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Of course there's something strange in those quotes. Pardew himself wouldn't make a point of it twice in one interview if it wasn't unusual or if he was having a less than usual level of input into this transfer. The guy doesn't always talk like that, or have I even heard him say anything like that about transfers, so obviously it's being conducted in a different way. I'm presuming this is Ashleys idea tbh. Oh, he said it TWICE no less?! Call da police!

Sarcasm? They gonna sack him just for disagreeing with their opinion, are they? Was the "cockney mafia" banner your idea, by any chance?

If Pardew didn't think that Carroll would fit-in in his squad, then I'm sure he would have told them so. What they gonna do? Sack him?!

If it's true that Lille wants €8m we're not far off though. I'd say three million Euros for Ashley is quite far off, tbh.

€5 million? We're right tight gits.

Certainly does seem that way. Nothing to worry about here. Plus, he's hardly going to be running the show over from Germany.

There's nothing strange in those quotes. I'd expect him to be "detached" from every deal as that's how things are for most football managers these days anyway.

If he's staying (which I doubt that he was being 100% honest anyway), then it's probably because Debuchy isn't likely to come.

Me too. Fuck!

FUCKING WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY???

When is he going to fuck off? I'm convinced he's the only reason that we haven't signed a new RB yet.

I didn't mention any laws since that wasn't my point. AFAIK there's no law against using any term, only a law against using a term to incite. My only point was I don't believe Ferdinand's bullshit excuse. Which was something like "I just meant it as a way to say he was being fake". He stops short of describing the full meaning, its just as bad as the term Terry used. Err, he never described Cole as "choc ice" though, did he?! It was simply tweeted to him and he simply repeated the phrase but not in the context as the initial tweet. I don't know what's Ferdindand guilty of, here? The fact that he simply used the phrase? You'd have a difficult task in court proofing that he meant it as an insult towards Cole, I tell ya.

Fucking hell.

Tiote.

POIDH! Such a legend, had a quick talk with him. Was sitting there checking his Samsung Galaxy. Asked him for the picture, the first what he did was to take his glasses off. http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg109/scaled.php?server=109&filename=1000394z.jpg&res=landing So you were the lad at the end, on the pitch, talking to Simpson? I was thinking - "Why the fuck is that twat trying (presumably) to get Simpson's shirt there?!" Sorry dude..... no way I could have guessed it was someone from here.

Well, there's no law against using that term though, is there?!

Pards has definitely put on some weight since last season, like. Sorry... but he has.

That was fucking you?!! I fucking saw you on TV, man. (Pretty sure it looked like you! )

He used it, but not in the same context as it was previously tweeted to him. Pretty much like this case, if you like. That's what he claims, I find it very hard to believe that he didn't know exactly what was meant by the term. Did you even read the tweet?

Didn't you go and watch the Emirates Cup last season?

No, most people are doing the exact opposite overplaying how good he was. However good he was he was never as good as either of our two strikers were last season. Watch his goals back without black and white specs on, how many of them are quality finishes in open play? Most of them are headers from set-pieces. Now watch Cisse and Ba's goals from last season, compare and contrast. We got both of those two for less than £15 million people are endorsing for Carroll. 3 good finishes against Villa One good finish with his right foot against Bolton Great long shot against Liverpool 5 is not bad. The only one I remember being from a set-piece was the header against Man City. EDIT: Now Arsenal. Blackburn and Wolves. So that's 4 headers from set-pieces against 5 from open play? He got one header against WH but it wasn't a set-piece. Whatever it's not a spectacular array of goals. Makes it even more mental looking back that they paid £35 million based on that sample size. So, that's not "most" of them. And I don't think they're "spectacular" either. Just good finishes.

No, most people are doing the exact opposite overplaying how good he was. However good he was he was never as good as either of our two strikers were last season. Watch his goals back without black and white specs on, how many of them are quality finishes in open play? Most of them are headers from set-pieces. Now watch Cisse and Ba's goals from last season, compare and contrast. We got both of those two for less than £15 million people are endorsing for Carroll. 3 good finishes against Villa One good finish with his right foot against Bolton Great long shot against Liverpool 5 is not bad. The only one I remember being from a set-piece was the header against Man City. EDIT: Now Arsenal. Blackburn and Wolves. So that's 4 headers from set-pieces against 5 from open play? He got one header against WH but it wasn't a set-piece.

No, most people are doing the exact opposite overplaying how good he was. However good he was he was never as good as either of our two strikers were last season. Watch his goals back without black and white specs on, how many of them are quality finishes in open play? Most of them are headers from set-pieces. Now watch Cisse and Ba's goals from last season, compare and contrast. We got both of those two for less than £15 million people are endorsing for Carroll. 3 good finishes against Villa One good finish with his right foot against Bolton Great long shot against Liverpool 5 is not bad. The only one I remember being from a set-piece was the header against Man City. EDIT: Now Arsenal.

15m is probably over his true value when he was here anyway.