Butt: Toon Move Saved My Career

By Matthew Jones
October 11 2004

Newcastle United midfielder Nicky Butt reveals how his move to Newcastle United saved his career. The bench role at Old Trafford was killing him off and he feels that it ruined his chances of being selected for England.

Butt (aged 29) is now a regular in the Magpies' midfield under new boss Graeme Souness and now has his eyes on silverware.

BUTT SAID:

"I feel good. When you are playing week-in, week-out, you feel sharp and you feel confident.

"If someone had told me when I was 15 I would play for ten years at Manchester United and will all the things I did win I'd have snatched their hand off.

"I probably knew last December that I might have to leave. Obviously when you're not playing you're not happy.

"I'm very happy with my time at United and it was a hard thing to leave but now I have moved to Newcastle I'm very happy and playing with some great players.

"My football career is far from finished. I want to win a few more things and, hopefully, we can do that at Newcastle.

"Manchester United are one of the biggest clubs in the world but at Newcastle there is a chance to catch them.

"There's no reason we can't win something."