In the thread I was looking at (which appeared to be the main one) the opinions change drastically once it became clear what the line about "moving closer to the North-east" really meant. Put it this way, I don't think FGR fans will be honouring him the ex-player reception we always gave to Mark Stallard ... and that's an understatement!
Did Noble do okay for them in the National League? Maybe so, but we're not talking about the National League. Indeed a couple of the posts suggest he's not been the same player this season. I would suggest that his improved disciplinary record in the league below owed much to the lack of challenge and frustration he was experiencing in a team that won most weeks. His attitude soon reverted when things started going wrong this season, clearly.