Management Career
Shearer later retired from playing and in 2000 he became assistant to then Caley Thistle manager Steve Paterson after the departure of former assistant manager Alex Caldwell to Elgin City. In December 2002 both Paterson and Shearer left Caley Thistle to take up management roles at Aberdeen. However, this did not prove to be a happy homecoming for Shearer, as Aberdeen struggled in the SPL and were put out of the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage by Livingston. Steve Paterson and Duncan Shearer left the club in 2004.
Shearer was appointed as manager of Highland League side Buckie Thistle in October 2004.
On 20 April 2008, he was sacked as manager of Buckie Thistle, just one day after a disappointing home defeat to Cove Rangers which all but ended Thistle's hopes of winning the league championship.
During Shearer's reign as manager he managed to win the Aberdeenshire Cup twice and the Aberdeenshire Shield once but in the end it was his failure to win the league which led to his sacking.
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