Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Man, hope no one puts a bid in for him. Can't say I'm convinced we'd turn it down if it was £5m+ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I'd put money on him being called up to the England squad before the end of the season. Capello loves a big centre forward and his only competition is Heskey and Crouch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Not since Heskey retired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Fantastic performance today, well deserved hat trick. Nice to see him getting goals with his feet as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 He's finally using his height an physical presence, he was much more effective than John Carew. Long may it continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just hope he calms down and we can keep him. There must be a few zeros added to his value after today. You can say what you like about his general play but those goals were quality. His general play has been top notch too. His touch, passing, movement have come on leaps and bounds in the last 9 months, he wins everything in the air and he even seems to have developed a decent turn of pace! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I can just imagine him playing Fifa and being all 'What the fuck! They think I'm right footed.....jawed.' Eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just hope he calms down and we can keep him. There must be a few zeros added to his value after today. You can say what you like about his general play but those goals were quality. His general play has been top notch too. His touch, passing, movement have come on leaps and bounds in the last 9 months, he wins everything in the air and he even seems to have developed a decent turn of pace! Noticed that against Rangers, then again against Man U and today. He looks a lot quicker off the mark than he did last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The lad was unplayable today - as good a performance from a centre forward that I've as I've seen in black and white since a Mr Alan Shearer. Reminds me very much of a young Duncan Ferguson (which I've noted before) He's great in the air, strong, good left foot, good touch and a bit of pace. Still plenty of work for the lad to do - he needs to keep working hard and not get into bother off the pitch. Do all those things and I think we might have found the latest answer to the great no.9 question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnson293 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just realised that I have Andy Carroll in my Fantasy League team....... ....but he was on the bench! Bloody Crouch and Tevez as starters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Started upfront for me, bargain at 5.0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I can just imagine him playing Fifa and being all 'What the f***! They think I'm right footed.....jawed.' Eh? On Fifa '10 he is right footed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Started upfront for me, bargain at 5.0. I have Carroll, Barton, and Colo in my squad. Ended up being a good deal today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pie Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Not too many make Dunne look a tit. Carroll did Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I can just imagine him playing Fifa and being all 'What the f***! They think I'm right footed.....jawed.' Eh? On Fifa '10 he is right footed. Ahhh. I predict it'll be corrected for Fifa 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 22/1 for Golden Boot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I'm just going to go ahead and repost this http://a.imageshack.us/img686/4015/ac9c.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The lad was unplayable today - as good a performance from a centre forward that I've as I've seen in black and white since a Mr Alan Shearer. Reminds me very much of a young Duncan Ferguson (which I've noted before) He's great in the air, strong, good left foot, good touch and a bit of pace. Still plenty of work for the lad to do - he needs to keep working hard and not get into bother off the pitch. Do all those things and I think we might have found the latest answer to the great no.9 question. He's a 10m rated striker on the strength of what I saw today. Really haven't seen anything like that in a long time from a rookie 21yr old English striker. An ablsolute masterclass in lone man forward play, made Carew at the other end look very very average. Think he'll be called up for Eng very soon. The real beauty for me was the last goal where he was so casual and showed so much composure it was unreal - just gliding the ball in with his left like was Mario Kempes or summink. The really exciting part is that he will improve, there is another 20% to come in all areas of his play. If he stays fit and confident I dare say a top 12 finish isn't beyond this side with Cheick yet to come in and probably one other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just hope the Court Case doesn't curtail his progress/season too much (or at all). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The big thing for me is the massive improvement in his link up play. For long-periods last season his flick-ons seemed to have no direction or purpose - whereas today they were all measured and more often than not found the man he was looking for. Happy to hold my hands up and say that this time last year I wasn't too fussed on him - the year in the Championship seems to have done him the world of good - and it's good to see somebody develop the way he has since January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 All he needed really was a decent run in the team. That's what has made all the difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just realised that I have Andy Carroll in my Fantasy League team....... ....but he was on the bench! Bloody Crouch and Tevez as starters. I switched him in for this weekend for a healthy 14 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 17*, he got 3 bonus as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just realised that I have Andy Carroll in my Fantasy League team....... ....but he was on the bench! Bloody Crouch and Tevez as starters. I switched him in for this weekend for a healthy 14 points Me too, result Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just realised that I have Andy Carroll in my Fantasy League team....... ....but he was on the bench! Bloody Crouch and Tevez as starters. I switched him in for this weekend for a healthy 14 points Me too, result Had him on the bench but he's ended up 'playing' as Rooney's ill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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