Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has slammed the club for a lack of ambition under the tenure of owner Mike Ashley . The Magpies are 11th in the Premier League table having escaped with a 1-0 win over relegation threatened Aston Villa on Saturday . Shearer , who scored over 200 goals for Newcastle , believes the St James ' Park faithful will consider giving up their season tickets soon because of the lack of investment and hope . Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was among the crowd of spectators at St James ' Park on Saturday . 'There is no excitement , no anticipation . It takes its toll , even on the most loyal fans in the country . Fans want to dream their team can be successful , whether that 's in a domestic cup competition or in Europe , ' Shearer told the Telegraph . 'Newcastle fans at the minute are showing why they are some of the best around , because they ca n't dream . They 've been told the cups are n't a priority , that finishing 10th in the Premier League is more important . ' The former striker calls for squad investment in the summer but doubts much will change under current owner Mike Ashley , and insists the club should pursue Cup glory more seriously . Newcastle legend , now a pundit with Match of the Day , has criticised the club 's lack of ambition . Despite his injury problems Papiss Cisse has become a crucial player for John Carver at Newcastle . 'Unless the club are going to bring in a load of exciting players in the summer , which is highly unlikely when you look at the way it 's been run , then I think people might look at giving up . I can only tell you what my mates are thinking about doing because of the lack of hope at the minute , ' added Shearer . ' I 'd dearly love us to have a cup run , I 'd dearly love us to get to Wembley again , I 'd much rather that than just finish in mid-table year after year . 'It 's not going to happen because we 've played a weakened team in every cup game . They 've been playing weakened teams in cup competitions since 2007 . ' Cisse draws the congratulations after scoring the winner for Newcastle against Aston Villa on Saturday . The Senegalese international made a beeline for Jonas Gutierrez to celebrate his winning goal . Shearer is a hero at St James ' Park having scored over 200 goals for the Magpies over a decade with the club .
Newcastle are currently 11th in Aston Villa 1-0 table . John Carver 's side squeezed past struggling the Premier League on Saturday . Alan Shearer played for the Magpies from 1996-2006 , scoring 206 goals . CLICK HERE for all the latest Newcastle United news .