El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Noble is dogged, determined, a good tackler and > passer, good awareness and positioning, and can > occasionally boot the ball well. > He's far from a star player and maybe not a game > changer, but he's effective and personifies the > spirit the national team utterly lacks right now. > Given the dearth of talent and the insipid > displays so called great players have shown in > recent years, give me a Noble in the squad any > day. Could have used that description for Steve Perryman back in the day. A born leader. One cap for England and that towards the end of his career.