Tooj 17 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Tbh, the team Carroll played in under Hughton was better to watch than the current lot have been this season That's because of the way Pardew has us setup though. We a squad now that's far more capable of playing decent looking football than the one Hughton did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 For £7m he would represent a good bit of business, as long as he doesn't want us to match the £80k a week he's on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 297 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) While watching his value depreciate the whole time. Regardless of what we sold him for we'd be spending £10m on a player with both a questionable attitude and injury record best suited to a type of football that most of us don't want to see. I'm not sure about this link between long ball football and Andy, and him being useless in any other position. He was alright with his feet when I remember him, and to be perfectly honest, I think having a towering number nine thump in crosses is the sort of football that I enjoyed watching at St James. Bobby and Keegan (although they both had better wingers imo). Don't remember anyone saying "pfft, another header from a cross for shearer or ferdinand, this isn't the sort of football I want to see". Edited April 17, 2013 by scoobos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21760 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm not sure about this link between long ball football and Andy, and him being useless in any other position. He was alright with his feet when I remember him, and to be perfectly honest, I think having a towering number nine thump in crosses is the sort of football that I enjoyed watching at St James. Bobby and Keegan (although they both had better wingers imo). Don't remember anyone saying "pfft, another header from a cross for shearer or ferdinand, this isn't the sort of football I want to see". i'm inclinced to agree. he isn't as one dimensional as people make out. yes, his big strength is in the air and using his physical presence to scare centre halves, but he can hold it up (who else in the squad can do that job as well?) and he's capable of belting one in from outside the box. i agree that he could work well alongside cisse too but not sure i'd want us to revert to 442. i wouldn't mind Carroll on the bench as a plan B. not sure he'd come back for that though, or that we'd pay the wages needed for him to come back and replace shola as our super sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6964 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 He's looking back to his best tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I've always preferred a side playing down the wings then crossing it to a big centre forward, perhaps with a smaller, faster foil player running off them. Just more enjoyable and it always seemed to work pretty well as Scoobos said. I'll always remember that season we had Shearer and Duncan Ferguson up front, they scared defences shitless, as well as the Shearer/Bellamy partnership, all relied on wing-play. Hopefully we'd be able to mix it up a bit as well so we could include some play down the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Not sure if it's just me or has he slimmed down a little bit now? Looks like he has the physique he had when he left us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Try telling that to Evra & De Gea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonyTOON 10 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I've always preferred a side playing down the wings then crossing it to a big centre forward, perhaps with a smaller, faster foil player running off them. Just more enjoyable and it always seemed to work pretty well as Scoobos said. I'll always remember that season we had Shearer and Duncan Ferguson up front, they scared defences shitless, as well as the Shearer/Bellamy partnership, all relied on wing-play. Hopefully we'd be able to mix it up a bit as well so we could include some play down the middle. I agree. Big lad to head on or hold it up, then a nipper to beat the line and sprint for goal. Why I really liked having oba martins, his pace scared the shit out of back lines. Haven't really had that since until Campbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Carroll and Campbell would be a cracking partnership, two totally different threats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mincepie 0 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Like the money received for a new shirt in the club shop, a transfer fee received is just income to the club, it's not creative accounting, why don't some people get this ??? While 2 years on the club that had won everything in the last 40 years continue wasting money and Newcastle United are chasing good value . Liverpool haven't really looked back since buying Andy Carroll etc despite the amount of money. If yesterday is anything to go by they are on the way back again too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3788 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Anybody else glad we didn't spend £15Million on him in the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 6 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I've lost all faith in Cisse so would would gladly have him on our injury list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I'd still love him to come home, he'll only ever be a top striker for us because he loves the club so much and goes the extra mile because of that imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32603 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I'd like to have an injury free Andy Carroll back here as well but I don't think that player exists anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Anybody else glad we didn't spend £15Million on him in the summer? You're not the only one... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25374672 West Ham co-owner David Sullivan would not have spent a club-record £15m on Andy Carroll had he known the striker would be out so long through injury. Carroll, 24, has not played for the Hammers since his move from Liverpool was made permanent in the summer. He remains at least three weeks away from fitness as he recovers from a double fracture in his right foot. "Had we known he would be out for this long, we would not have signed him," Sullivan told the BBC's Football Focus. "We are not a rich enough club to deal with that. You know any player can get injured, but we can't buy a player knowing he is going to be out for half the season. "When we signed him we were assured by the medical staff that the very, very latest he would be back was 1 September. That would have meant he would only miss two league games." Carroll has returned to training at the club's Chadwell Heath training ground in the past week, and Sullivan remains hopeful that the England international will come good. "If you ask me the same question at the end of the season, I hope I will be able give you a different answer and say 'Yes, it was the right decision to sign Andy Carroll'. "He is a fantastic player and on his day he is unplayable. We love him and that is why we signed him. He is desperate to come back; he is sweating blood in training." Edited December 14, 2013 by Monroe Transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7214 Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 In reality he still should have a long career ahead of him, but I don't think there was anyone here suggesting that he was worth 15M after his embarrassing stint at Liverpool. I'd imagine at some stage there will be a lot of speculation about him coming back as I can't see his career going anywhere but sideways or downwards from where he is now (that said if he does end up back here at whatever age it would be a step up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Anybody else glad we didn't spend £15Million on him in the summer? Didn't want the greedy cunt then either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 For someone who has done little in the game Carroll will be set for life. Imagine the signing on fees from the £35m & £17.5m transfers. Insane. Of course that's with £100'000 in the bank every week since moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 For someone who has done little in the game Carroll will be set for life. Imagine the signing on fees from the £35m & £17.5m transfers. Insane. Of course that's with £100'000 in the bank every week since moving. Ridiculous really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I'd still love him to come home, he'll only ever be a top striker for us because he loves the club so much and goes the extra mile because of that imo. Yeah he absolutely adores us, would never see him fucking off the first chance a bit of money was flashed at him...Oh right, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Here man, he looked heartbroken to be leaving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 He was forced to hand in a transfer request let us not forget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 There may be an element of truth in that - I don't really know but he didn't regret it then and he wont be regretting it now. I've heard stories about him wanting to go because we wouldn't give him a new contract etc, etc. It seemed a good deal for all parties involved apart from Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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