Newcastle United captain Kevin Nolan says there's no grudge inside the club against Liverpool striker Andy Carroll.
Carroll could face his former teammates this weekend for the first time since his £35 million January move.
Nolan told The Sun: "People blame Andy for going but you can't really blame anyone - the money was absolutely unbelievable for the club.
"If a club pays £35m for you, anyone in any business would say you've got to go. If you can get four or five players in for that, it works the best way.
"It's worked out better for us that Andy has gone although we'd love to have him still.
"If he was here we'd probably have a few more points and would be able to build a great team around him."
