Dave Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 We're absolutely f***ed if he leaves. Desperately need him to stay. I thnk we would have went down last season if it wasn't for him coming back. Despite it already being pointed out that we were safe regardless of him coming back? Eh? He came back for the West Ham game when we were still in trouble and won us a point that game with an excellent performance. Then helped us to 3 against QPR where he was an absolute rock again (albeit against an extremely poor attacking side). Think we already had enough points by then, as it turned out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Shearer had the armband and no doubt commanded respect but everyone who's said anything has always pointed at Gary Speed being the glue that kept everyone together and was the true leader in the changing room. Its Colos captaincy until someone else steps up to be that person for us as far as I'm concerned. I do however, see someone like Mapou (who was captain of Montpellier) possibly growing into that role. His quotes from when he signed showed a very, very mature young man with tremendous self confidence and leadership. Yeah I think Mapou has a lot of promise as a future captain for NUFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 We're absolutely f***ed if he leaves. Desperately need him to stay. I thnk we would have went down last season if it wasn't for him coming back. Despite it already being pointed out that we were safe regardless of him coming back? Eh? He came back for the West Ham game when we were still in trouble and won us a point that game with an excellent performance. Then helped us to 3 against QPR where he was an absolute rock again (albeit against an extremely poor attacking side). Think we already had enough points by then, as it turned out. Oh right, get you now Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Thank fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nixon Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 He's told Argentinian telly he's staying. Cutting edge reporting there. I spent too long debating whether to put the first two words of the sentence in block capitals or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Get in! much more fussed about Colo staying than Cabaye going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ItalianMagpie Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 He could have come out of this in a better and more elegant way, mind. It's unsettling at best when your captain says he'd rather go back home and that he's staying cause he's forced to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 He could have come out of this in a better and more elegant way, mind. It's unsettling at best when your captain says he'd rather go back home and that he's staying cause he's forced to. That would be patronising. It's been quite obvious he doesn't want to be here since January. However he's a professional on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yeah, we're used to players feeding us PR nonsense tbh, really refreshing to hear a footballer just tell us how he's feeling. I'm just glad he's fucking staying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 No coincidence this came out with Cabs leaving.. Bloody delighted. As mentioned, I would rather keep Colo than Cabs if it was one or the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Can you really have a captain who doesnt want to play for you beyond respecting a contract? What motivation does he have to play at his best & motivate the others to do likewise at this point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Can you really have a captain who doesnt want to play for you beyond respecting a contract? What motivation does he have to play at his best & motivate the others to do likewise at this point? Probably not, no. I believe he did want to play for us until he arrived at his first training session though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I don't think it's that he doesn't want to play for us, he's said he loves the club, the fans n the area, it's just the circumstances that he'd rather be back home with his family, hes actually being professional and committing early on so it can all be sorted, well that's the naive me thinking anyway. To have clarity from him this early on is a huge bonus tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ItalianMagpie Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yeah, we're used to players feeding us PR nonsense tbh, really refreshing to hear a footballer just tell us how he's feeling. I'm just glad he's f***ing staying. It would be refreshing if he was any other player; as the captain he's got some responsabilities, and I'm not sure it's great to hear that, for us and especially for his teammates. Not saying he should lie or patronise, but I fail to see the need to add the part concerning the club forcing him to stay instead of simply stating he's gonna be our captain next year too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 More than offsets Cabaye in my opinion. Fantastic news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 When he signed he said he came here for the money. He's always been blunt like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Think we already had enough points by then, as it turned out. It's not as simple as looking at the final table and thinking that we were safe. If we hadn't got the 4 points from our 2nd and 3rd last games then Wigan would have had more of an incentive to get maximum points against Villa instead of drawing what was a meaningless game. Coloccini is a massive part for why we are still in the top division, probably the biggest reason because after the Liverpool game we were only going in one direction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I bloody love Coloccini... will probably be subject to a 15m bid from Monaco tmrw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 When he signed he said he came here for the money. He's always been blunt like that. Didn't blame him either. Was always gonna be a huge offer to get him to move here at that point in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 #ArgentinaXI vs Guatemala: Andújar; Campagnaro, Coloccini, Basanta, Rodríguez, A. Fernández, Guiñazú, Biglia, Lavezzi, Agüero y Messi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 The captain is back for this season, fantastic news. Can't wait to see his silky smooth skills and class defending again. Hope he takes Mapou under his wing now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Love seeing him out there for Argentina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/Mastersv8/kip_yes.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yayyyyy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I hope he cracks the starting 11 for the world cup. I think hes by far their best centre half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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