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Looks like an unmitigated disaster.

As if Whelan would help Ashley out... Fake bid if I ever saw it.

Bid in for Zog.

Put it this way - I've never seen a smile as bright on his face as the one he was wearing on the way to Liverpool. He's over the moon. Yup. Chez and some others are in denial reg this and understandably so. I was more confused before but i was just catching up on the discussion. I mentioned the possibility of him being tapped up as just as likely as him being happy at Newcastle then all of a sudden happy to go to Liverpool and do the club a favour in handing the transfer in as he wasnt that arsed anyway. Seems a very convoluted and odd pov to me. Not got an agenda, just trying to understand wtf, which is understandable given the day events. Tbh I'm pretty sure Carrolls head is spinning. I think the Torres ultimatum to Liv on Fri was the catalyst for this deal. I called it at lunchtime inc the price btw. Sad day. The version of events being told on here doesnt even mention agents, so i'm not convinced. We've been approached for Carroll by predatory clubs and agents all window but all along it was just us wanting to sell him. Doesnt compute. Am not sad as i've had an amazing day today, but am fucking gutted about Carroll. Pretty sure signals went out reg availability a couple of weeks ago (Harry started mouting off). Think Mashley and Comolli were waiting for the Chelsea money to be logged. Think there was a Spurs nibble and the club held on for the highest price differential ie Jan transfer market pressure. Agents might have got the nod.

Put it this way - I've never seen a smile as bright on his face as the one he was wearing on the way to Liverpool. He's over the moon. Yup. Chez and some others are in denial reg this and understandably so. I was more confused before but i was just catching up on the discussion. I mentioned the possibility of him being tapped up as just as likely as him being happy at Newcastle then all of a sudden happy to go to Liverpool and do the club a favour in handing the transfer in as he wasnt that arsed anyway. Seems a very convoluted and odd pov to me. Not got an agenda, just trying to understand wtf, which is understandable given the day events. Tbh I'm pretty sure Carrolls head is spinning. I think the Torres ultimatum to Liv on Fri was the catalyst for this deal. I called it at lunchtime inc the price btw. Sad day.

Put it this way - I've never seen a smile as bright on his face as the one he was wearing on the way to Liverpool. He's over the moon. Yup. Chez and some others are in denial reg this and understandably so.

Carroll wanted to go whichever way you look at it. At the end of the day everybody saves face bar Carroll with regard to the transfer request....In other words he wanted to leave. Can't make it any simpler. Also as Gemmill is saying there might have been some jiggery pokery with MA reg saving a few quid on the bonus. Carroll will get a singing on bonus anyway which will be normally cover any lossses.

I'd imagine the signing on fee will cover any loss with regard loyalty bonus.

Send it on Germaine.

And he's fucking right. Worst part of all of this is that the club persuaded him to submit the transfer request so they could waive the termination / signing on fee. Trying to make him look like the cunt when in reality its all them and nothing will disaude me on that. Wouldn't be surprised if they told him "look we're selling you anyway, might as well go with a bit of dignity and let it look like you were ambitious". These cunts would sell their grannys man. Worse still, they have us all dangling by puppet strings making approaches for players on loan they know damned well are not going to accept their paltry wages offer. Sooner these cunts go the better. I'd happily see them pocket the £35m if it meant them fucking off in the summer. I don't see how him putting a request in makes him look like a man with dignity tbh. I think it was a much more friendly request than that. They needed Carroll to put the request in. Why the fuck aren't people getting this?

We sincerely regret and are sadenned that we had to let Andy go, but him delivering a transfer request in the end gave us no choice in the matter. Our supporters will be aware that we refused offers from Spurs and the first offer from Liverpool, but once the transfer request was handed in we had no choice in the matter but to cash in on for which we were being offerred a very competitive fee. We see this money as securing the future of Newcastle United and we will continue to work hard to take the club forward. Dekkar.

So he handed in a transfer request and lost 2-3 mill as someone mentioned earlier.....in a sulk? That's patently bollocks.

Surely that will affect his re-sale value?

Torres is x3 the player Carroll is.

Tbh Villa would take 25m for Ashley Young.

I hate Ashley's guts but even I'm not blaming him for Carroll handing in a transfer request. Agree with you mate. It's a fix and was dusted way before today imo.

Agree with the first sentiment, but he's gone now. Hope he fails tbh.

35m+ for a rookie striker with half a season in the PL. At the end of the day we liked him for his effort and his strength, but he isn't worth the money in a million years.

If not this exactly then deffo a variation of it Gemms.

I reckon Carroll assumed he wouldn't need to put a request in...hence it coming so late in the day after 2 rejections. He started to panic that his dream contract was disappearing. That's what i'm wondering about and if so its very said indeed that he's done that. If he comes out an denies the request and can show the club were lying then fine, otherwise as it stands, they rejected bids to keep him and he fucked us off to go there. No way on earth this would have gone through today if two or more parties hadn't agreed earlier in the window. IMO.

I reckon Carroll assumed he wouldn't need to put a request in...hence it coming so late in the day after 2 rejections. He started to panic that his dream contract was disappearing. Pretty sure he met Dalglish in Dubai.

This is how it went. MA It's a lot fahkin money Dekks. Dekka Yeah, take it Guv MA What about the mongs outside? Carroll I'll put in a request... MA Eh? What? Dekka Err he means we'll come aht smelling of roses boss... MA At right. Carroll Keep me bonus tho aye.. MA (*Already on phone to Doglesh)..

Aye. Can't believe how quickly people are turning on Carroll when they should know not to take anything at face value from these cunts. The "alien" invasion is going to be a fucking doddle.