

@@chickenoriental1210 honestly he's done a very good job with what he's had to take over from but what gets me is the guy is a huge fan apparently yet he turned you down when you needed him before Newcastle are a massive club and I wished Alan had more manageable experience exactly what Stevie G is doing at Rangers learning before he takes big job

[@andrewwalters286]

@@sonofeast11 either way Newcastle are shit

[@davidjohn6323]

Thank you Shearer for taking newcastle to the championship were they belong , a humble sunderland fan

[@alexnowis2468]

😂😂😂😂😂 Enjoy life in the Championship mate Have you ever seen a Mackam in Milan, a Mackam in Milan.......

[@matt94alexander32]

Newcastle & England legend. Likeable chap & as you can see here hurting as his club is relegated.

[@matt94alexander32]

Passion, straight talking and honesty... which is why he was sacked.

[@lettucebee8425]

Time is showing what an honest man Alan is

[@andygibson5258]

We were down before Shearer took the job hopefully this takeover gets pushed through we have been through enough time for a change

[@russrua2937]

Being a great footballer, doesn't make you a great manager, if players don't want to fight n grind, not alot you can do about it.

[@jayaychare7318]

he was never going to keep them up with tactical turnarounds but to somehow evoke some passion and motivate the team. if shearer couldn't get that team to fight for it no one could have,

[@domijean8023]

Owen was sensational from 15yo to 22yo. Shearer sensational his whole career.

[@regiment589]

PL was farmers league until the late 90's so nothing really sensational about half of Shearers career.

[@cummerchant542]

@@regiment589 what?hes the all time scorer

[@regiment589]

@@cummerchant542 So? Till the end of the '90s PL was nothing special. His Blackburn stats doesnt really prove anything.

[@cummerchant542]

@@regiment589 and?Ronaldo wasn’t good until he got that 40 goal killer seaosn so is he bad?

[@regiment589]

@@cummerchant542 You missed the point. Premier League during most of Shearers career was a farmers league. PD during Ronaldo play in RM was not.

[@TheGamingCircle]

👑 Still to this day Alan Shearer is the Premier league King 🤴 👑

[@johnadams20132013]

Alan Sherear was very careful in his interview but what he said was a brilliant said what he had to say didn't want to go any further and he was spot on very dignified interview

[@N-vx8qm]

After Owen refused to play...

[@micathasteings]

Shearer cud take us down 4 seasons in the trot but he will always b a god on tynside.

[@kobizarre2003]

We should give Shearer another chance at manager, although I highly doubt he would want to work under Ashley.

[@yourgay3226]

😂😂😂😂

[@ZolaMagic25]

Newcastle are doomed until Ashley walks away. What half decent manager would take a job there now, especially after Benitez. Ashley is a leech. He clearly enjoys relegation and the parachute payments.

[@kobizarre2003]

@@ZolaMagic25 you don't need to tell me that

[@happywanderer84]

It must have hit him like a tonne of bricks knowing his status in the Toon and how much he loves us.

[@AKUNJIG]

2009: Newcastle is Regulated 2020: Newcastle is Screwed

[@chrisfalcus]

Only way he would of keep us up if he was player manager

[@chippychips..]

At least he got his hands the Sports Direct cup!

[@madmax_4917]

I can see arteta saying the same in few years. FML

[@tonyc7037]

The greatest striker in PL history

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Henry

[@tonyc7037]

@@pauliewalnuts5803 No

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Chuks Tony Henry was 10x better

[@proudtobeageordie2926]

@@pauliewalnuts5803 striker is there to score goals shearer has more sit down

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

@@proudtobeageordie2926 delusional strikers like Henry have more to their game than Shearer there’s more technique skill better passing to Henry Shearer is just a old fashioned number 9 finisher all be it a brilliant one but if you think Shearer is better your delusional or dumb or maybe both

[@volcanicash8097]

Alan Shearer 2009 "Mike Ashleys not good enough" 🤣 11 years ago we knew it 😂😂

[@foolanhi8183]

Chris Hughton😍

[@johnkaleefia1557]

Alan wasn't good enough and that's the simple fact. The kid came in and couldn't galvanise the team to keep us up. Glad we didn't hold onto him as manager

[@sammcivor1885]

Nope. The damage was done a long time before that, and that’s down to the FCB. Hiring Kinnear was criminal and that put the nail in the coffin. Shearer had 8 games and had to put up with awful attitudes of players turning up late to training etc.

[@christojames9481]

Yea because the last 8 games of a season for a team in relegation battle decides whether your a good manager Literally nothing has significantly changed with your club...still shit run by shit managers...what r you actually glad about

[@johnkaleefia1557]

@@christojames9481 No way man. Brucey will turn us into a regular mid table Premier League team. Shearer was garbage as a manager. Good riddance to him

[@proudtobeageordie2926]

@@johnkaleefia1557 still saying that now ?

[@lorddarlo6194]

Shearer wasn't to blaim at the end of the day if the players had any respect for the great club Newcastle and Shearer himself they would have played for him as for Ashley I'm ashamed to say I have been in his shops however that will change if I get my own money to buy clothes and trainers from my parents aren't loaded he needs to sell Newcastle but he never will from a West Brom Fan

[@alansmith000]

Blame* Jesus christ

[@gordoncampbell100]

For me the absolute pinnacle of the PL era .

[@kaihiggins725]

It was like trying to save the Titanic with a bucket

[@thecure4470]

Now you know why Villa players celebrated staying up, did you want our Manager to look like this, 11 years and still sobbing🤣

[@ozzy7728]

As in the season Newcastle first went down? Villa were not a relegation contender that season

[@bencutler5721]

Is this the one Micheal Owen said he was injured for

[@Dluger123]

I remember watching the game in a pub in London, don't think they had a shot on target, later on that weekend my and several friends went to Wembley and watch Burnley win promotion to the Premier League, great weekend

[@devilsadvocatetrolledition3183]

Thing is he used to sit in the pundits saying how he’d do things different if he was the manager. He got offered the job and turned it down then offered it later and fucked it up, notice how he doesn’t slag managers off now, neither does Gary neville.... harder than it looks ehh👍

[@Aaronj3358]

Won't get much more honest than that. Don't see players acting like this now a days.

[@handeyecoordinationskills]

Emotion has to come out of situations like this , if a team don't consistently perform what do u expect? A miracle?

[@silversteel6312]

A team reflects its manager’s hair .....strong at the back......nothing in the middle......weak up front......going down fast......

[@marcp3788]

A 20 second advert to watch a little 2 minute clip????? Pisstake

[@t7612-v6h]

Alan is to blame for not using Owen wisely.

[@paulgibbons2320]

It's such a shame. If Alan kept them up, he would still be managing today. Think he would have gone on to exciting things. He might have taken this too personally. Ultimately, he did not have much management experience. It was a big ask to save your boyhood club. Just because he didn't succeed here does not mean he could not have been a management success.

[@kamelalgerino453]

Big difference when he was a player Alan Shearer Newcastle was great team know look what happened

[@cummerchant542]

They were already in the relagation zone and he had 8 games dummy

[@moses4ya747]

Feel bad for the guy

[@jamess7533]

People take the piss but he took over in a position where we were never going to survive and the players didn’t help him in the slightest.