Would you have Nolan back?

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:23 pm

Wandering Willy wrote:
True - but also cannot be looked at in isolation. If you are not doing a job in midfield and consequently your team is overrun in that area your overall contribution may not be as good as the goal tally suggests.

JSL.

Playing along

Well play 4-5-1, fcuk Davies off and Nolan can sit on a deckchair til the ball gets in the box

Easy

JSL

Wandering Willy · Post by **Wandering Willy** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:32 pm

That's a 4-5-0 then.

JSL

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:13 pm

Wandering Willy wrote:That's a 4-5-0 then.

JSL

Presumably when Klasnic was starting we were playing 4-4-1 then? Nolan doesn't have the mobility or engine or mind to play central midfield in a 4-4-2, but he scores goals. It's OK for a striker to do fook all except score goals but not someone who has played just off a striker for most of his time at Newcastle.

LL is using the logic of this lot

and using it to argue twelve goals is not contributing. Madness.

I wouldn't want him back, but only coz if 4-4-2 were a human being Coyle would marry/civil partner it.

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:11 pm

He suits a 451 but he'd have been better in 442 than our 4 highest paid (i presume) centre mids from April onwards last season.

fecking odd he's dropping divisions, is a 5 year contract really worth that much?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:12 pm

officer_dibble wrote:He suits a 451 but he'd have been better in 442 than our 4 highest paid (i presume) centre mids from April onwards last season.

fecking odd he's dropping divisions, is a 5 year contract really worth that much?

it's worth quite a bit at £50,000 a week...

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:14 pm

well yeah but couldn't he get that and not play in the championship?
maybe not for 5 years i suppose, but still, does he need it?

Wandering Willy · Post by **Wandering Willy** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:18 pm

officer_dibble wrote:well yeah but couldn't he get that and not play in the championship?
maybe not for 5 years i suppose, but still, does he need it?

Probably

http://www.lard.co.uk/priceofpiestoskyrocket/

jimbo_bwfc · Post by **jimbo_bwfc** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:21 pm

Nolan's deteroriation here started under Big Sam's watch. It took to get out at Newcastle under a different manager, coaches and backroom staff for him to sort his game, his head and his fitness out- is going back to Sam the best idea?

Nolan next year should be fine to fire West Ham back up but I can't help thinking it's an inconsistant spell of form away from falling under the Boa Morte/Dyer/Ljungberg transfer strategy of giving an old (I know he's only 28 but I can't see him making it past 30-31 in PL terms) a five year contract on ridiculous wages with him spending more than half of it sat on the bench.

For what it's worth, taking all the sentiment away I'm glad we didn't retain Gardner or end up with Nolan or Faye back.

Faye and Gardner are in the twilight of their career and have injury problems- Nolan for reasons mentioned above.

Move forward, don't look back.

Gaz Tomorrow · Post by **Gaz Tomorrow** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:53 pm

According to a reasonably reliable spammer I know he had a medical at Upton Park today.

ChrisC · Post by **ChrisC** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:49 am

Gaz Tomorrow wrote:According to a reasonably reliable spammer I know he had a medical at Upton Park today.

Been allover SSN since Tuesday night that he was having a medical.

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:54 am

So, according to a reasonably reliable spammer with Sky then.

Also released this summer: Abdoulaye Meite and Eidur Gudjohnsen. Tal Ben Haim is probably buyable too. Nicky Hunt certainly is.Let's get the gang back together!

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:55 am

Hunt will be sat in a mansion in Bristol staring forlornly at his mobile, just willing it to ring

mighty_whites · Post by **mighty_whites** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:41 am

Wouldn't have him back he was quality for us back in the day but we've moved on, he will tear up the championship next season prob get like 15 goals and get them to win the championship. I reckon Big Sam is gettin old school Wanderers back together next you'll see Ivan, Jay Jay and Youri in a spammers shirt with Nicky C**t at rb and Faye.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:05 pm

Sun says Nolan signed for the Spammers yesterday in a five year contract worth 16m. 3.5 mil fee and 50,000 a week.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:06 pm

Helluvaninvestment on someone of his age

Bijou Bob · Post by **Bijou Bob** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:14 pm

Not having forgotten how utter dog shite he was in the last 2 years at Bolton, I wouldn't have him back. His sole contribution seemed to be shouting as often as possible at other players to mask his woeful inability to get a grip on a match.

Onwards and upwards.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:17 pm

Well said. Nolan was a divisive character who brought out the worst in other people and who was a declining force over the last four years, nevermind two. His departure was well-received by most sensible Bolton fans, and Jloyd Samuel's chin.

ratbert · Post by **ratbert** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:56 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:Sun says Nolan signed for the Spammers yesterday in a five year contract worth 16m. 3.5 mil fee and 50,000 a week.

http://www.the-wanderer.co.uk/bolton/th ... early-king" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:00 pm

ratbert wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Sun says Nolan signed for the Spammers yesterday in a five year contract worth 16m. 3.5 mil fee and 50,000 a week.
http://www.the-wanderer.co.uk/bolton/th ... early-king" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Good stuff, ratbert. Made I laugh.

Riviman · Post by **Riviman** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:03 pm

The poll shows just how evenly split Wanderers supporters are when it comes to Nolan, myself I wish him the best of luck down in London - he'll need it !!