:: I don't have a problem about facts being mentioned either, but there seems to be a willingness for there to be a negative slant on it. Consider this: out of the all time Prem top scorers how many spent their footballing upbringing, peaks and twilights in the League AND still maintained the role of number one penalty taker throughout? Shearer also often said that he didn't understand strikers who refused to take penalties (Andy Cole for example) because it was as good a chance as any of getting a goal. He was also always a confident volunteer when it came to penalties, be it in games or in shootouts