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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on July 25, 2011, 08:15:48 PM
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Bolton Wanderers (http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_7061454,00.html)
Skysports.com understands that Nigel Reo-Coker has agreed terms with Bolton ahead of a likely switch to the Reebok Stadium.
The midfielder has attracted widespread interest since being released by Aston Villa earlier in the summer, with a number of clubs both at home and abroad keeping tabs on his situation.
A move to Italy, Germany, Spain or France appeared possible, before Bolton entered the chase to sign Reo-Coker a few days ago.
Skysports.com revealed over the weekend that he had travelled to the North West to hold talks with Bolton and it is now understood that a deal has been struck.
The Trotters are now set to finalise the signing of the 27-year-old with an announcement expected in the near future.
Good luck and best wishes, if so. Apart from when you play us, of course.
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I wonder if he's surprised that bigger clubs don't seem interested. Or if he regrets leaving us.
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Our best midfielder last season, shame he has gone.
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we are a better team without him,
got two big flags of celebration flying outside my house at the moment, one for Downing and the other for NRC, just waiting to unfurl the one for Gabby.
but good luck to him, no hard feelings
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Good luck to him. He did us proud last season, right up to and including his last kick of a ball, an absolutely superb tackle. He's a real confidence player and I expect Coyle to get the best out of him. If they lose Cahill, NRC will really have to earn his money up there.
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I've always liked NRC,not a great but does a job. We don't have anyone like him now,wished we offered him a new deal,then again,if he was expecting too much money we done the right thing. Can't believe Bolton are offering him stupid money.
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We did offer him a deal , he just didnt want it..
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Bolton Wanderers aka Aston Villa Old Stars.
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Devastated. Utterly devastated.
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I thought he'd end up at Napoli or Valencia.
I think he's badly advised.
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we are a better team without him,
got two big flags of celebration flying outside my house at the moment, one for Downing and the other for NRC, just waiting to unfurl the one for Gabby.
but good luck to him, no hard feelings
You were pleased to see our best player and one of our better players of last season leave, plus, would be pleased to see a player who struggled last season due to injury and would bleed claret and blue for the cause leave?
Hmmm, interesting!!!!!
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What happened to all the champions league teams that his agent said were interested in him?
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we are a better team without him,
got two big flags of celebration flying outside my house at the moment, one for Downing and the other for NRC, just waiting to unfurl the one for Gabby.
but good luck to him, no hard feelings
You were pleased to see our best player and one of our better players of last season leave, plus, would be pleased to see a player who struggled last season due to injury and would bleed claret and blue for the cause leave?
Hmmm, interesting!!!!!
Well you would say that wouldn't you, NIGEL?
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It would be interesting to know, assuming he does sign for Bolton, what contract they have offered compared to what we offered and he turned down.
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Bolton ?
Isn't that further from where he lived when playing for us ? Or maybe he married into the Unsworth family .
Always gave his all for the cause - good luck Nigel
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we are a better team without him,
got two big flags of celebration flying outside my house at the moment, one for Downing and the other for NRC, just waiting to unfurl the one for Gabby.
but good luck to him, no hard feelings
You were pleased to see our best player and one of our better players of last season leave, plus, would be pleased to see a player who struggled last season due to injury and would bleed claret and blue for the cause leave?
Hmmm, interesting!!!!!
Well you would say that wouldn't you, NIGEL?
Ha Ha nice return Eamonn
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Our best midfielder last season, shame he has gone.
What?
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If he could of passed the ball to one of our players, he would not have had to defend so much. Delph will be twice the player he is. He never got any better in all his time with us. He was just an average player at best. Thats why he is now with Bolton his only offer ..........
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I thought he'd end up at Napoli or Valencia.
I think he's badly advised.
To be badly advised, you have to listen.
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Bolton set to complete Reo-Coker signing as midfielder opts to remain in top flightBy Sportsmail Reporter
Last updated at 11:11 PM on 25th July 2011
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Nigel Reo-Coker has agreed terms with Bolton ahead of a likely switch to the Reebok Stadium.
The 27-year-old midfielder has attracted interest from Leicester and Ipswich since being released by Aston Villa earlier in the summer but is keen to remain in the Premier League.
Says it all ........
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Skysports.com understands that Nigel Reo-Coker has agreed terms with Bolton ahead of a likely switch to the Reebok Stadium.
The midfielder has attracted widespread interest since being released by Aston Villa earlier in the summer, with a number of clubs both at home and abroad keeping tabs on his situation.
A move to Italy, Germany, Spain or France appeared possible, before Bolton entered the chase to sign Reo-Coker a few days ago.
Skysports.com revealed over the weekend that he had travelled to the North West to hold talks with Bolton and it is now understood that a deal has been struck.
The Trotters are now set to finalise the signing of the 27-year-old with an announcement expected in the near future.
Could have gone to Italy, Germany, Spain or France...and he choose Bolton...think that says it all really.
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With NRC gone we can bring Delph in more now which will be better for us in the long run so we have a replacement in Fabian I wanted him to stay but looking at the bigger picture is what it's all about.
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With NRC gone we can bring Delph in more now which will be better for us in the long run so we have a replacement in Fabian I wanted him to stay but looking at the bigger picture is what it's all about.
There's a lot of faith being put in Fabian Delph with precious little evidence so far. Reo-Coker contributed significantly last season and the midfield currently looks lightweight without him.
Some players are missed more when they are gone. I suspect he will be one of them.
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With NRC gone we can .......... Reo-Coker contributed significantly last season and the midfield currently looks lightweight without him.
Some players are missed more when they are gone. I suspect he will be one of them.
Agreed. He proved very important when called upon as a scrapping midfield player who broke up opposition play. Every team needs one. Where is ours?
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About his level, at least he won't have to worry about his appalling passing skills going there. One of the most over rated players to pull on the claret and blue in quite a while. Lord knows, there have been a few...
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One of the most over rated players to pull on the claret and blue in quite a while
Whereas other people may argue he was one of the most underrated. Keeps the game interesting to have such different views.
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Our best midfielder last season, shame he has gone.
That wasn't difficult
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Our best central midfielder last season, just from Petrov, not much competition really. I've no doubt Delph will adequately replace NRC, problem is NRC replaced Milner/ Barry in the centre and Delph, whilst imo better than NRC is not at Milner/Barry's level. Even with Barry/Milner we were only 6th and not higher, to get back to around 6th we'd need a Parker type signing in the middle, without we will be about 8th imo.
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Good luck to him. I was so excited when we signed him for 8 million back in the summer of 2007, I thought he was going to be the next Gerrard.
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I'd be having a serious word with my agent if I were him, he thought he was turning down Villa for a Champions league club and he was left with a choice of Bolton, Leicester or Ipswich. Shame really, he was one of the few who looked like he gave a shit about whether we went down or not for a large chunk of last season.
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He would have received a signing on fee, so pretty sure his wages have matched up however he'll receive a signing on fee which he wouldn't have had at Villa.
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So after all that talk of playing for a big European club he ends up rejecting two Championship ones for Bolton who have some decent midfielders whom he might well not get a game ahead of. ;D
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So after all that talk of playing for a big European club he ends up rejecting two Championship ones for Bolton who have some decent midfielders whom he might well not get a game ahead of. ;D
Yup. Can't imagine him playing ahead of Holden. Who is much better than Reo-Coker.
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Gavin McCann isn't still there, is he?
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As a coach. Sadly, he has retired depriving the premiership of his silky skills. :'(
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At his best NRC is no more than an average premiership footballer. It was only in his last few weeks that he showed anything like ability we bought him for. He's now found his level, as long as Bolton don't expect him to be able to pass the ball to another team mate.
Best of luck
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Looks like he has sealed his move to Bolton:-
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11672_7064360,00.html
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No axe to grind with him, reasonable player to have in the squad.
I do feel that his agent swelled his head for him though.
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Bolton OS (http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2403444,00.html)
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That's probably a good signing for Bolton. He's a good player really, and certainly can do a good defensive job. It'll be interesting (well, not that interesting) to see how he cuts the mustard in Coyle's passing style.
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Always had a lot of time for Nigel. Always gave 100%; the team always looked more solid with him in it, even though he tended to get caught in possession too much. I like his attitude and he could talk a good game too.
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a good signing for bolton i think, NRC will do well for them if he has a run of games!
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Like Zat Knight before him, Nige has taken a step down but good luck to him. I liked him as a limited player who always gave 100% but he hasn't got the technique to be a top Premier league footballer.
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Has anyone said "found his level" yet?
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I'd imagine he'll get a good reception when he returns to Villa Park.
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I'd imagine he'll get a good reception when he returns to Villa Park.
Yup, just as it should be.
Coyle now just needs to go for Bouma, Carson, Harewood, Routledge and Maloney to get that real "Aston Villa '08" feeling.
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I'd imagine he'll get a good reception when he returns to Villa Park.
Yup. No reason for him not to, really.
He's a low quality footballer in my opinion, who had his uses at time, but he never dicked about or acted the tit. There's no reason to throw abuse at him.
Actually, I've just remembered, he twatted O'Neill, didn't he?
I'll be throwing bouquets of flowers in his direction for that.
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Always had a lot of time for Nigel. Always gave 100%; the team always looked more solid with him in it, even though he tended to get caught in possession too much. I like his attitude and he could talk a good game too.
How many euphemisms can you come up with to say he was crap basically? ;-)
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Reo-Coker's reputation has been built up considerably by the anti-MON lobby I would argue. Obviously the two didn't get on and I think with him being under-used due to personal differences, he's come to represent a player better than he actually is. FWIW I liked him as a Villa player and would prefer it if we still had him at the club, but he's at the level of other players we've had of the same ilk - McCann, for example. He seems like a loss until you realise you don't actually miss him.
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So after all that talk of playing for a big European club he ends up rejecting two Championship ones for Bolton who have some decent midfielders whom he might well not get a game ahead of. ;D
Yup. Can't imagine him playing ahead of Holden. Who is much better than Reo-Coker.
Probably get in ahead of Muamba.
Only a two year aswell so he'll be on the move again next summer I'd imagine.
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Has anyone said "found his level" yet?
No... although you could argue that Bolton's level is also our level now....
He'll do a decent job for them. Holden picked up a long-term knee injury last season, a six-monther, so I guess NRC will play alongside Muamba until he returns.
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I will always remember him fondly for bossing the Man U winker to shut him out the game about 3 (?) seasons ago...
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Just seen the new bolton signings on SKY Reo Coker stated things were said by
Villa and new it was time to leave. anyone see the same?
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Just seen the new bolton signings on SKY Reo Coker stated things were said by Villa and new it was time to leave. anyone see the same?
i did and i thought that it contradicted what he said earlier in the window when he said he hadnt heard anything from us regarding his contract and had to hear about his release from friends after they saw it in the media...
i like okey-cokey, think he is a decent player with a good work rate, but he doesnt help himself...
its interesting to see that after all the chest puffing about internazionale, ac milan, and the offers from spain, etc, during the supposed "contract talks", that he has ended up at bolton...
i wish him well though...
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Just seen the new bolton signings on SKY Reo Coker stated things were said by Villa and new it was time to leave. anyone see the same?
i did and i thought that it contradicted what he said earlier in the window when he said he hadnt heard anything from us regarding his contract and had to hear about his release from friends after they saw it in the media...
He's clearly not the brightest then. His contract was expiring and he hadn't signed a new one.
What did he think was going to happen?
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So, NRC likes what Coyle has said & the ambitions of the club.
Doubt they'll get there in the 2 years you'll be there.
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....He seems like a loss until you realise you don't actually miss him.
Ha ha that's a great comment.
Would have preferred to still have him around - as previously mentioned, at least he had go...
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Decent if limited premiership player. For a free transfer Bolton have got a bargain as even 5m can't always get you one of them. He'll do a good job for them and if you have bolton's ambitions then he's perfect. Not good enough for us during the moneybags period, but post-fire sale i'm not sure we have much higher ambitions than Bolton anyway.
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He's moved sideways given our current expectations. Probably not what he was thinking but come 5 pm after the Fulham game, I'm willing to bet we'll be bemoaning the lack of Reo-Coker type bite in midfield.