apparently he was rated at 1m in the summer after relegation
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3445593/Why-Carroll-had-Toon-laughing-all-the-way-to-bank.html
a mildly interesting read
dispute between mon and villa goes to arbitration panel
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/03/martin-oneill-aston-villa-tribunal?
what exactly is the dispute? he walked out
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1 - That was the first goal that Wayne Rooney has scored from outside the box in the Premier League since Feb 2008 v Newcastle. Arrow.
villa suffer £37m loss with wages of almost £80m last season
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Aston-Villa-suffer-37m-losses-as-owner-Randy-Lerner-seeks-to-cut-costs-article709389.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter