Yogi Chen by Shepherd, Bowyer was fined six weeks' wages (about £200,000) and both players received playing bans from the FA. The event overshadowed the announcement that Alan Shearer (expected to retire that season) had extended his playing contract for a further year and was to take up a coaching role with the club. A rift opened up between Souness and Shepherd, with Souness complaining that the squad, lacking strength in depth after poor judgment in the transfer market (with the promised major signings not materialising) was not up to the challenge. Souness also criticised the state of the club's 	2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season
19822159	training ground, stating it was the main reason why so many injuries had taken their toll on the players. Cup competitions. Newcastle had qualified for the UEFA Cup with a fifth-placed finish the previous season, and managed to reach the quarter-finals. Newcastle defeated Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in the home leg, but were most comprehensively outplayed in the away match and lost 4–1, in the process suffering several injuries. In the same week they played Manchester United in an FA Cup semi-final at the Millennium Stadium. The scoreline, again 4–1, reflected the one-sided nature of the 	2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season
19822160	encounter. This left the Intertoto Cup as the team's only route into European competition in the 2005–06 season. Team kit. The team kit for the 2004–05 season was produced by Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock. 2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season The 2004–05 season was Newcastle United's 108th season in English football, and their 22nd in the Premier League. The season began poorly for Newcastle, with no wins in their first four matches, and manager Bobby Robson was sacked, bringing to an end his five-year tenure at the club. His assistant, John Carver took over 	2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season
19822161	Yogi Chen Yogi Chen Chen Chien Ming (; 1906–1987), also known as Yogi C. M. Chen or simply as Yogi Chen, was a Chinese hermit who lived in Kalimpong, India, from 1947 until 1972, when he moved to the United States, where he lived for the remainder of his life. According to Ole Nydahl, Chen had, in his youth in China, been terrified of death and had at first practiced Taoist life-extending exercises. Later he turned to Buddhism and, in search of teachings, went to Tibet, where he spent several years living in a cave. Sangharakshita regarded Chen as one of his 	Yogi Chen
19822162	teachers, and together with Khantipalo helped him compile Buddhist Meditation, Systematic and Practical". Both Sangharakshita and Khantipalo describe Chen as "eccentric." Yogi Chen Chen Chien Ming (; 1906–1987), also known as Yogi C. M. Chen or simply as Yogi Chen, was a Chinese hermit who lived in Kalimpong, India, from 1947 until 1972, when he moved to the United States, where he lived for the remainder of his life. According to Ole Nydahl, Chen had, in his youth in China, been terrified of death and had at first practiced Taoist life-extending exercises. Later he turned to Buddhism and, in search