TRon Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 You will see today how bad he is, can't pass, can;t tackle, no pace, can;t beat a man, can't head, but can get himself booked with alarming regularity. I take it he can still shoot which is a plus if you look at our midfielder. I thought he was decent in the air as well, but I could be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Has no-one actually seen Nolan play then? He doesn't look any different size wise to what he has always been. This debate has happened because alot of Bolton fans think he has become overweight and unfit. Have they not seen Nolan play? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Has no-one actually seen Nolan play then? He doesn't look any different size wise to what he has always been. This debate has happened because alot of Bolton fans think he has become overweight and unfit. Have they not seen Nolan play? Doesn't look any bigger than I have seen him. There is no way of proving it but I am confident the weight listed on those websites were probably all taken from one (fairly unreliable) source and haven't been updated for years so its fairly pointless debating whether or not 14 stone is overweight for a 6ft footballer when its unlikely thats even what he weighs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fatshaft Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Has no-one actually seen Nolan play then? He doesn't look any different size wise to what he has always been. This debate has happened because alot of Bolton fans think he has become overweight and unfit. Have they not seen Nolan play? Erm, yes, for a number of seasons. Still, I watched what you got for your money today. What do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He was ok Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He played forward passes! Im not used to that, it was nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Couple of good moments including laying off a chance which we should have scored from and very good defensive instincts to stop a guaranteed goal. Was very, very quiet for the majority though but I didnt expect him to be all action in his first game, especially this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Looked comfortable, a few decent passes. Nothing special but didn't fuck it up either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Did alright,felt sry for him being beside Butt.He got in a few goal scoring positons but fluffed them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Nice to have a midfielder in the box, tbh. Think he will be a good signing, can't really judge him on todays game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He played forward passes! Im not used to that, it was nice. So does Butt. Looked pretty average to me, but lets hope he does better when he has someone better than Butt next to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Has no-one actually seen Nolan play then? He doesn't look any different size wise to what he has always been. This debate has happened because alot of Bolton fans think he has become overweight and unfit. Have they not seen Nolan play? Erm, yes, for a number of seasons. Still, I watched what you got for your money today. What do you think? Think he was very average, but better than Butt and although i haven't got to gripse with his ability in a tackle from that (because Nolan of old was an all rounder a while back, but i can accept he's not the player of once or Bolton wouldn't sell him) he can pass the ball in space, which is much better than what we've got currently. Sign of the times Nolan is a decent signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He was reasonably solid, only gave away the ball once that I remember. So he is already our best central midfielder for years. Gave a physical presence we have been missing, got some nice tackles in and played the ball around nicely, his height is a huge plus too. Seemed like the only player willing to receive and take the ball into the box through the centre, his runs down the middle will be novel from what we are used to. Overall an encouraging start that will hopefully see his confidence and contribution grow as he settles, rather than his belly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He was reasonably solid, only gave away the ball once that I remember. So he is already our best central midfielder for years. We've had some pretty shite players in there before, but no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 1st match, new team, 2 days after he signed. He hasn't had enough time to be able to read his teammates run. I like him there, another day and he would have sunk a chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucasUnger Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 legend for me already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He was shit tbh. One paced, gave the ball away, no vision and very slow. Did turn up in the box afew times which makes a nice change but otherwise I think we've wasted £4m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Anyone else notice a few times he was free but his team mates wouldn't pass to him? I think this was down to him being new more than anything else though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wally_McFool Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Looked comfortable, a few decent passes. Nothing special but didn't fuck it up either. Clearing the ball off the line is nowt special eh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnson293 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He was s*** tbh. One paced, gave the ball away, no vision and very slow. Did turn up in the box afew times which makes a nice change but otherwise I think we've wasted £4m. Ha Ha, one game - nowt like giving a player a chance, eh??!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 He was s*** tbh. One paced, gave the ball away, no vision and very slow. Did turn up in the box afew times which makes a nice change but otherwise I think we've wasted £4m. Haha, what a ridiculous thing to say at this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucasUnger Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 he'll be massive against wba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 he'll be massive against wba They'll pass him off the park I reckon. Just hope the other midfielders are up for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Average, but for our central midfield right now average = amazing. Looks like he'll be about as useful as Barton generally is. Would be shooting my load if he was pushing Nicky Butt out of the team instead of playing with him, but that's our luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Anyone else notice a few times he was free but his team mates wouldn't pass to him? I think this was down to him being new more than anything else though. Spotted that myself, but I agree with you about him being 'the new guy'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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