West Ham agree fee in region of £15m with Liverpool for Andy Carroll

[Leazes1986]

Smith.

 

Not played a game for England since we signed him.

 

He did I think. I seem to remember him starting one game up front alongside Owen (the last time I remember him actually playing for England or up front) and he wore the number 9 shirt  I think it was when he had just signed mind. Can't remember who it was against.

[Greg]

Smith.

 

Not played a game for England since we signed him.

 

He did I think. I seem to remember him starting one game up front alongside Owen (the last time I remember him actually playing for England or up front) and he wore the number 9 shirt  I think it was when he had just signed mind. Can't remember who it was against.

 

According to nufc.co.uk his last appearance for England was against Brazil in May 2007 and then signed for us in August that year.

[TaylorJ_01]

Aye, but Owen was still the last one. Remember him scoring a brace in one of the games. I liked him back then.

[junkhead]

Smith.

 

Not played a game for England since we signed him.

 

He did I think. I seem to remember him starting one game up front alongside Owen (the last time I remember him actually playing for England or up front) and he wore the number 9 shirt  I think it was when he had just signed mind. Can't remember who it was against.

 

According to nufc.co.uk his last appearance for England was against Brazil in May 2007 and then signed for us in August that year.

 

nah, he played in some friendly shortly after signing..

[Interpolic]

Smith.

 

Not played a game for England since we signed him.

 

He did I think. I seem to remember him starting one game up front alongside Owen (the last time I remember him actually playing for England or up front) and he wore the number 9 shirt  I think it was when he had just signed mind. Can't remember who it was against.

 

According to nufc.co.uk his last appearance for England was against Brazil in May 2007 and then signed for us in August that year.

 

nah, he played in some friendly shortly after signing..

 

http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_2844902,00.html

[Greg]

Smith.

 

Not played a game for England since we signed him.

 

He did I think. I seem to remember him starting one game up front alongside Owen (the last time I remember him actually playing for England or up front) and he wore the number 9 shirt  I think it was when he had just signed mind. Can't remember who it was against.

 

According to nufc.co.uk his last appearance for England was against Brazil in May 2007 and then signed for us in August that year.

 

nah, he played in some friendly shortly after signing..

 

http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_2844902,00.html

 

I see, I shouldn't have trusted .cock.

[broonalegeordie]

you really shouldnt

[Thespence]

Defoe out of England squad  :frantic: :frantic:

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Smith.

 

Not played a game for England since we signed him.

 

He did I think. I seem to remember him starting one game up front alongside Owen (the last time I remember him actually playing for England or up front) and he wore the number 9 shirt  I think it was when he had just signed mind. Can't remember who it was against.

 

Decent forward line on CM 01/02

[Yorkie]

Scored against Portugal before we signed him i think. Bowyer with the cross mebbes?

[Pilko]

I signed Smith for Chelsea on 06, he was a fucking goal machine.

[David28]

Smith.

 

Not played a game for England since we signed him.

 

He did I think. I seem to remember him starting one game up front alongside Owen (the last time I remember him actually playing for England or up front) and he wore the number 9 shirt  I think it was when he had just signed mind. Can't remember who it was against.

 

That match you're talking about was against Germany, I think. Both, Owen and Smith played like clowns up front.

 

 

[jdckelly]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Newcastle-star-Andy-Carroll-s-bumper-new-four-year-deal-held-up-by-agent-row-article562937.html

apparently carroll has signed a new deal but its been kept under wraps due to an agent row

[ponsaelius]

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=4957197631

 

Just stumbled across this on Google.

 

[Ketsbaia]

The Sun's back page has the headline 'JACKASS' followed by 'Fab axes Wilshere and Carroll'. They then put donkey ears on Capello. Wor Andy has made the big time!!! Its actually scary how quickly the campaign has stepped up.

[ponsaelius]

The Sun's back page has the headline 'JACKASS' followed by 'Fab axes Wilshere and Carroll'. They then put donkey ears on Capello. Wor Andy has made the big time!!! Its actually scary how quickly the campaign has stepped up.

 

Christ. The campaign against Capello by the media makes me sick.

[TaylorJ_01]

Capello axes Carroll? Huh?

[Dokko]

The Sun's back page has the headline 'JACKASS' followed by 'Fab axes Wilshere and Carroll'. They then put donkey ears on Capello. Wor Andy has made the big time!!! Its actually scary how quickly the campaign has stepped up.

 

Christ. The campaign against Capello by the media makes me sick.

 

Deserves everything he gets. Well out of his depth if he hasn't got world class players and huge budgets at established clubs to play with. Should have done the honourable thing and stepped down in the summer.

[ponsaelius]

The Sun's back page has the headline 'JACKASS' followed by 'Fab axes Wilshere and Carroll'. They then put donkey ears on Capello. Wor Andy has made the big time!!! Its actually scary how quickly the campaign has stepped up.

 

Christ. The campaign against Capello by the media makes me sick.

 

Deserves everything he gets. Well out of his depth if he hasn't got world class players and huge budgets at established clubs to play with. Should have done the honourable thing and stepped down in the summer.

 

Aye lets let The Sun pick the team, everybody out and bring in a whole new team. Give Redknapp the job!!!

 

They're using as a scapegoat in the same way they did with Sven and McClaren, isn't it funny how the managers perpetually fail with the England team yet have very successful club careers? Yes he made mistakes in the World Cup but them problems are negligible compared to the real problems with the England team and football in this country generally.

 

But yeah, lets let the media use him as their next victim - infact lets support it, that horrible Jonny Foreigner who's ruined our beloved national team!

 

Capello is better than any English manager, infact, he's in a different sphere to anybody we've got. Out of his depth? He's too good for that pack of shitbags, if anything.

[Dokko]

The Sun's back page has the headline 'JACKASS' followed by 'Fab axes Wilshere and Carroll'. They then put donkey ears on Capello. Wor Andy has made the big time!!! Its actually scary how quickly the campaign has stepped up.

 

Christ. The campaign against Capello by the media makes me sick.

 

Deserves everything he gets. Well out of his depth if he hasn't got world class players and huge budgets at established clubs to play with. Should have done the honourable thing and stepped down in the summer.

 

Aye lets let The Sun pick the team, everybody out and bring in a whole new team. Give Redknapp the job!!!

 

They're using as a scapegoat in the same way they did with Sven and McClaren, isn't it funny how the managers perpetually fail with the England team yet have very successful careers? Yes he made mistake in the World Cup but them problems are negligible compared to the realy problems with the England team and football in this country generally.

 

But yeah, lets let the media use him as their next victim - infact lets support it, that horrible Jonny Foreigner who's ruined our beloved national team!

 

Capello is better than any English manager, infact, he's in a different sphere to anybody we've got. Out of his depth? He's too good for that pack of shitbags, if anything.

 

I said this about the media before the WC and when the JT shit happened; no one listened. Stripping him of captaincy was a media demand and doing so weakened his standing amongst the squad and the hacks. Doomed from thereon in. At least now they can get rid of the fuker, he's beyond useless in this role, he's mentally weak and cannot communicate with the players or the fans, and self admittedly ran out of ideas on how to changes things.

 

[ponsaelius]

Again the players and the media is the problem. It always goes beyond football with this circus. It's not Capello's job to answer to the media or assessing the player's private lives, the fact that even ever came into question or prominance is an embarrasement. Capello is too good for the kind of shitty footballing/media culture that seems to be accepted over here.

 

Honestly don't understand how the blame can be placed onto his head for that whole scenario. What was he supposed to do in that situation? Whatever he did would have caused problems. It's the cunts playing the football and the twats writing about it that should be taking the flack.

 

 

[ponsaelius]

And again, who would you rather have in the job?

 

The man is streets ahead of managers England produce.

[Kaizero]

I've always thought Capello would make a shit International manager. He's proven me right so far.

 

The English team needs a motivator and tactician in one, not just one or the other as you can't go the distance with just motivation and you spend too little time with the players to just be a great tactician. Capello is just a tactician, he's never been good at player interaction and usually have let his assistants deal with the players on a day to day basis bar match day. (Naturally I can't know that 100%, but I've based my opinion on different interviews with former players, other news articles and so on over time.)

 

Granted, I can't think of any better options that are English for the role. But still. Not the best appointment in the first place. Though with all that said, he's a fantastic club manager. Absolutely class, just not an International manager IMO.

 

England need to take the risk of appointing a young, up and coming hungry manager. Be it foreign or non-foreign, and then do a Germany and re-do everything from the roots and up.

[Dokko]

Again the players and the media is the problem. It always goes beyond football with this circus. It's not Capello's job to answer to the media or assessing the player's private lives, the fact that even ever came into question or prominance is an embarrasement. Capello is too good for the kind of shitty footballing/media culture that seems to be accepted over here.

 

Honestly don't understand how the blame can be placed onto his head for that whole scenario. What was he supposed to do in that situation? Whatever he did would have caused problems. It's the cunts playing the football and the twats writing about it that should be taking the flack.

 

 

 

He choked. First time he's had a hard job to do in ages and he bottled it in every way possible, he got nothing right. The only reason he's not gone is the people who employ him are more incompetent than he is for giving him a new deal before the WC.

 

Pains me to say it be Redknapp would work with the current lot with much greater ease than Fabio and would get better results out of them no problem. He's a shit, but maybe it takes a shit to manage the fukers, he can at least speak the language, can control players, can control the media, is not afraid to tell the media to fuk off, can use the media to his own gains, and on top of that plays attractive attacking football.

 

It is a circus, but he knew it, he thought he could handle it and he couldn't, the endless mistakes before and during the WC though are a measure of his ability in this role and the result is he can't do it, he can't handle the pressure and can't do the job asked of him.

[ponsaelius]

9 out of 10 qualifying games was pretty good, and I seem to remember the wave of optimism and praise during and after that campaign. It was only when the usual superfluous shit that always seems to happen surrounding the England national team raised it's ugly head and the media got their knives at the ready.

 

There's nowt wrong with Capello, just the ingrained problems of the media in our culture and the set of cuntish players causing problems that shouldn't ever dilute into footballing matters.