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Jesus Was A Geordie

Jesus Was A Geordie

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Taken from nufcbog.com
This is what Alan Pardew said today about his captain:

“He is better than I thought he was,” “Technically he is more accomplished than I gave him credit for. Maybe that’s because of Bolton’s style when he was there.”

“He is as important to us as those players are for their teams,” “He has a knack of getting a goal. “He just pops up and scores – all types of goals – which is unusual for a central midfield player.”

“He is technically sound in everything he does.” “He sets the right example as captain on and off the pitch. His behavior in the Andy Carroll situation, when Andy was perhaps losing his way a bit, was important.”

“Things like that make him a great leader. He keeps an even keel. The signing of Cheick is a boost for Kev, he has good energy and gives Kevin the license to get in the box.”
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This is all true, and it's certainly a reason why I like him as a player and as our captain, but for me the 2 most important things are this:

1) Nolan wants to be a legend. He's a player who understands what it means to play for us, understands that unless you're in a top 4 side (and sometimes even then) you will not experience support like ours! He has seen the way we respond to players who respon to us. Rob Lee, Pav, Keegan, Super Mac, Tino, Les Ferdinand, Ginola, "ALBERT OOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!" - All players who've come here and achieved legendary status! He wants that, and that's why he will always give his all for us!

2) Nolan knows he isn't the best. Don't get me wrong, he is clearly a good player, his goalscoring record is unreal, but he knows others are better than him. He understands that at some point he will get dropped and he has simply said he will give his all for the club until his all isn't good enough, then he will move on. That is so refreshing to hear. None of this 'sitting on my arse, collecting my wages' or 'kicking up a fuss 'cause I'm not getting played'.

I hope he has many a year left in our team. If he can continue on 10-15 goals a season then surely he should keep his place!?!?
 
Well said.

I also think that Nolan must take a lot of the credit for the team's attitude last season and this year. He's an inspirational character who expects his team mates to put in the same amount of effort as he does.
 
Nolan is our first 'proper' captain since Shearer. He was doing the job last year whilst not technically having th armband, Owen was useless and Parker didnt do much captain wise. And lets not even mention Geremi
 
Spiderman-Mask said:
Nolan is our first 'proper' captain since Shearer. He was doing the job last year whilst not technically having th armband, Owen was useless and Parker didnt do much captain wise. And lets not even mention Geremi
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I think Nolan is an exceptional captain, he is constantly directing and leading the team. Owen was a very poor captain no direction or interest in what anyone else was doing. I think he handles press interviews very well, quite the diplomat.
 
I think this is a slap in the face to the people that say Nolan isn't a technical midfield player. He lacks pace, agility and can't dribbling amazingly, but his passing, dispersal of the ball and his vision and tactical awareness are excellent. Plus he's very influencial. He will be a toon legend. Him and Barton are my favourite players.
 
Ben Arfa's Left Foot said:
Think everybody is being harsh on Parker. Legend. But Nolan is our first proper captain since Scotty P.
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I loved scotty and still think he's brilliant. Not taking anything away from Nolon I think he's a great player, very physical, good in the air and a great leader. Also I agree with what pardew said, him and Tiote do compliment each other in the centre
 
He's been brilliant, I don't think it was necessarily Bolton's style of play that made him look bad though because he's added a lot to his game recently. He's much more dynamic this season than he was last, looks in better shape physically as well. I think he's just working harder at his game. Last season I felt his goals were masking poor performances but this season he's put himself about a lot more.
 
Newcastle United FC said:
Nolan put one in the mackems net, he just cant get enough, he just cant get enough,

Nolan put two in the mackems net, he just cant get enough, he just cant get enough,

Nolan put three in the mackems net, AND HE JUST. CANT. SEEM. TO. GET. ENOUGH. DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH...
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I think it's impossible to get enough of scoring against the mackems
 
Spiderman-Mask said:
Nolan is our first 'proper' captain since Shearer. He was doing the job last year whilst not technically having th armband, Owen was useless and Parker didnt do much captain wise. And lets not even mention Geremi
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Geremi was nice guy, had 17 brothers and sisters and could about 5 different languages.
 
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