Andy Carroll mega-thread

[Son of L8]

In that suit, he looks a bit like he stopped off at the ground on his way to court.

[llego]

In that suit, he looks a bit like he stopped off at the ground on his way to court.

 

Entirely possible

[Wor Horse]

I liked his body language (here we go again) tonight actually, he looked humbled at the welcome and at the end of the game the camera went on him just after the final whistle. He was standing there looking as much to say "This is my type of club" He had that cocky/smug look on his face that he genuinely believed he would do well here, And I reckon he will...

 

Apparently he celebrated Raul's goal like a fan as well.

[Alan Sex]

Carroll's dad played well tonight too.

[Mathewbet1]

NotLucasLeiva21 Not Lucas Leiva From Twitter:

 

I almost forgot. When we all welcomed Carroll- Soto went last, kissed him on the forehead & said "I dreamt about this day, noble Warrior'.

[Randy Marsh]

Tonight, I've been in Flares Sheffield singing 'Eh Andy Carroll' to the Macarena.

 

Shoot me.

[Unrighteous]

NotLucasLeiva21 Not Lucas Leiva From Twitter:

 

I almost forgot. When we all welcomed Carroll- Soto went last, kissed him on the forehead & said "I dreamt about this day, noble Warrior'.

 

Excellent.

[LFC 6 Times]

can't believe we're blowing 2/3 of our money from the world's best striker on this alehouse thug, overrated prick fuck life

 

Bah humbug

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Bah humbug

 

Being right = good.

 

Quoting yourself being right = bad.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

If we'd signed Andreas Carrolliatelli from Napoli all the Eeyores would be frapping themselves silly.

 

We would, because it would have been Cavani. And he's good.

[christhered]

Overall he has been not been good enough but if you look at almost every one of his games this season he has had great chances to score and yes he failed to score but im still convinced there is something there, the most worrying aspect is he still seems unsure of himself in a red shirt in terms of confidence and what his role is supposed to be.

[DJLJ]

Overall he has been not been good enough but if you look at almost every one of his games this season he has had great chances to score and yes he failed to score but im still convinced there is something there, the most worrying aspect is he still seems unsure of himself in a red shirt in terms of confidence and what his role is supposed to be.

 

That is the main point of your post. He is a striker. He fails to score. That leaves us and him in a not so great spot, to put it mildly.

[christhered]

That is the main point of your post. He is a striker. He fails to score. That leaves us and him in a not so great spot, to put it mildly.

 

I know its a pretty stupid point to make, but sometimes strikers need that little bit of luck a mis hit or whatever, or maybe im just trying to convince myself that Kenny wouldnt be stupid enough to make such a monumental knee jerk mistake.

[piscinin]

Is this the thread where code said we'd be lucky if he scored 10 goals and we all laughed at him?

[TheHowieLama]

I do not understand this logic.

 

The knee jerk reaction would be to keep playing him because it would be based on his transfer price not on his performance in training or on the field. Lets face it, if the lad was one who came through the reserves, or God forbid a foreigner who cost 6mil he would not be getting a run of ANY games and no one would be assuming that at 22 he was suddenly gonna come good.

[Liverpool lad]

The only part of his game i am upset with is his finishing and his passing and his running into positions where a viable pass is on and his finishing and his passing and his putting it in the onion bag and his general all round play.

 

Can't really argue with this

[Guest LFD]

He's not good enough, he doesn't suit us. It is perfectly clear, it has been for ages.

 

We either cut our losses in January or cut our losses in the summer. Kenny is great but as Dave has previously said - he can't turn shit into gold!

[PaulMcC]

Unfortunately he's not good at football.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Is this the thread where code said we'd be lucky if he scored 10 goals and we all laughed at him?

 

No idea, but there is another thread where he said that it wasn't just good business buying him as a striker, but also to help out defensively. He said that if we judge £25m as the attacker and £10m for the defensive side, it's not a bad deal. Or something like that.

[Preston Red]

What we have here IMO is what Leeds got when they signed Fowler. Didn't want to leave his boyhood club and badly wants to return.

 

Shame really, I've always wanted the big fella to do well. I now don't think he ever will.

[kiwanis]

KK bought 'the shit' in the first place for a unbelievably high price - worst signing ever in terms of quality versus cost.

[TheHowieLama]

KK bought 'the shit' in the first place for a unbelievably high price - worst signing ever in terms of quality versus cost.

 

You're one of those "glass half potato" fellas aren't you?

[kiwanis]

No I am a realist that is sick of the club I love being a long-standing joke! God himself could have signed Carroll for £35 million and it would still have been a totally dumb move.

[kalasoma]

What could we spend £35M on in todays market, as far as strikers go - and get good value for money?

[Guest LFD]

Forget the money, it was overpriced - we all know.

 

But Carroll was the man they wanted and I welcomed the fact the club went all out to get their first choice. We have wanted to see that for years missing out on Ronaldo, Alves, Vidic etc due to the club not coughing up.

 

It hasn't worked out! But what I would like to see is the club being pro active and get rid quickly, rather than just having Carroll cluttering up the squad and depreciating, when he clearly isn't the right player for our team.

 

Not all transfer wills work out, for every Suarez, Enrique and Bellamy - there is a Carroll. But get rid when the player is clearly not right and get someone who could thrive in this team alongside Suarez.