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zolton

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Carroll obviously had potential some chose to ignore it.

 

I remember people saying Carroll would never be good enough not that he was just rubbish at the time (which he wasn't).

 

He always had good potential, few would have seen an England call up last season, anyway, hope we can keep him quiet tomorrow, but I doubt it!

 

 

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Carroll's nowhere near good enough man  :lol:

 

Just thought I'd bump this thread to make a point!

 

i assume you're talking about us not having his goal threat last season, as you referred to in the pre-match thread, but that quote was said during our relegation season so a bit of a pointless bump.

 

think everyone on here is agreed that carroll looked the business in the 2nd half of last season once he got settled into the first team.

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I agree, but the foundation of last season was set by very sound defence and robust midfield as I already said, by February, pretty much the pressure was off, and the only threat to your title was us.

Some on here like to pretend you had some super strike force all season, you did'nt!

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Liam Liam Liam O

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I agree, but the foundation of last season was set by very sound defence and robust midfield as I already said, by February, pretty much the pressure was off, and the only threat to your title was us.

Some on here like to pretend you had some super strike force all season, you did'nt!

 

And Forest.

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I agree, but the foundation of last season was set by very sound defence and robust midfield as I already said, by February, pretty much the pressure was off, and the only threat to your title was us.

Some on here like to pretend you had some super strike force all season, you did'nt!

 

And Forest.

 

Forest could'nt win away and when they made no January signings, they were never going to win the league.

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Liam Liam Liam O

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I agree, but the foundation of last season was set by very sound defence and robust midfield as I already said, by February, pretty much the pressure was off, and the only threat to your title was us.

Some on here like to pretend you had some super strike force all season, you did'nt!

 

And Forest.

 

Forest could'nt win away and when they made no January signings, they were never going to win the league.

 

That wasn't obvious at the start of February.  Looking back now it might have been, but certainly not then.

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It all changed for Carroll when he scored those 2 FA cup goals at the Hawthornes. When he made his v first appearances I was v positive about him, it was always obvious he had talent but got v frustrated with him a few times in PL and in first half of Championship. Since those goals, rarely could ask for more.

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I agree, but the foundation of last season was set by very sound defence and robust midfield as I already said, by February, pretty much the pressure was off, and the only threat to your title was us.

Some on here like to pretend you had some super strike force all season, you did'nt!

 

And Forest.

 

Forest could'nt win away and when they made no January signings, they were never going to win the league.

 

If you're going to use apostrophes, at least do it right. Couldn't Didn't. Drives me wild :lol:

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I agree, but the foundation of last season was set by very sound defence and robust midfield as I already said, by February, pretty much the pressure was off, and the only threat to your title was us.

Some on here like to pretend you had some super strike force all season, you did'nt!

 

And Forest.

 

Forest could'nt win away and when they made no January signings, they were never going to win the league.

 

If you're going to use apostrophes, at least do it right. Couldn't Didn't. Drives me wild :lol:

Is'nt that a little patronising?

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I agree, but the foundation of last season was set by very sound defence and robust midfield as I already said, by February, pretty much the pressure was off, and the only threat to your title was us.

Some on here like to pretend you had some super strike force all season, you did'nt!

 

And Forest.

 

Forest could'nt win away and when they made no January signings, they were never going to win the league.

 

If you're going to use apostrophes, at least do it right. Couldn't Didn't. Drives me wild :lol:

Is'nt that a little patronising?

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Tino: I can see South American style in Carroll

 

IT may be more than a decade since he swept out of St James’ Park, but Tino Asprilla remains as feisty as ever. Mark Douglas reports.

 

HERE’S a message to thaw Tyneside’s deep freeze – Toon cult hero Faustino Asprilla can see a touch of South American sunshine skill about Newcastle’s England star Andy Carroll.

Billed by many as a throwback to an age of leather balls, steel toe-capped boots and defenders’ elbows in your face, Carroll’s style is as traditionally English as fish and chips and World Cup misery.

Big, bustling and brilliant when the ball is flung into the box – Premier League defenders used to quick, nippy forwards simply can’t cope with big Andy when the mood takes him. Which even his detractors would have to admit has been just about every weekend recently.

 

But in an exclusive chat with the Sunday Sun, ultimate Magpie maestro Asprilla has put forward the case for Carroll possessing hidden Samba style beneath that hulking great frame. In fact, Tino can see flashes of his own mesmerising, elastic magic in the England striker.

 

He should know. The flamboyant striker – famous for turning up on Tyneside in a mock Chinchilla coat during a snow storm fit to match anything that blasted the city during the week – remains a Newcastle nut, despite some 6,000 miles separating his luxurious ranch from St James’ Park.

 

And he will be back in the North East next month, appearing alongside Sir Les Ferdinand and Peter Beardsley at a sporting dinner to raise cash for Gateshead Fell Cricket Club.

For now, though, his focus is on the here and now – and how Newcastle can get out of a chapter in their history that Asprilla dubs “crazier than any of my legendary parties”.

Building a team round the formidable talents of Carroll seems to be a decent starting point.

 

“I love Andy Carroll,” Asprilla told the Sunday Sun.

“I think he is a machine for his age, almost a cross of Ferdinand and Shearer. But I laugh when I watch him as he has little bits of skill like me which he shouldn’t have when you look at him.

“He has physical strength and great shooting ability with his feet and head. But there are other things to him – surprising skill and pace and awareness to go with the raw talent. It is up to him to maximise his gift and I feel he will need good people around him, but as he matures he will know how to handle the trappings of his fame.

 

“Could he play for the Entertainers? Well, Beardsley and Ferdinand were Keegan’s best front team as they were the forwards when we just missed out on the title.

“For me Andy Carroll today would be a fantastic squad addition to back them up.

“If you add Alan (Shearer) in later seasons . . . wow, it is some forward line!

 

“I he continues to grow, learn and develop then he will be a hero in Newcastle United history. He is a young Geordie like Watto (Steve Watson) and Lee (Clark) from my days, and he scores lots of goals and is quality so he will be loved.

 

“And it is good for England too. They have Rooney, Defoe and Crouch as first choices and I say he can play with all three.

“If he is scoring and playing well for Newcastle and is given the England shirt I believe he will make it his own.”

 

Strong stuff from Asprilla – almost as potent as his take on what has happened to the Toon since he returned to northern Italy back in 1998.

 

“Since I left the club the changes have been too many managers and players and there have been so many bad buys!” said Tino.

“It has been more crazy than one of my parties!

 

“Yes, they are not as important as they once were and I think it will be a while before the club outbids the Manchester teams or Chelsea – but outside the obvious money clubs Newcastle United will always be a giant.

“The ground, the crowd and the fans make it stand out and if the right team are put together and a good league position is achieved then the challenges are possible, look at Spurs. As Kevin Keegan used to say, you have to believe.

 

“I look at Andy Carroll, Cheik Tiote and Hatem Ben Arfa – there you have foundations for a good team to build on.”

As for this season – and this afternoon at the Hawthorns – Asprilla possesses some measured confidence.

“I think the top 10 would be special after being promoted and with the current team I say yes, we can do it,” he said.

 

“I have watched the games when possible and I don’t see many teams who will make this impossible.

“I know West Brom had a good win against Everton but our away form is OK and I think a draw will be fine. Although as I picture the game Newcastle should win.”

For Asprilla, part of his heart will forever be in the North East.

 

His parties and womanising were legendary during his tumultuous two years in Newcastle – but then again he could play a bit too.

If he couldn’t, he would have gone the same way as Patrick Kluivert, Jean Alain Boumsong and the other wastrels – consigned to the waste bin of Newcastle history.

Instead Tino’s sheer brilliance means he is still a big enough name to draw the crowds when he rolls up at Sporting Dinners.

 

That is why he is looking forward to swapping his relatively easy life of agency work, farm living, the Colombian TV celebrity circuit and his football Academy for shivering Newcastle in January.

“I am looking forward to a three-week holiday in England in January,” he said.

 

“I have prepared my famous fur coat and I know it is really cold there as my friends have texting me photos of the house covered in snow.

“But I have told them, we are having cold weather here also. It was only 29 degrees yesterday!”

 

l Tino Asprilla will join the likes of Les Ferdinand on stage at the Gateshead Lancastrian Suite on Friday, January 21 2011 for a one-off sporting dinner.

 

The last remaining seats and tables are available from Graeme Forster (07769 706611) or at www.grass.uk.com.

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