Guest Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 The man left a cult hero. Get the feeling if he stayed any longer, the goals would have dried up, his performances would have dipped even further, and he would have got even more stick. Two superb seasons for us but the time was right to leave, we're so much better without him in the long run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 The man left a cult hero. Get the feeling if he stayed any longer, the goals would have dried up, his performances would have dipped even further, and he would have got even more stick. Two superb seasons for us but the time was right to leave, we're so much better without him in the long run. Very true on all counts. I hated him for a while, then he won me over, but he was still essentially not really cut out for a top-half team and would likely have got dramatically worse in the next couple of years. West Ham giving him that massive contract is a heel of a risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Probably right Nut. If I ever meet him, I'll give him a warm hand shake. Never the best player but for 31/10/10 he'll rightly go down as an all time hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Wow the aeroplane is a helluva lot smaller than I remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Probably right Nut. If I ever meet him, I'll give him a warm hand shake. Never the best player but for 31/10/10 he'll rightly go down as an all time hero. Yep. Goes in that bracket with the likes of David Kelly of players who weren't the most gifted player we've ever had, but will always be a cult hero for what he did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 He would have been like Rob Lee in 01/02 had he stayed, slowly phased out as we have better players before being given away to some shite in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I liked him but probably for the best he moved on and he'll get nothing but well wishes from me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 And to think some were ready to slit their wrists three months ago when he was sold. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 And to think some were ready to slit their wrists three months ago when he was sold. The reaction at the time was justified imo. Firstly we had no idea how Cabaye would do in this league when we signed him; secondly we sold our top goalscorer and finally we sold our captain and leader on and off the pitch. Of course we've now seen that Cabaye was indeed a fantastic purchase, seems to have adapted to the league well and offers movement and creativity in the middle - something which Nolan couldn't offer. Nolan was a great servant but now we can finally move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I was slightly worried about how the team would react not knowing his true influence with the other players, but from a footballing perspective it was a no-brainer. How's he doing this season? I know the first couple games West Ham fans were killing him. Anything changed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Who'd have thought our midfield would look so much better by replacing Nolan with a player who can run, tackle and pass? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. I think people just looked at stats, took 12 goals away and thought we'd crumble. What most seemed to forget was how often we'd complain about his lack of movement or overall contribution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Who'd have thought our midfield would look so much better by replacing Nolan with a player who can run, tackle and pass? I also meant we could very well have signed someone and kept Nolan too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Who'd have thought our midfield would look so much better by replacing Nolan with a player who can run, tackle and pass? It's staggering isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Who'd have thought our midfield would look so much better by replacing Nolan with a player who can run, tackle and pass? I also meant we could very well have signed someone and kept Nolan too. Pards said Nolan didn't want to sign as a back-up player, which he clearly would have become this season. We did well selling him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Who'd have thought our midfield would look so much better by replacing Nolan with a player who can run, tackle and pass? I also meant we could very well have signed someone and kept Nolan too. Pards said Nolan didn't want to sign as a back-up player, which he clearly would have become this season. We did well selling him. Also think to have had him on the bench, with his stature and reputation, would have meant him being brought on at the expense of arguably better players who could change a game. That said, I really would like to see some defensive 'back-up' on the bench in Jan. We've a lot of players who could win us a game, but very few who could help us see a game out if necessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Basically that yeah. We're miles better off without him in the starting 11 or on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 And to think some were ready to slit their wrists three months ago when he was sold. The reaction at the time was justified imo. Firstly we had no idea how Cabaye would do in this league when we signed him; secondly we sold our top goalscorer and finally we sold our captain and leader on and off the pitch. Of course we've now seen that Cabaye was indeed a fantastic purchase, seems to have adapted to the league well and offers movement and creativity in the middle - something which Nolan couldn't offer. Nolan was a great servant but now we can finally move on. Still very early days and Nolan's goals from midfield DO need to be replaced by someone, but by the looks of it we've made an upgrade if we're considering them a like for like swap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Nolan's goals will be replaced by the goals that Cabaye will create (and score), I guess that's the idea anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Who'd have thought our midfield would look so much better by replacing Nolan with a player who can run, tackle and pass? I also meant we could very well have signed someone and kept Nolan too. Pards said Nolan didn't want to sign as a back-up player, which he clearly would have become this season. We did well selling him. Also think to have had him on the bench, with his stature and reputation, would have meant him being brought on at the expense of arguably better players who could change a game. That said, I really would like to see some defensive 'back-up' on the bench in Jan. We've a lot of players who could win us a game, but very few who could help us see a game out if necessary. I haven't seen him yet but I believe Abeid's going to be given the understudy role for Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Nothing lucky about it. Just common sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Getting rid of him felt like an unnecessary gamble. We can be pleased that luckily it payed off. Who'd have thought our midfield would look so much better by replacing Nolan with a player who can run, tackle and pass? I also meant we could very well have signed someone and kept Nolan too. Pards said Nolan didn't want to sign as a back-up player, which he clearly would have become this season. We did well selling him. Also think to have had him on the bench, with his stature and reputation, would have meant him being brought on at the expense of arguably better players who could change a game. That said, I really would like to see some defensive 'back-up' on the bench in Jan. We've a lot of players who could win us a game, but very few who could help us see a game out if necessary. I haven't seen him yet but I believe Abeid's going to be given the understudy role for Tiote. Was very promising when I saw him at Forest, I thought. Very neat and tidy. There's certainly potential there and hopefully a lot more to come from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 His lazy running and everything making us playing with 10 man specially away from home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 After a home defeat tonight. this guy is our weak link, and has been all season ............. this isnt cricket, where you can carry a player for his captaincy skills .......and sadly, you get the impression that hes undroppable in BFS eyes :? Couldn't agree with you more. Not once did I see him gee up the squad. Captaincy skills ? Maybe in the dressing room but certainly not on the pitch - leaders normally lead !! He's not fit is? Or has he always been this slow and lazy? Of the games I have seen him live - Cardiff, Leeds, Millwall, Portsmouth, Peterborough and Ipswich he has been quite bad in all of those; looked miles off the pace and like he was playing in no mans land. Keeps berating other players when he is making the mistakes. How is it possible though? Hes played every minute of every game?! If its not injury related there should be no excuses for not being physically fit enough He was no where to be seen again. How many more games are we going to give him.... I did a 15 minute 'Nolan watch' tonight following some of the comments on this thread. I was surprised at how immobile he was and how he spent much of that time walking around the pitch. Long and short of it is if this bloke isn't scoring goals he is contributing nothing. Granted he is a great captain but he is a passenger at the moment. Without commenting on his footballing ability, since when did shouting at others, pointing, kicking advertising hoardings or mimicking the opposition keeper, make you a good captain and an inspirational leader? Steve Potts did none of the above. What he did do, was lead by example. Perhaps something that Nolan should start concentrating on...? He has been rubbish for us this season, certainly looks fat and unable to control a football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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