P'head Red Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Listening to the Graham Stack interview on the Ben Foster podcast this morning, speaks very highly of Noble from roughly 25.30 onwards. What a talent we had on our hands.. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1crdk40SxJw2vfzepWvOx2?si=uX-H_q5eR7eZHlVm54Ej0Q&utm_source=copy-link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!james Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 I think Stack is more famous for telling his stories on podcasts then he ever was as a player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, P'head Red said: Listening to the Graham Stack interview on the Ben Foster podcast this morning, speaks very highly of Noble from roughly 25.30 onwards. What a talent we had on our hands.. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1crdk40SxJw2vfzepWvOx2?si=uX-H_q5eR7eZHlVm54Ej0Q&utm_source=copy-link Very talented player could of played at the top but he wasted his talent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Anybody read tony adams first book? He said he was so talented it was frustrating. Gazza noble in midfield for boston. id have paid to see that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Another example of a player being so good he could have played consistently at the upper level of this league or above, if it weren't for his love of the booze. Great player though, and one of the real highlights of watching us play around that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderwithtommy Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Such a talent, at times for us I think he was underrated in terms of how good he was, and the level he played at, for a good 12-18 months. Shared a few drinks with him in Pam Pams over the years, really funny guy - but couldn’t help but think his social life held him back from being elite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 I had a good conversation with Dave when he played for St Albans against Bath City a couple of years ago. Great to see such a talented footballer still plying his trade in non-league football, and he controlled the game, largely from the centre circle! He was surprisingly positive when recalling his time at Ashton Gate - I say ‘surprisingly’ because his spell with us was a bit up and down - and came over as a thoroughly nice guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: I had a good conversation with Dave when he played for St Albans against Bath City a couple of years ago. Great to see such a talented footballer still plying his trade in non-league football, and he controlled the game, largely from the centre circle! He was surprisingly positive when recalling his time at Ashton Gate - I say ‘surprisingly’ because his spell with us was a bit up and down - and came over as a thoroughly nice guy. Noble is a nice guy - I remember chatting with him at a ‘do’ at AG and when I commented on his outstanding ability he was incredibly humble and thanked me for saying it. Sad thing was that GJ left him out far too frequently claiming that Noble didn’t work hard enough…….but in reality he was leaving space for his son……… The fact is that Noble would have been starting under any other manager. LJ was asked about Noble at Senior Reds and agreed that he was a special talent and added “I did his running for him”…… 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Noble was a total baller who was as talented as any other Midfielder I have seen in City colours. A pity the Manager at the time didn't really like flair players and couldn't let his son down. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady bunch Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, Robbored said: Sad thing was that GJ left him out far too frequently claiming that Noble didn’t work hard enough…….but in reality he was leaving space for his son……… The fact is that Noble would have been starting under any other manager. Spot on! and you can add Alex Russell to that list of better players who were often overlooked, so GJ could play little Lee.................... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Absolutely loved Noble, my type of player and perfect character for the fanbase. But he played about one season above League One and drifted down the leagues Johnson was a Championship level player and very worthy of his place in the team despite his haters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 35 minutes ago, Robbored said: Noble is a nice guy - I remember chatting with him at a ‘do’ at AG and when I commented on his outstanding ability he was incredibly humble and thanked me for saying it. Sad thing was that GJ left him out far too frequently claiming that Noble didn’t work hard enough…….but in reality he was leaving space for his son……… The fact is that Noble would have been starting under any other manager. LJ was asked about Noble at Senior Reds and agreed that he was a special talent and added “I did his running for him”…… 32 minutes ago, 2015 said: Noble was a total baller who was as talented as any other Midfielder I have seen in City colours. A pity the Manager at the time didn't really like flair players and couldn't let his son down. Didn’t Marv do the running and all the physical stuff for both of them. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 22 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Didn’t Marv do the running and all the physical stuff for both of them. Marv was a ball winner and a player of his type is very useful in every team. He complimented Noble and covered for Little Lee’s inadequacies. We fans all saw it and the only one that couldn’t see it was GJ………. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Think Alex was plagued by injuries with us. One of many who suffered the Ashton Gate curse. Cultured player who could grab a few goals too. Pity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Russel and noble, were a class apart in that rotherham game. They didnt no what him them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Can recall watching sky sports news that season, At one point redknapp wanted chris weale, they were saying. Gj was certainly a better judge of goalies, than midfielders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 28 minutes ago, RedRock said: Think Alex was plagued by injuries with us. One of many who suffered the Ashton Gate curse. Cultured player who could grab a few goals too. Pity. got involved a little bit at Clevedon when they were going through their difficulties a few years ago with the stadium/player issues. Played a few games, believe he was in early 40s by this point, and no one could get near him even at that age! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Me and Noble dated the same bird- not at the same time obviously and he dated her first. Was around the time when Java was the place to go circa 2008 from memory. He was a good guy and him and Richard Keogh who also liked to be out on Saturday nights always seemed to have time for the fans asking for a chat etc!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedo Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 49 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Russel and noble, were a class apart in that rotherham game. They didnt no what him them. One of my favourite City performances. Promotion pressure was on us that day but you wouldn’t know it. Played with complete confidence and freedom, we were never getting anything other than three points. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said: Me and Noble dated the same bird- not at the same time obviously and he dated her first. Was around the time when Java was the place to go circa 2008 from memory. He was a good guy and him and Richard Keogh who also liked to be out on Saturday nights always seemed to have time for the fans asking for a chat etc!! Should’ve left that bit out, would’ve made it sound much better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Definitely the player I’ve been most excited about us signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Monkeh said: Very talented player could of played at the top but he wasted his talent I listened to him on one of the OSIB ‘cider with’s a while back. He pretty much acknowledges himself that he could have done more with his talent. He was always so laid back. He played (as far as that’s possible) under Steve Evans - so I doubt he’d have viewed GJs attitude to endeavour over talent as anything much to write home about! Not only that, he went back and played for him a second time. I got the impression that even he couldn’t explain why! On the LJ, Marvin comparisons, surely they are all different types of player. A good midfield has all three. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, MC RISK77 said: Me and Noble dated the same bird- not at the same time obviously and he dated her first. Was around the time when Java was the place to go circa 2008 from memory. He was a good guy and him and Richard Keogh who also liked to be out on Saturday nights always seemed to have time for the fans asking for a chat etc!! Is that East or West of Krakatoa? ........ Noble IMHO was 20% of effort away from being a Premiership player. It is such a misfortune when talent and personality do not quite blend successfully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The turtle Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 My love for Mr noble football wise was as high as it could go. One of my favourite players. Just such a technically gifted and intelligent player. So you can imagine seeing him out and offering to buy him a drink, and he insists on buying me one instead. I was star struck to say the least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 43 minutes ago, italian dave said: On the LJ, Marvin comparisons, surely they are all different types of player. A good midfield has all three. Which always surprised me that LJ (the head-coach) always wanted “mirrors” of him but never saw fit to sign a “Marv” As fans we all wanted a big-ugly one in CM. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, MC RISK77 said: Me and Noble dated the same bird- not at the same time obviously and he dated her first. Was around the time when Java was the place to go circa 2008 from memory. He was a good guy and him and Richard Keogh who also liked to be out on Saturday nights always seemed to have time for the fans asking for a chat etc!! Ha her name wasn’t Natasha was it cuz I dated her and then he did 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Davefevs said: Should’ve left that bit out, would’ve made it sound much better. I know mate but I’m not a liar… he was their first, in actual fact he may still have been their when i was dating her… It got to the respectful point on nights out though when we both used to see eachother and give a little nod hello… she was a pain in the arse so probably an mutual appreciation of that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, alexukhc said: Ha her name wasn’t Natasha was it cuz I dated her and then he did Haha thankfully not, don’t think my heart could take the fact she was possibly seeing three of us at the same time. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 How the hell does a David Noble topic turn into a chance to have a pop at LJ? With regards Noble, brilliant talent, saw things before most players on the pitch, hence why he could play at Championship level without being 100% focused. Great touch, great composure, great vision & could of easily played in the Prem with a better attitude. Great lad & funny to boot. COYR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben1980 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) One of my favourite ever city players and scored my favourite ever goal in the away game at Palace. Hardly any backlift and unbelievable strike. Bet him a few times for first goal scorer and he also delivered for me. Didn’t we sign him for £50k!? Bargain. Edited March 2, 2022 by Ben1980 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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