Alan Smith is using Alan Shearer as inspiration as he kicks off his Newcastle United career.
"There is not enough to say about him, how much he achieved here and what he did in terms of his personal goal tally. His persona makes him a Newcastle legend and it is difficult to comprehend how many goals he scored.
"The only thing that was missing was winning something and that is what I want to achieve here. You don't really realise how long it is since Newcastle won anything until you come up here.
"I'm not sure if they have underachieved or not. I want to focus on what we can achieve rather than what has gone on in the past.
"You see how passionate they are here. If it takes off it could be unbelievable. When I spoke to the manager that is what he wants to do here, and it would be nice to have the fans screaming for me rather than against me.
"No one likes coming to St James's and playing against a vocal crowd. I made my decision and now I just want to get it started. I hope he makes me a better player."
