AmericanMag 0 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Colchester boss Aidy Boothroyd is set to make a decision on whether to sign veteran midfielder Nolberto Solano. The former Newcastle and West Ham star, 35, has been training with the Us in a bid to earn a contract at the Community Stadium. Boothroyd is still mulling over whether to offer the popular Peruvian a contract and insists Solanowill not be a trophy signing. "We are still speaking with him and we would like to do something, but we have got to be able to fit him in with what we've got and for him to make a contribution to what we are doing here," said Boothroyd. "We want him to be involved and not here as some sort of mascot, and we will probably decide what we are doing in the next few days." SSN Worth a punt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Love him but no...what we need is pace and unfortunatly nobby never had that never mind at 35! Kightly and Ledley please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Love him but no...what we need is pace and unfortunatly nobby never had that never mind at 35! Kightly and Ledley please Bring back Nobby Imagine being able to watch a corner or a cross beat the first man again Haha would be nice though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Training with us at the moment. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle6991781.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonyTOON 10 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 He had his time and was great but wouldn't even consider taking him back. Slight deja vu - Olivier Bernard. And he never saw the pitch, but was been paid. Waste of money in my opinion. Money better spent on renewed talks with danny simpson and pay him more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 15482 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The last thing our midfield needs is more midfielders with no legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 5826 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 but the first thing our midfielders need is final product, nobby always had plenty of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1892 0 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 <3 Nobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul 0 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Could probably still do a job at this level, don't see any harm in giving him a deal until the end of the season. No longer than that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko 0 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 really dont know about this. I love the guy and he has always been a fan favourite but he's 35! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Bet he's still better than Ryan Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Training with us at the moment. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle6991781.ece His kids must've moved back up here have they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Next it will be Robert and Big Al out of retirement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Would take him back in a heartbeat. 6 month deal with the view to a possible coaching role next season. Play him at RB, where he was excellent for us a few years ago. Very few wingers in this league have any pace, so he should be ok in that aspect, and to have someone who can actually take a FK/Corner when Ryan Taylor isn't on the pitch would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 When you consider some people think the likes of Nolan, Smith, Simpson, Shola etc are good players at this level, I don't see a problem with Nobby being able to handle it even though he is 35. The likes of Graham Alexander looked the part at this level (and still does at 39 in the premiership). He may not have the legs but having a good footballing brain and the technical ability that he does I think he will be a great short term signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 17025 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Training with us at the moment. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle6991781.ece His kids must've moved back up here have they? Aye, I was wondering about that, decent and devoted family man that he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 The heart says yes the head says no. Fuck it, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 How the mighty have fallen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Nobby :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :wub: :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 496 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Just seeing him standing over a free-kick or corner would bring back so much optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4813 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Better footballer than any of the current squad - would be worth it just to get him to try and teach our "wingers" to cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) At this level, till the end of the season...definitely give him a go, its Nobby after all!! As people have said his football brain and the fact he's a better footballer than anyone in our current midfield mean unless his legs have completely gone he's got to be worth a shot. Also the chance to get him to work with some of the younger players would be good. Next year if promoted them obviously i would say no, but another few months with Nobby back at St James sounds good to me. Edited January 18, 2010 by Papa Lazaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Sentimentality. If he's not good enough for Colchester, he aint good enough for us. All this talk of 'ok at this level' makes me ask why he wouldn't be okay at Colchester's level??? Love him, but his time has passed. Imagine if he had had the pace of Dyer. Sweet. Then again, if he had, he wouldn't have ever played for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 5826 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 player/coach role for us would be ideal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I don't think I could say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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