Guest scottfx Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 "Roeder: Butt deserves Newcastle captaincy tribalfooball.com - February 14, 2007 Nicky Butt will wear the captain's armband for Newcastle tonight against Zulte-Waregem in their UEFA Cup tie. The 32-year-old midfielder appeared to be on his way out of St James' Park two seasons ago when he went out on loan to Birmingham after a poor first campaign on Tyneside. But he has won over fans and Glenn Roeder this season and the manager says: "Nicky Butt will be captain. He has vast experience with Manchester United in Europe and he is having a wonderful season for us. He is a leader. He is out of the United school, that group of players � the [Gary and Phil] Nevilles, [David] Beckham, [Paul] Scholes. Nicky will do a fine job for us. When I asked him, he was delighted." Sorry if this has already been posted. I agree with this decision.. he has the experience and has been one of the rocks in midfield these last few months. He has proven im self since that FA cup semi display. Whats your thought on this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Why not legendary vice-captain Kieron Dyer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Seriously, looking at the players on the field tonight, there is no real other candidate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 is parker banned? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Nice turn around for Butt. He is no world beater but on his day can be a very effective player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 heard he's one of the quietest players in the squad (not saying he has to be a shouter) but not sure how effective he will be as captain.....but as someone else has pointed out , there's not many other candidates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Saw him give Parker a good bollocking against Liverpool and that cheered me up enough so i'm more than happy for him to take over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darth Toon Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Good call I think - only other realistic option would be Nobby, although I think Taylor can do the job in the longer term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Good call I think - only other realistic option would be Nobby, although I think Taylor can do the job in the longer term. I would have liked to have seen Nobby be given the captaincy. He's captain for his country and experienced in this position. Has Nobby captained us before? I reckon he'll be a bit disappointed he hasn't had the chance if that's been the case Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howaythelads Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Solano not playing then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Butt has got the experience with Man United but I'd prefer Nobby to take the captaincy tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I'd have given it to Solano personally, but I think Butt can do the job too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stormrider Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 The only thing a butt needs is a dick right up it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazza06 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Solano doesn't strike me as much of an organiser. He just does his own thing and works with the players around him, Butt will be in the middle of the park and seems a bit more vocal so I think it's worth a go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 heard he's one of the quietest players in the squad (not saying he has to be a shouter) but not sure how effective he will be as captain.....but as someone else has pointed out , there's not many other candidates Indeed. He only came out a while ago saying he isnt normally a loud player on the pitch. He said he is happy to help all the younger players out, but only if they are asking for advice. He more than deserves it though. Solano would have been equally a good shout, but its good to have someone central in that role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Didn't Dyer score a couple last time he was captain? Everton at Home, 2002 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Serbia Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Dyer,Solano??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donige Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 quality butt deserves that hes been sensational all season so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 This is one of the things Roeder deserves a bit of credit before, when he came in and said Butt had a clean slate I seem to remember most (maybe even myself) not being happy with it but fair play to Roeder as Butt has been very good for us this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teepee Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 solano should have had it - but it is probably because he is at rb he wont..... taylor for the future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 This is one of the things Roeder deserves a bit of credit before, when he came in and said Butt had a clean slate I seem to remember most (maybe even myself) not being happy with it but fair play to Roeder as Butt has been very good for us this season. Agreed. If Butt had been sold for next to nothing to save on wages, like many people (myself included) were happy to see happen we4'd be a lot worse off. I'm happy to hold up my hands and admit I was fully wrong on that count. Well done Glenn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donige Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 This is one of the things Roeder deserves a bit of credit before, when he came in and said Butt had a clean slate I seem to remember most (maybe even myself) not being happy with it but fair play to Roeder as Butt has been very good for us this season. yep same here i got his name and number on the back of shirt when we signed him because i really thought he could do a job for us turned out by the next season i was gutted as he had diminished! but like everyone had hoped, he came back better than ever and im loving it now like the last time when i went to the tottenham game complete with the legendary butt on the back of the shirt and he happened to score RESULT! Agreed. If Butt had been sold for next to nothing to save on wages, like many people (myself included) were happy to see happen we4'd be a lot worse off. I'm happy to hold up my hands and admit I was fully wrong on that count. Well done Glenn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smoggeordie Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Didn't Dyer score a couple last time he was captain? Everton at Home, 2002 He was also captain at West Ham away the following January when we drew 2-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Solano not playing then? why solano ? butt is the more obvious choice imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Luque should have been made captain, the mans a legend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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