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Taylor Receives Toon Backing
Written by Newcastle Utd
Kevin Nolan insists there was no malicious intent from Ryan Taylor, who was sent off against Bolton
By Anthony Marshall
Captain Kevin Nolan has backed Ryan Taylor after the midfielder received a straight red card during Saturday's 1-1 draw against Bolton.
Taylor was only called into the starting line-up at the last minute for the injured Joey Barton, and impressed on the right hand side of midfield until a two-footed lunge on Johan Elmander saw his participation brought to a premature end.
But Nolan believes there was no malicious intent on the part of the Newcastle man.
"Ryan is an honest lad and it was an honest tackle," insisted the skipper.
"The boy (Elmander) has gone down like he's been shot which is not nice, because two minutes later he's up and running around like a madman.
"That's what we don't like about it, but it's two-footed and we've got no complaints.
"We know what Ryan is like though - he will never hurt, or try to hurt, a fellow professional ever."
