Mick

What offer from liverpool? They shouldn't have been in a position to offer Carroll anything if we had n't accepted an offer from them.

Who would Ireland replace if Carroll had stayed?

We probably bid in the hope that we'd get knocked back, N'Zogbia wasn't liked when he was here last time as he was always trying to get away.

I wonder how this goes down with Jonas?

The Express has them and I think they are in here somewhere, Carroll doesn't say that he hadn't asked for a transfer, he says he was forced out or words to that effect.

The accounts for this year might be interesting but this will be forgotten about by the time they are released.

I think they would say anything to try and get them out of a corner, in this case I don't see how they would get away with it because even if they gagged Carroll his agent would speak up for him.

He'll probably spout some shit about being dissapointed and will only want to talk about the players who remain at the club.

Aye, get him locked up.

He should do it.

The incentive is to not ask for a transfer and get a cut of the fee, Given was trying for that when he left and we had to pay Barton £300,000 to get him to sign as Man City wouldn't as they claimed that he'd asked to leave. That £300,000 was what he earned on a £5,500,000 transfer so if Carroll was due the same he'd get over £2,000,000. As for threats, such as? The biggest threat I can think of would be one coming from the player and directed at the club, again like Given.

Professional footballers are rarely even proper fans as they've been playing for years and haven't had the chance to become a supporter. Very few, if any, will care for the club in a way that we do.

If you can explain how they got him to hand in a transfer request, I'll agree with you.

I still can't belive that I'm watching Shola for the rest of the season.

My guess is that he would still be here if Hughton was still manager, that's based on nothing but a guess.

So do I.

He's no closer to getting his chance than he has been for the last few games, he's still behind Shola, Best and Lovenkrands.

He needs to spend more than what he's just brought in or today is a total piss take.

Or 4 Albert Luque's.

I doubt he'll spend anything like what we've just brought in and I'll moan like some are tonight, if we don't. I'll not do it tonight because I hope that we wait and not just jump for anybody just because we now have some cash.

If we're going to spend it then it will be in the Summer, I don't think we'll spend anywhere near £35 million either which is why I said earlier that this transfer would be pointless.