Disco Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 10th highest attendances in Europe someone was telling me the other day, is that correct? Yup - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_attendances_of_European_football_clubs If correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 £90k a week, fucking hell I doubt we'd pay half of that. I imagine the vast majority of clubs wouldn't pay anything like that, and rightly so, too. More and more clubs will be moving in that direction - away from the mental salaries. They'll say they are but given they're going to be richer than ever I find it hard to believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 10th highest attendances in Europe someone was telling me the other day, is that correct? Yup - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_attendances_of_European_football_clubs If correct. Fuck me thats shameful when you consider where we have finished ,we deserve better than that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 19th richest club in the world with the 10th highest in average attendances and we have a manager who constantly tells us "the big boys" will come in and sign our players and we just can't compete with those type of clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22618340 West Ham have agreed a fee with Liverpool for Andy Carroll but the England striker has yet to decide if he wants to join the Hammers permanently. The London side will match Liverpool's asking price of around £15m, but the 24-year-old is unsure about the move ahead of a World Cup year. It is understood interest from former club Newcastle United has cooled. West Ham are expected to bid for Vitesse Arnhem's Wilfried Bony if Carroll rejects their approach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Skirge would lose his shit if West Ham sign Bony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Carroll is on around £90,000 a week at Liverpool; that salary is way beyond Newcastle's budget, although not out of West Ham's salary structure. How can West Ham afford that if Newcastle can't, unbelievable. #FFP I personally would love him back if it wasn't for his injuries. According to that article his now injured for 6 weeks and he only played 25 games this year. Of course it's not a sure thing he will be mr.sicknote, but it is an indicator which I don't like. I'm 50/50 on this although I voted "Yes". We could afford it, doesnt mean we should be willing to pay it though. West Ham aren't really interested in what they can afford or whether it's a sensible idea to do something, they're run by fucking idiots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Made the mistake of re-watching the Sunderland 5-1 tonight. Would quite like him back based on that performance but not sure how often he could play like that anymore as he's been picking up knocks consistently since he left us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Is there not anyone else other than Carroll? Seems as if some are desperate for the lad to return. The only positives I see for his return is that he is a Geordie lad who 'apparently' wants to play for his hometown club. The only other thing I see is that he could stay here for a long time - ala Shola.. But really would be better for us to have a look at other options first. This time, the club needs to be ultra-confident on who they can get and sign. And they better not run out of time again before its too late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC_Sam Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 £15m!? You have got to be kidding me. He is worth £8m max. If it wasn't for the fact we sold him for £35m (LOL) he wouldn't be anywhere near £15m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 It all depends if Carroll accepts I suppose, if we've spoken to him he may reject it, awaiting our bid, could be a twist in this. Not that I want him to preserve the cretins job any longer. Why on earth would Liverpool accept an offer from us? We won't be paying £15m for anyone. Didn't you make similar statements before we signed Cisse? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I doubt a player of his particular abilities would get the time of day here if he weren't named Andy Carroll. A good player, but he's overrated by many on this board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 A good player, but he's overrated by many on this board. That'll happen when you've got a player who's undeniably brilliant at attacking balls at head height and a squad that needs such a player so much it's beyond anything resembling a laughing matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 So who do we go after now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Someone tall and cheap who can often boss Ligue 1 players in the air, would be my guess. Don't see how it could possibly go wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Completely torn on a possible Carroll return. As has been said, with our current setup we're crying out for a player exactly like him. If we are going to insist on keeping Pardew as manager then we really need a player like Carroll. I'd rather get a new manager and target other kinds of players though, obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Bafemtimbi Gomis would be my guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 How do Liverpool factor in the £20m loss into their transfer scoue-a-matics? His current net value on their books is £17.5 million! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Why not Wilfried Bony then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bealios Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Anyone saying that Carroll is not worth £15m is off their bonce tbh. New Sky deal means all transfers are going to be massively inflated this summer, so £15m fee now is probably less than £10m in old money. £10m for an England striker in his early 20's? If Carroll plays like he has for West Ham (and for us) he will be back in the England squad next year. Anyone thinking we're better suited to a forward who can help us carpet-football it around the likes of Arsenal and Man City are mad. We have some of those already, and I don't really want to wait another season where an untried gets used to the Premier League. We need someone like Carroll so that we have an option. The trick is coaching or buying defenders who do not panic and lump it to him at every single opportunity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 He was picked for the current England squad, that means fuck all, I'd have wept had we signed Emile Heskey 6 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I just think it'd be a backwards step for us to sign him. At £15m I bet Carr could get two or three decent players who will improve us more than Carroll. Yes, he might suit our particular brand of hoofball but in my opinion the solution is not to sign someone who will allow us to play more effective hoofball, it's to stop playing hoofball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 A few differing opinions on here, personally i think he's underated and a much better player than some think. That said i wouldn't spend £15m on him because of the amount of games he misses through injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaircut Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Out until October according to the Mail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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