Nicky Butt signs new Newcastle United contract

The future of Butt had been in doubt because his current deal runs out at the end of this campaign.Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear said: "I'm delighted to have Butty on board for another year. He's a great lad and has plenty of experience which we need at the minute."He has been raised the right way in the game and we will certainly benefit from having him around."The 34-year old Butt has played in 138 games for Newcastle since he left Manchester United in the summer of 2004 and has scored five goals since he switched clubs.Meanwhile, Newcastle defender Steven Taylor has had a dig at Charles N'Zogbia following his departure to Wigan."We need players who want to be here now," Taylor said."Charles didn't want to be here and he's gone. He wanted to go, fair enough."Now we have to get on and battle. There are new signings here now so we can get on with it."Everybody who is here at the moment is up for the fight. We are in a bad situation at the moment – it's a relegation fight – and what we need is players who are 100 per cent committed, not players who want to play one week, then don't fancy it the next."We are happy with what we've got and we can see light at the end of the tunnel."

Source: Telegraph