Friday 9 November 2012 18:26, UK
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is looking forward to welcoming Andy Carroll back to St James' Park.
The likes of Yohan Cabaye, Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse have been recruited since Carroll and 30-year-old Nolan left the club and, while Pardew is well aware of the pair's individual talents, he has no complaints over his lot after guiding the club to a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League last season and back into Europe. He said: "Both of those players would be good additions to this squad, but players have to move on for the sake of the team. That's the Andy Carroll one. "Kevin was a bit different, he wanted a long contract we wouldn't commit to, but he got one at West Ham. "He deserves it because he is a great player, but the board didn't think the long contract for Kevin was something he would get here."
