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Title: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Maguire11 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 07:48:16 Quote LILIAN Nalis will bring the curtain down on a 16-year playing career this weekend as Town travel to Peterborough. The 37-year-old midfielder. left, arrived at the County Ground last July and has made 26 appearances during the course of the current campaign. But Nalis has only started three games since the turn of the year and has made the decision to hang his boots up once the season is over and return to his native France. The veteran began his career in his homeland with a host of clubs, before making the switch to Chievo in Italy’s Serie A. Nalis came to England in 2003 to play for then Premier League outfit Leicester City. He also spent time at Sheffield United, Coventry and Plymouth Argyle before being signed by Maurice Malpas last summer. Town chief executive Nick Watkins revealed there has been much more to Nalis’ role at the club than just his appearances on the pitch. “As an individual and a club player he has been absolutely outstanding,” admitted Watkins. “He’s a wonderful all-round guy and will end up in some sort of ambassadorial role somewhere. “I think he has probably been surprised at the pace of the games and the physical demands (of League One football). I think he’s enjoyed his time under Danny Wilson and the way Danny wants to play - it’s his type of football. But unfortunately age has caught up with him.” and about time too! Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Batch on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 07:49:58 You can't blame him for taking the contract and giving it a go in the lower leagues. IMHO he'd have been quality two or three seasons ago but the legs just don't want to do it any more.
Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Maguire11 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 07:52:26 to be honest if i was Nalis, i would of taken the contract to with the hope that his legs wouldnt of just gone.
but im glad he is leaving Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Tails on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 07:55:15 He was painfully slow but obviously a decent player and he did a lot of work in the community. A bit of an ambassador for the club really, a lot of it went unnoticed. Shame we couldn't have got him a few years back.
Good luck in whatever you do next Nalis. I never understand why are fans seem to show him so much hate. Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: jimbob on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 07:59:47 He was painfully slow but obviously a decent player and he did a lot of work in the community. A bit of an ambassador for the club really, a lot of it went unnoticed. Shame we couldn't have got him a few years back. Good luck in whatever you do next Nalis. I never understand why are fans seem to show him so much hate. any player that turns like the QE2 deserves a witch-hunt ;-) Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: DMR on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 08:02:19 I never understand why are fans seem to show him so much hate. Because he was absolutely fucking rubbish! Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 09:21:14 hes 37??? christ - He needs to cut off that greasy lank hair - would takes years off him
Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Colin Todd on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 10:12:18 Bye lillian
I thought you were shit from the 1st time i saw you play for STFC Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: axs on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 22:10:20 Bye lillian I thought you were shit from the 1st time i saw you play for STFC Ditto, but I've no hard feelings, I don't doubt he tried and I wish him well, I shall applaud him on Saturday. Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: michael on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 22:13:36 Very nice bloke.
Smelly breath though. Get rid. Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Don Rogers Shop on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 22:18:22 Always gave 100 percent more than could be said for others. The legs just went in the end. I wish the bloke luck
Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: herthab on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 22:21:16 Always gave 100 percent more than could be said for others. The legs just went in the end. I wish the bloke luck Agreed. Shame he couldn't have replicated the form he had for Leicester or Plymouth, but not his fault. Good luck Lillian. Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: michael on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 22:22:01 My biggest disappointment with Nalis is that he didn't score a belter.
You know the one I'm talking about. Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Colin Todd on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 23:06:16 Ditto, but I've no hard feelings, I don't doubt he tried and I wish him well, I shall applaud him on Saturday. likewise, i dont hold anything against him I just think he was pretty shit for us. as others have said he was obviously a good player before his legs went. Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Luci on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 23:19:06 Very nice bloke. Smelly breath though. Get rid. That'll be the snails and frogs legs Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: jamie75 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 23:47:47 about time he retired, he was no use to us whatsoever. He's a footnote in the failure of Maurice Malpas's reign and nothing more.
Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 10:16:23 I was interested in Watkins comments about this - That he felt Nalis was suprised about the pace in League One.
Sounds to me that Nalis wanted one final season and thought he'd cope a division down. He wanted one last hurrah and it didn't work out - so be it. I saw Nalis many times at Plymouth and was easily their most consistant player (as recently as last season). I don't think the players around him helped nor do I think that he helped the midfielders around him either!!! Our midfield has been poor this season as we know. Even when Nalis was nowhere near the first team - He was always around, talking to the press about team matters and not himself, unlike others who disappear to the point that you forget about them until they're named on the bench due to injuries! Good luck to the guy. Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: Bushey Boy on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 12:12:18 Met Nalis last year when he viewed a house with me - spot on guy and very down to earth! So down to earth he turned up in a Smart car - quality
Good luck to him Title: Re: Nalis has finally retired! Post by: DV on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 14:39:03 good luck to him.
didnt work out at Swindon not through lack of trying, no hard feelings on my part. |