da supremo： Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton has backed Sol Campbell to hit back at his critics when the experienced defender makes his first start for the club in the Carling Cup clash with Chelsea.
da betobet： The 36-year-old was snapped up by Hughton in the summer to bring the former England international's second spell at Arsenal to an end and the Magpies boss is delighted with his acquisition.
"All the things that we already knew about Sol he has demonstrated since being here,"said Hughton.
"He's a player of very good experience, he's good around the place, good on the training pitch, probably the only disappointment is that we got him as late as we did.
"Up until this moment, he hasn't been up to speed re his fitness. Everything else we've been delighted with.
"What you have at 36 is what you don't have as a younger player and that's experience. The position is a position of experience.
"Would he be as good an athlete as he was when he was a younger? You can ask the same question of any player that plays in any position.
"But what he is, is a player of great experience and the position he plays, that's certainly a plus, more so than a minus, that's for certain.
"He's ready and available, yes. It'll be a nice game for the XI that start down there."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email