£35m for Andy Carroll | On loan @ WHU (the big, long, useless streak of pi**...)
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Yes you are right. A week of course.
Probably because I've seen less of him than most. But seriously, does he have any skill on the ball because I haven't seen it?
He has.
Interesting. I know they're different kind of players but Wilshire is the kind of talent that is frighteningly good. I've just never understood the hype over Carroll and haven't thought of him in that league of talent. Must be a lot I missed then.
He does have skill on the ball and a good first touch (although that has been doubted on here by others in need of a trip to Specsavers
) ....however, skill on the ball isn't what his game is all about....he is strong, got a cracking shot, virtually unbeatable in the air and not afraid of putting himself in where it hurts.He'll do well for Dalglish.
Liverpool really did get taken to the cleaners. By fecking Newcastle.
That's my impression of him. Big, strong, hardworking and a good shot. Those don't usually add up to a quality player. I have my doubts although I really should watch him a little more before making these bold statementsHe does have skill on the ball and a good first touch (although that has been doubted on here by others in need of a trip to Specsavers
He'll do well for Dalglish.
You could be talking about a 22 year old Alan Shearer when Kenny paid Southampton a lot of money for his services, back in 1992 if I'm not mistaken.He does have skill on the ball and a good first touch (although that has been doubted on here by others in need of a trip to Specsavers
He'll do well for Dalglish.
Yes, £3.5m was a lot back then.
I'm a big Carroll fan but I hope he doesn't become as good as AS.
Shearer on his debut at 17 gave Tony Adams the run around and got a hat-trick. He was also a decent player on the floor - nothing like Carroll who's more like Tony Hateley, who Liverpool signed for a club record fee and dumped a year later.
Hateleys strengths was his heading ability.....full stop. He couldn't trap a bag of cement, let alone run with the ball. & as for shooting. Let me just say that the cows arses were perfectly safe when he was walking through their field holding his banjo.
brilliantly put but if you think Carroll's any different....Hateley is a good comparison I reckon.
Think a few people are going a bit overboard on Carroll's skill level here.
Think a few people are going a bit overboard on Carroll's skill level here.
The sums don't seem to add up and it ignores market value at the time, but he raises some good points.
A mate of mine is a big Liverpool fan and this is his take. He reckons they've paid over the odds but he's not that bothered. The previous regime didn't want to spend any cash and the club was moving backwards at a rate of knots.
Regarding Torres - great player, but he would have left in the summer anyway, probably for a lot less than they got now, especially with the new financial regs in place. Also been very poor and didn't look like getting any better this season.
He thinks buying Carroll is a big statement by the owners. They could have kept the cash, moaned about there being no value in the market and talked about who they'll buy in the summer - but they didn't. They took a gamble and went hard for a player they wanted regardless of cost. They're now supposedly already working on new players for next season and there is reason to believe that they're as good as their word.
They say in football clubs are never static, always moving forwards or backwards, and after a long time moving backwards they're now at least moving in the right direction, at least recognising that they need to rebuild the squad.
knock his skill if you want, but the lad knows where the goal is
he'll score goals for them
unfortunately
he'll score goals for them
unfortunately
It's a disaster for Liverpool - you lose the best centreforward in the world and spunk most of the money on a mid-table player.
He's scored 30 odd goals in 80 games for Newcastle, the majority of those games weren't in the PL. Strange signing, to be honest.
The transfer fee is ridiculous, but I'd rather give it some time until let loose the green smilies. If by this time next year, Carroll doesn't prove anything other than being the next Heskey, then...
You've been pinching Wenger's words from when Newcastle won at the Emirates.... ( I presume you meant Mark)
"(Andy) Carroll is a handful. Our two centre-backs handled their strikers very well. They were our best players. Carroll reminds me of Mark Hateley, who I had at Monaco. They are similar types. If it was up to me he would play for England."
Although he seems to think he's more than a mid-table player.
I was talking about Tony rather than Mark, and if the competition is Heskey and Crouch then come on down Andy Pandy.
Most are writing him off as a waste of money to be fair.
I think the fee was mental but so was the Torres fee, you did need a player like him, and there actually aren't that many about, especially with youth on their side. There have been worse decisions. It's hard to get over the initial astonishment though.
Going on what I've seen this season, Carroll has every chance of being one of the best three or four strikers in the country, which would make him one of the best in the world. The consternation comes from the fact that they've paid an 'established player' fee for a 'potential' player. If he comes good and fulfiils his potential he'll be worth that and more and they won't be too bothered about the fee. Retrospective value, innit.
Carroll is just Peter Crouch with strength and a crap haircut, but without the fit girl or robot dance.
Don't just take my word for it.
Buffon: Andy "The Paintbrush" Carroll will be a star - Page 1
There're rumours out there that he's out for the season.
Daft signing if true - to be taken to the cleaners over a signing who would not play during the season when they could have evaluated other transfer candidates.
this gets funnier and funnier. 35 Million, Ha.It's like paying way over the odds for a Vauxhall Astra and discovering it's got no tires.
Ah yes.. I was trying to think of a player to compare Carroll to and Tony Hateley fits the bill perfectly.. decent player but was never going to be top drawer. That's my opinion... let's wait and see. Think the Barcodes did a good piece of business here, panic from the scousers when they knew Torres was on his bike
Rooney earns a reported £6m pa more than Carroll. Won't take long for the planets to re-align at that rate.
Tommy Docherty on Tony Hateleys lack of technical ability: His passes had 'to whom it may concern' labelled on them.
Saving money Scouse style
That's actually quite impressive.
Apparently Liverpool paid the £30 million fee up front in cash and Newcastle added a 25% share of any sell on fee too.
Good deal for NUFC.
Good deal for NUFC.
Just a bit!
Not the only time this season eitherLiverpool really did get taken to the cleaners. By fecking Newcastle.
Any news on his injury?
If he misses the season it would be the most sensationally hilarious transfer story ever as they could have probably picked him up for less than half in the Summer.
If he misses the season it would be the most sensationally hilarious transfer story ever as they could have probably picked him up for less than half in the Summer.
Think he's supposed to be back in a week or two.