Err, why is Shearer getting no blame?

Have I missed something? Am I reading the wrong newspapers, or watching the wrong TV channels?
Here are some facts:
Shearer had 8 games to save the season.
They got 5 points - 1 win and 2 draws.
They needed one more point.
Against a Villa team with nothing but pride to play for, on a terrible run since February.
They fail. With a whimper.

Am I the only one who thinks he did a crap job? 3-5-2 Alan? Duff at left back? Joey Barton?
And then says yesterday - we weren't relegated today, we were relegated over the other 37 games!
And, to compound the madness, odds are he's gonna stay on next season, once he received board assurances over how much money and control he'll have. Have Newcastle learned nothing the past few years? Does anyone seriously believe they'll be promotion candidates under Shearer?

Mark,
ODF