merlin Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 To sell him now would be a big mistake ; Carroll is far from the finished article but he DOES have attributes which could be worked on to make him a real threat - especially in this division and maybe even in the Prem. During KKs first stint as manager, he got Lennie Hepple(Pop Robson's father-in-law)to work with players who needed correction of their balance and running style ; I believe someone like this would really improve Carroll but Lennie is too old(and unfit)now. However, I am sure that, if he goes to another club, they will reap the dividends in years to come and 4m will look like a bad deal for NUFC... Let's face it, is anyone out there confident that ; 1.Ashley would spend on a replacement 2.Hughton would get a good player in. Maybe some believe in Fairies at the bottom of the garden....promotion is worth far more than 4m to the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n4e Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 We shouldn't sell any players because no money from them goes into buying new ones. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca888 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I wouldnt sell him and I dont think Ashley will either. He is not that stupid especially as Carrolls wages will not make that much of a dent in the wage structure. We already know that Harewood is going bck to Villa so getting rid of another striker doesnt make sense. By the way, Big Andy reminds me so much of a young Duncan Ferguson and in the long run, could be a huge asset for us and ENGLAND. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordienorway Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Who can we get for 4 million that is better than Caroll? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I can believe that West Ham are interested as they need strikers and they were constantly linked with him in the Summer. However, they are skint and Zola supposedly has to sell before he can buy. I think £4m is a misleading figure as I would think that it would mainly be performance related - number of appearances, goals etc so the first payment would be relatively small. He would need to be replaced but who would we buy - Harewood? - who has scored less goals than Carroll and earns more. I guess it depends on Ashley's real intentions - if he is serious about promotion, then there is no way he will sell. I wonder if Carroll's head would be turned though if the interest is genuine especially if there is a big pay increase on offer. I would hope that he would want to say with his local club for the time being and see if we make it back to the Premier League. Then again Llambias is supposedly a West Ham supporter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I can believe that West Ham are interested as they need strikers and they were constantly linked with him in the Summer. However, they are skint and Zola supposedly has to sell before he can buy. I think £4m is a misleading figure as I would think that it would mainly be performance related - number of appearances, goals etc so the first payment would be relatively small. He would need to be replaced but who would we buy - Harewood? - who has scored less goals than Carroll and earns more. I guess it depends on Ashley's real intentions - if he is serious about promotion, then there is no way he will sell. I wonder if Carroll's head would be turned though if the interest is genuine especially if there is a big pay increase on offer. I would hope that he would want to say with his local club for the time being and see if we make it back to the Premier League. Then again Llambias is supposedly a West Ham supporter! My suspicion is that these stories are surfacing for this reason. Carroll won't be a highly paid player by Premiership standards, and destitute clubs like West Ham and Bolton's best chances of landing a player are by turning the heads of young lads like him. Leaking stories through friendly southern based rags like NOW is probably step one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 How could we even consider selling him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 No thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 How could we even consider selling him? cos we have fat mike in charge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Almost tempting. Depends on where we are come the end of January, if they are seriously interested. We would never get anywhere near 4mill for him if we go up, and he would never start for us as he isnt good enough for the Premier League. Yes its good for cover now, but lets see where we are in 2 and a half months. So you think if we get promoted Mike Ashley will go on a spending spree to keep us in the Premiership? He didn't do that last January so why think he'd do it in the future? I can't see NUFC being sold for a while. There are only a certain number of rich sheiks or American billionaires in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 No thanks, our best striker at the moment and still got plenty of time to devolp, would much rather keep him here and give him a proper striking partner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 No way so Ashely can pocket the 4 mil while we get another Loan signing like the fucking alien head!Disapointed we didnt go for Jay Simpson,banging them in for Qpr,from what I have seen hes exactly what we are missing up front Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 He's an animal in the air and a half decent finisher. A bit of a rough diamond but the last player we should be thinking of selling this season. he's integral to our hopes of going up. when we are under the cosh he also plays his part defensively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 They can have him in the summer, not right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 we could well be a division higher than west ham in 6 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 No chance of that whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 No chance of that whatsoever. Of what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Being a division higher than West Ham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Being a division higher than West Ham. why not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Portsmouth, Hull and Wolves is why not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Portsmouth, Hull and Wolves is why not. ok, three good reasons. if we are promoted,... are west ham are better prospect than us tho? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Yes. Carroll has a long, long way to go before he's a premiership player though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Yes. Carroll has a long, long way to go before he's a premiership player though. Maybe so, but £4m doesn't buy you much these days. For teams that can't afford proper midfielders and strikers he's a decent option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 No point. Who else could we buy in our current position thats going to do the job he does? Rob Hulse maybe, but then you look at the age difference and what not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 No way would I sell for £4m. If we were offered twice that, 100% cash up front, and Ashley swore on a stack of bibles that we'd be allowed to spend all of that (Sod that, he'd still change his mind. Make it he's got to put the money into a seperate bank account that only Hughton had access to) and if Hughton then actually spent it wisely on a few good players in key positions (Esp the wings), then and ONLY then would I think it's a good move. Otherwise, fuck off West Ham, you snivelling cockney wankers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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