Sifu Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Kris Boyd was hyped up to be the key man for Boro, after all his SPL record spoke for itself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Boro's a good comparison actually. I thought they were nailed on for promotion last season. How wrong I was. The minute Boro reverted to youth (and brought in a manager who wasn't a grumpy scotch twat) their form picked up. I could see them challenging next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Only thing I can guess you can say is that all the signings are English league proven whereas Boro's were only mediocre north of the border. Still risky like. Be interesting to see what happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Barton contributes much much more than Nolan, I know it's naive to say "Nolan only scores goals and does fuck all else" but with better players (namely strikers) they will score the goals created for them by creative midfielders. Midfielders who aren't overrun by 2 strides from the opposition. If we sign N'Zogbia, Gardner, N Taylor, Ba & Erdinc (and replace Enrique if he goes) then I think we're better off than we were at the end of the season. If there's still money in the coffers then we can assess. This group of lads have done well to get us back to a suitable level, but in reality, the likes of Nolan would have been replaced and sold sooner or later. If he's 30 and sitting on the bench, he was going to be looking to move on, hence why he wasn't offered a long term deal and he's left. I don't know how old his kids are but I'd be guessing they're starting school soon, no sense in starting them for a year then moving them - he's a family man, you can't blame him for looking after number 1. But likewise NUFC should look after number 1 and if we end up with a better squad than we did last season come August 31st, then I'd guess the majority won't be pining over Kevin Nolan (except Wullie) come the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 WH are spending daft money but the type of players they are buying and their style under Fat Sham should see them back up imo. I suppose it will be worth it if they bounce straight back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 How much are we getting for him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I wonder why we have gone quiet on him. He's not worth bothering with, at a guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WashyGeordie Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 WH are spending daft money but the type of players they are buying and their style under Fat Sham should see them back up imo. I suppose it will be worth it if they bounce straight back up. If they don't though they'll seriously be fucked! Looks like it's the risk they want to take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 If we are going to be playing 4-3-3 next season then I'm not sure where Nolan (or Barton) fits into the system . If we can acquire another player, more suited to that system, then it could end up being good business for both Nolan and the club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. Has been proved to reliable? I think he's pretty shit tbh. His little clues are shit as well, keeps it vague so it looks like he isn't wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. MsiDouglas Mark Douglas 2 sides to every story I suppose. Had Nolan REALLY wanted to stay for life, there was a good contract offer there. He chose to leave People have been lapping up the "unnamed international midfielder" the thing with Erdinc this week, but in this instance we should not believe him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 If we are going to be playing 4-3-3 next season then I'm not sure where Nolan (or Barton) fits into the system . If we can acquire another player, more suited to that system, then it could end up being good business for both Nolan and the club Barton would. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 If we are going to be playing 4-3-3 next season then I'm not sure where Nolan (or Barton) fits into the system . If we can acquire another player, more suited to that system, then it could end up being good business for both Nolan and the club FWIW Nolan played 4-3-3 for his whole career before moving to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. Fuking gospel till it suits. Pathetic defence of the player on here, to be expected though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. MsiDouglas Mark Douglas 2 sides to every story I suppose. Had Nolan REALLY wanted to stay for life, there was a good contract offer there. He chose to leave People have been lapping up the "unnamed international midfielder" the thing with Erdinc this week, but in this instance we should not believe him? Who has said they don't believe him like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. Fuking gospel till it suits. Pathetic defence of the player on here, to be expected though. It's not even a defence of the player for the most part. It's just a convenient excuse to have a dig at Fat Ashley and speccy Dekka. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. So what were you implying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. So what were you implying? That we don't know who's the closest to the truth, so why put one's version as the thread title and not the other? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnson293 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. Fuking gospel till it suits. Pathetic defence of the player on here, to be expected though. It's not even a defence of the player for the most part. It's just a convenient excuse to have a dig at Fat Ashley and speccy Dekka. ^ Bingo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 This thread is well grumpy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Can the thread title not be changed to 'Nolan turns down new contract to join West Ham' to put all this squad player rubbish to bed. Well not really, as it depends which journo's opinion you listen to. Funny how reliable Douglas has been made out to be with all the good stuff he's "broke" yet as soon as this comes out, no chance. Fuking gospel till it suits. Pathetic defence of the player on here, to be expected though. It's not even a defence of the player for the most part. It's just a convenient excuse to have a dig at Fat Ashley and speccy Dekka. Yup. Got nothing at all to do with selling our top goalscorer and club captain. All just an excuse to slag off Ashley... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 MsiDouglas Mark Douglas 2 sides to every story I suppose. Had Nolan REALLY wanted to stay for life, there was a good contract offer there. He chose to leave That's weird. God knows what sweetner the gynormously headed one and his crooked son have offered him under the table. The rumour is £50k p/w basic salary with add ons that could take it up to around £70k p/w. In the Championship?! My God. That's mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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