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

[binnsy]

i hope Carroll doesn't get picked for England next week

 

What an incredible thing to say.

 

You should be proud that our #9, and a local lad to boot, could be leading the line for England.

 

sorry but i couldn't give a monkeys about England,  especially a pointless friendly and am only concerned in Carroll being in good form for NUFC.

[madras]

i hope Carroll doesn't get picked for England next week

 

What an incredible thing to say.

 

You should be proud that our #9, and a local lad to boot, could be leading the line for England.

i always want our players picked for their national teams.....then for them to pull out with a small injury that keeps them out of the international but are then 100% fit for our league games. (i believe it's called a "giggs")

[UV]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/162602/Andy-Carroll-should-quit-Newcastle/

 

ANDY CARROLL SHOULD QUIT NEWCASTLE

 

THE best thing Andy Carroll can do for his career is to quit Newcastle United. Now I know that’s heresy as far as Toon fans are concerned. They see him as a hometown hero who will take up the mantle from Alan Shearer. And they have got a point.

 

He is an extremely talented player, who at only 21 is a concoction of brute strength, power, some pace and no little courage. Carroll has hit the ground running this season as Newcastle have returned to the Premier League.

 

And that’s caught the attention of England manager Fabio Capello, who seems hell-bent on playing him in the friendly against France next week. But Carroll does not have the focus and determination that Shearer possessed and he could be in danger of throwing it all away.

 

Newcastle are a massive club with great tradition and  history. Names like Jackie Milburn, Sir Bobby Robson and Kevin Keegan have a special place in the club’s folklore.

 

But the city of Newcastle isn’t that massive. At the moment Carroll is like a big fi sh in a small pond and is loving every minute of it.

 

I won’t moralise about the trouble he has already got  himself in, with Crown Court appearances hanging over his head and the fact he is currently on bail living at the home of club skipper Kevin Nolan.

Nobody is perfect, and Carroll certainly isn’t. As well as trouble off the pitch there have also been problems within the confi nes  of the training ground.

 

A bust-up with his Newcastle team-mate Steven Taylor ended with the striker nursing a bruised hand, while Taylor had to go to hospital with a broken jaw. Nothing was really done about it. It appeared to suit the club to sweep it all under the carpet without any appropriate discipline being handed out.

 

At the same time the Taylor clash happened, Carroll was awaiting trial on charges of assault and ABH, which were then reduced to common assault. The £1,000 fine he received was nothing for a professional footballer.

 

In defending Carroll, the player’s barrister actually said that the glass that hit another man just above the eye “accidentally travelled through the air”.

 

There have been other recent events which have seen Carroll arrested – plus revelations of a late-night binge-drinking session with Nolan, ending up in McDonald’s at 5am after Newcastle beat Sunderland 5-1.

 

The point is that Carroll, while living in Newcastle, feels he is untouchable. Perhaps even above the law and certainly any rules placed on him by manager Chris Hughton. No doubt he is surrounded by old friends who are more than happy to go out drinking with him at the drop of a hat.

 

They will bask in his refl ected glory and his VIP treatment. None of this will really help him become the best footballer he can be.

 

If he chooses to ignore the warnings, then he could easily go down the same path – but let’s pray he doesn’t – of Paul Gascoigne. Perhaps not that severe, but he does not want to be taking advice from Joey Barton, who was offering it up this week.

 

Perhaps, instead, he should have a look at what one-time Newcastle party-boy Kieron Dyer has had to say about his time on the Tyne. He admitted he damaged his career by following the same path that Carroll is “This is what happens when you turn young men into millionaires in a city where they receive so much adulation just for being footballers. “There are so many dangers when that happens, so many pitfalls – and I fell into a lot of them. There are things I did which I just can’t believe when I look back.

 

“They called us the Brat Pack and I suppose we were. There was myself, Craig Bellamy, Jermaine Jenas, Titus Bramble and Carl Cort. “We were doing well on the pitch and intent on enjoying ourselves off it, but we got into oo many scrapes.

 

“But that is the problem you have in a city like Newcastle. I look at Andy Carroll and you can see the same problems.” It was Jenas who said it was like living in a “goldfi sh bowl” and why he wanted out for Spurs.

 

You get a feeling looking at Carroll he is not about to heed any warnings while he is at Newcastle. He needs to change club and at least give himself a chance of doing the very best he can. He needs to get out of his comfort zone and really challenge himself.

 

But, most of all, he needs to start looking after himself like a professional footballer. His choice.

 

It's lucky he didn't want to moralise about the trouble Carroll has been in or he may have spent even more than half of the article detailing each incident.

 

He has a point though, if only Gazza had left friends and family in little Newcastle at 21 and moved to a bigger city where he could get away from those hangers on and live a peaceful life things could have been so different. Perhaps Carroll should follow the example of Dyer whose career blossomed once he moved on.

[Guest BooBoo]

Ended up in McDonalds at 5am.

 

The utter, utter bastard.

[Geordie Ahmed]

What a load of shite that article is

[Wullie]

Don't forget Jenas who has also flourished outside the goldfish bowl. He even got on the pitch a few weeks ago.

[relámpago blanco]

Newcastle not exactly a small city, he be better of playing for Beijing or something.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Worst.

 

Article.

 

Ever.

[Guest GAMMELL]

Fuck me that is piss poor journalism. The utter shit these pricks publish astounds me no end.

 

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

He should go to London, where there are no temptations for young lads.

[Dave]

The piece was repeated and linked to - job done.

[wormy]

The piece was repeated and linked to - job done.

 

This. The rags are just as bad as the likes of TalkSport, it's all with the aim of riling people up to get the publicity, if we give it the time of day we're only in the palm of their hands.

[Fugazi]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Andy_Carroll_Hull_City_v._Newcastle_United_1.png

 

You would have thought someone could have took a better photo to use for his Wiki profile.

[JCONA]

It's annoying to think that people will read that and take it as fact.

I mean they mention gazza.. who did leave when he was carrolls age..

Such drivel.

 

 

[Ryan_Taylor]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Andy_Carroll_Hull_City_v._Newcastle_United_1.png

 

You would have thought someone could have took a better photo to use for his Wiki profile.

 

[Guest palnese]

There's can't many 21 year old strikers in the World, who are better than him atm.

[Beren]

Another strong performance IMO

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Another strong performance IMO

 

Far too much of the workload on his shoulders though.

 

 

[ToonMonty]

 

It's lucky he didn't want to moralise about the trouble Carroll has been in or he may have spent even more than half of the article detailing each incident.

 

He has a point though, if only Gazza had left friends and family in little Newcastle at 21 and moved to a bigger city where he could get away from those hangers on and live a peaceful life things could have been so different. Perhaps Carroll should follow the example of Dyer whose career blossomed once he moved on.

 

Are you blaming Newcastle for the problems in Gazza's life? If so horse shit! Gazza was supberb for Newcastle but he didn't stay that long he was in London, Rome and Glasgow longer than in Newcastle, certainly as a player.

[Parky]

Another strong performance IMO

 

Far too much of the workload on his shoulders though.

 

 

 

Agree and starting to look very tired at the end of games (I know we've played 3 recently). Will need a break soon.

[JH]

He needs a decent partner soon.

[Parky]

He needs a decent partner soon.

 

Hope to god there is some transfer movement in Jan or we're going to knacker Carroll in one season.

[Revolution Number 9]

 

It's lucky he didn't want to moralise about the trouble Carroll has been in or he may have spent even more than half of the article detailing each incident.

 

He has a point though, if only Gazza had left friends and family in little Newcastle at 21 and moved to a bigger city where he could get away from those hangers on and live a peaceful life things could have been so different. Perhaps Carroll should follow the example of Dyer whose career blossomed once he moved on.

 

Are you blaming Newcastle for the problems in Gazza's life? If so horse s***! Gazza was supberb for Newcastle but he didn't stay that long he was in London, Rome and Glasgow longer than in Newcastle, certainly as a player.

I think you missed the sarcasm there mate.

[ToonMonty]

 

It's lucky he didn't want to moralise about the trouble Carroll has been in or he may have spent even more than half of the article detailing each incident.

 

He has a point though, if only Gazza had left friends and family in little Newcastle at 21 and moved to a bigger city where he could get away from those hangers on and live a peaceful life things could have been so different. Perhaps Carroll should follow the example of Dyer whose career blossomed once he moved on.

 

Are you blaming Newcastle for the problems in Gazza's life? If so horse s***! Gazza was supberb for Newcastle but he didn't stay that long he was in London, Rome and Glasgow longer than in Newcastle, certainly as a player.

I think you missed the sarcasm there mate.

 

Ok embarrassed apologies, I'd missed a few pages within the thread, sorry.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

He needs a decent partner soon.

 

Yeah, no more slags from Ponteland/Darras.