madras Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 So you wouldn't of thought Chelsea are over paying for Torres but we value Carroll at say £20-25m & we don't want to be ripped off ourselves so we'll stick at our valuation? From what was said, I got the impression that we said to Chelsea that they can have Torres (who wanted out anyway) provided we get the replacements we want. Dalglish and/or Comolli decided upon Carroll and asked Ashley how much he wanted. Ashley pulled a ridiculous figure out of his arse, and instead of trying to negotiate the price down to something reasonable, we just whacked the difference on Torres's price, rang Abramovich and he said yes. If he'd refused to go above £40m, we'd certainly have come back offering £25m. I mean, £35m for Carroll was f***ing ridiculous, but so was £50m for Torres. Perhaps not the Torres of 2007-2008, but certainly for the Torres they actually bought. According to Werner, Carroll's actual ticket price was never a concern. He didn't care if we were overpaying for Carroll, as long as we weren't screwing up our squad and the bottom line was acceptable, and it was certainly worth paying £7m just to replace Torres with Suarez. Whether our board actually considers Carroll to be £35m p*ssed into the wind is not clear, but it's certainly not the story they're telling. And the heaps of cash they've spunked on "potential", to put it kindly, more or less backs up the idea that they're not interested in getting value-for-money in the transfer market, but rather the bottom line vs return (i.e. points). Personally, I see it as a massive waste of money. And it's not just Carroll we overpaid for. he's either very stupid or a liar then. also does the paragraph after make sense as surely value for money would massivly affect 'bottom line Vs points return' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 What I meant by that is that as long as we're within the budget and within what the board wants in terms of performance, they don't seem to be overly arsed about paying way over the odds for individual players. If what I'm saying doesn't make sense, that's because I don't understand it either … As far as I'm concerned, you can cut it up any way you want, but Kenny has still spent £112m in just one year and doesn't have a great deal to show for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksammy Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 remember when torres signed for Liverpool on a free, what a bargain he turned out to be... DW chelsea bought carroll Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 He cost less than Suarez, a bit more than half of what Carroll cost, and 10% more than we paid for Downing. *shudders* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Good news Andy, you're staying at Anfield! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Cost about as much as our first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Why not let this thread die a nice death? Like it should have done months ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Why not let this thread die a nice death? Like it should have done months ago Concurred. Time people moved on/grew up a bit. He's gone, we're better off, he's better off financially and Liverpool are worse off. Everyone's a winner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Why not let this thread die a nice death? Like it should have done months ago Because I find it funny as fuck that the greedy prick is failing miserably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Why not let this thread die a nice death? Like it should have done months ago Because I find it funny as fuck that the greedy prick is failing miserably. Same here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Why not let this thread die a nice death? Like it should have done months ago Because I find it funny as fuck that the greedy prick is failing miserably. Same here. Same I must admit, really enjoying him not doing well for Liverpool. Imagine if he'd been smashing them in ala Demba - too much to take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Andy Carroll has revealed that he's been wearing a t-shirt under his top and will reveal it as soon as he scores. It says "Save the Chilean Miners!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Sell Carroll for 35 million and get Ba and Cisse for a maximum 10 million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Life is so much better without you, Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Why not let this thread die a nice death? Like it should have done months ago Agree tbh, very small time bumping this thread every time he puts a shot wide or miscontrols a pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/ouBH9.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Ouch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Was saying on radio 5 that he headed straight to the dressing room after the full time whistle didn't celebrate with the fans or players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Was saying on radio 5 that he headed straight to the dressing room after the full time whistle didn't celebrate with the fans or players. Because he doesn't really care that's why. Still think it's a shame how it's ended up for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Cheeky 500k bid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 He's still going to win a medal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Fucking pity he'll have a medal in a few weeks time. Liverpool's utter jamminess will vindicate their shite transfer policy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 He's still going to win a medal Owen got one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Owen got one Didn't he claim the one he won against Arsenal to be all down to him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Stephen fucking Carr got one last season. This is nothing compared to that shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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