Forgotten men still have big role to play - Hughton

Mar 20 2010

by Stuart Rayner, The Journal

BOTH have played very little football since Christmas, but Chris Hughton has hailed Nicky Butt and Ryan Taylor as two of Newcastle United’s unsung heroes. Butt is the Magpies’ captain, and Taylor one of those signed in January 2009 in a failed attempt to escape relegation. But between them they have started just 25 Championship games all term, most in the first half of the season. Nevertheless, Hughton is keen to ensure their contribution to what seems increasingly likely to be a Championship-winning season is not overlooked. “Unfortunately for Ryan he hasn’t played as many games as he would have liked of late but it’s important not to forget about the likes of him and Nicky Butt,” he said. “They’ve both made very, very big contributions. We’ve had real good competition for places and if I look through the squad there aren’t really too many that haven’t played a fairly significant part. “If I look at this particular moment the ones that haven’t figured so much recently are Ryan Taylor and Nicky Butt but you’ve only got to look at the number of games they have played over a season to see their contribution.” Story continues ADVERTISEMENT It has not been limited to the field of play, either.

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