I asked yesterday whether selling Kevin Nolan to Newcastle is a good idea. The response was mixed, but on the whole in favour.

Either way, Kevin Nolan’s contribution to the last decade of Bolton Wanderers has been immense. Here are 10 of his greatest moments in a White shirt…

1. Emerging from the academy to make his debut at the age of 17 against Charlton.

2. Scoring his first senior goal against Crewe. Shortly before it, Sam Allardyce had said the only thing missing from his game was goals… and they were about to start flowing…

3. Two goals in that brilliant 5-0 win at Leicester on our return to the Premier League in 2001.

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4. Scoring at Old Trafford a few weeks later…

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5. Scoring at Old Trafford again a year later, this time the winner.

6. Being made captain for the day against the team he supported as a boy, Liverpool, at Anfield… and then pointing to the armband after scoring in a 1-1 draw.

7. Scoring eight goals from midfield in his first season in the Premier League (how the likes of Jermaine Jenas and Kieron Dyer were getting in the England team ahead of him is a complete mystery).

8. Two years later he got 11 in all competitions, including two in a thrilling 4-3 win at Ewood Park and one that helped us reach the Carling Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium. He also got 11 in 2005-06, including this belter against Portsmouth…

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9. Another goal that season came at White Hart Lane, which is one of my personal favourites because I’d just moved to London and it was my first away game in the capital. Jay-Jay Okocha had hit the bar about 84 times before Nolan grabbed the winner late on. It’s not on You Tube, but this screamer, also against Spurs is…

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10. Scoring an absolute screamer against Blackburn last season, even if his form had noticeably started to dip…

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