James Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I voted for Nolan. The man's contribution to the club should never be forgotten. Without him only Woodgate and Bassong would make the vote list. As a captain, he dragged us back into the league, kept us up and was a key component in allowing us to sell Carroll for 35m. That alone is worth hundredmillion pounds to us and enabled us to see the best of others already at the club whilst bringing other new top quality players in. For where we were at when he played for us, his performances were of a top level, and when we looked to progress beyond his limits he did not outstay his welcome. I hope the history books look kinder on Nolan than the average present day fan for his contribution to this football club was a huge success eclipsing the contribution of the more talented players on this list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hatem For me, mainly because of how excited i get every time he gets the ball, don't remember us ever having a player this good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Time will tell with the current players, but certainly Hatem and Krul stand out. Woodgate was head and shoulders above any central defender that I've seen play for us. Losing him to injury and then Real was a crucial blow. If he'd stayed fit and with us, we could have kept that momentum going from the Sir Bob era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 If there was a thread for the best VALUE transfer over the club's history, it would be hard to look beyond Terry Mac...bought by Joe Harvey in 1971 from Bury for 25,000 and sold to Liverpool 3 years later for 175,000. We bought him back for a pittance in 83 and he helped us to get promotion the following year. Supermac was a record 180,000 when we bought him in 71, we got 5 great years from him and still got 333,000 when we sold him to Arsenal in 76....he would be worth a king's ransom today as would Beardo. Macdonald was the most exciting CF I have seen playing for Newcastle but Shearer was the most professional . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SweMatt Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 With only 9 goals and 9 assists during his 43 apps (not including 11 subs) you could argue that Ben Arfa has not showed enough statistics yet. But I would pay money to see this man play football every day of the week, and it wouldn't even have to be in a black and white shirt. In terms of talent, it's our best signing the last ten years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Krul for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I voted for Nolan. The man's contribution to the club should never be forgotten. Without him only Woodgate and Bassong would make the vote list. As a captain, he dragged us back into the league, kept us up and was a key component in allowing us to sell Carroll for 35m. That alone is worth hundredmillion pounds to us and enabled us to see the best of others already at the club whilst bringing other new top quality players in. For where we were at when he played for us, his performances were of a top level, and when we looked to progress beyond his limits he did not outstay his welcome. I hope the history books look kinder on Nolan than the average present day fan for his contribution to this football club was a huge success eclipsing the contribution of the more talented players on this list. Great post IMO. Still voted Colo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 can only really be colo or krul with an honourable mention to ba for his goalscoring can't split colo and krul personally Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I voted for Nolan. The man's contribution to the club should never be forgotten. Without him only Woodgate and Bassong would make the vote list. As a captain, he dragged us back into the league, kept us up and was a key component in allowing us to sell Carroll for 35m. That alone is worth hundredmillion pounds to us and enabled us to see the best of others already at the club whilst bringing other new top quality players in. For where we were at when he played for us, his performances were of a top level, and when we looked to progress beyond his limits he did not outstay his welcome. I hope the history books look kinder on Nolan than the average present day fan for his contribution to this football club was a huge success eclipsing the contribution of the more talented players on this list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nolan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambb Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Got to be Colo. Hatem has yet to prove himself over a period of time, Colo has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Tony Green only played 30+ games and is rightly considered a legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Tony Green only played 30+ games and is rightly considered a legend. I doubt anybody would consider him the best signing of a decade though which is slightly different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Tony Green only played 30+ games and is rightly considered a legend. I doubt anybody would consider him the best signing of a decade though which is slightly different. Ask the question 35 years ago though and would he have been on a contender? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Tim Krul by a landslide. £150k for a lad who is now the Dutch number one and has already played 92 games for us, being good-excellent for the majority of the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Timmy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 At the moment it's Kevin Nolan. Vital for us when bounced back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest expat in the pool Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 graham carr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Kevin Nolan. A player who was instrumental in bringing us back to the premier league providing leadership and vital goals at the start of the 2009-10 season while Carroll was still finding his feet. You could also argue, he was instrumental in Carroll's rise as well. Finally, those three goals against the mackems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I voted for Nolan. The man's contribution to the club should never be forgotten. Without him only Woodgate and Bassong would make the vote list. As a captain, he dragged us back into the league, kept us up and was a key component in allowing us to sell Carroll for 35m. That alone is worth hundredmillion pounds to us and enabled us to see the best of others already at the club whilst bringing other new top quality players in. For where we were at when he played for us, his performances were of a top level, and when we looked to progress beyond his limits he did not outstay his welcome. I hope the history books look kinder on Nolan than the average present day fan for his contribution to this football club was a huge success eclipsing the contribution of the more talented players on this list. In a fit of sensibility I voted for Nolan but could've easily picked Ben Arfa, Colo or Krul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Ba or Ben Arfa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith1__ Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Voted for Hatem, but where is Tiote? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nolan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 krul is dutch #1 now is he? interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 King Colo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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