Dr Venkman Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Wow! I remember watching that farce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 25/11/2021 at 15:52, wormy said: Wasn't he already starting to go down with injuries before he left for Liverpool or am I misremembering? I think my default has just become that he was always a crock. At the very least, I'm pretty sure he still would've been a mess off the pitch had he stayed up North. Didn't he only avoid jail for assault on the condition he moved in with Kevin Nolan? That's how I remember it too. He was out injured when Liverpool bought him as well. He'd be just as injury ridden here as anywhere else. In hindsight it was a really good deal for Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 I saw Jimmy Greaves in one of his last shows before he had the stroke and I remember him talking about Andy Carroll. ' A fucking joke he said 36 million. He said good strikers anticipate where to run and take a few chances, Andy doesn't start to run until the balls been kicked and by then it's two fucking late. It was a great night with Greavsie and we were in hysterics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cf Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 25/11/2021 at 15:09, TheGuv said: Just looked at his stats. Pretty pathetic return for a striker. I wonder if it still would have gone to shit had he stayed? He was on fire, and then he moved and he has never gotten close to the heights of 2009-2011. NUFC 2006-11 (All Comps) Apps 91 Goals 33 PNE 2007-2008 (Loan) Apps 12 Goals 1 Liverpool 2011-13 Apps 58 Goals 11 West Ham 2013-19 Apps 142 Goals 34 Newcastle 2019-21 Apps 43 Goals 1 Reading 2021- Apps 2 Goals 0 Total 348 Goals 80 Fuck me, he made 41 appearances for us in his latest stint!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 No idea what journo wrote this, but I'll always remember it - was West Ham under Allardyce, paraphrasing but "when your castle is under attack, playing Andy Carroll akin to looking at your horses and placing them in the trebuchet." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 He was unplayable for a while. An absolute beast just before Liverpool transfer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Scores his first for Reading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Might be of use to us next season down there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Dancing Brave said: Scores his first for Reading Went off injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) Happy for him like, I can't help finding something about endearing about him and his lack of interest in being a modern professional athlete. Good finish after being played through too, had assumed it was probably a header. Edited November 27, 2021 by Inferior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Mad he’s only ever scored 10+ goals in a season once (his season where he moved to Liverpool). Has more yellow cards than goals over the last six seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, Inferior Acuña said: Says multi millionaire Andy Carroll, its like a retired MD taking up golf for a bit of a hobby and getting paid £52,000 a year for joining the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Not sure it is like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) It’s not, there’s no reason for him to be playing if he didn’t want to. That really cheered me up, deep down I still love him for those few months over a decade ago. Edited November 29, 2021 by Pata Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 2 hours ago, hakka said: Think it was the goal against Liverpool where they backed off him outside the box, and he rolled it forward before smashing it low and hard to the bottom far corner. He really seemed unstoppable at that point. In the air or on the ground, a real nightmare of a striker to content with. He was, but I think people forgot just how geared we were to him and his strengths. The Ashley era was a lot of that tbh - playing to a talisman. Nolan - Carroll - Cabaye, we put all our eggs on guy changing the game. In Andy's case, it was Joey Barton and good service from out wide that helped make him so unstoppable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastician Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Wish we'd had been paying him £1k a week in his time back hear. Nobody could grumble that's all he deserved. He's obviously clauses in the contract - if he starts X games he gets another year. He'll be in for a hefty whack on his per week for actually being fit and starting a game. It'll have been a huge pay day for him scoring a goal. Never wanted him back at the club. His two seasons reinforced my opinion he's a useless donkey of a player and should have retired years ago. Trying to eek out a career at Reading, if he's not careful he'll become a modern day John Parkin playing for a Lincoln on a goal bonus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastician Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Thiago said: He was, but I think people forgot just how geared we were to him and his strengths. The Ashley era was a lot of that tbh - playing to a talisman. Nolan - Carroll - Cabaye, we put all our eggs on guy changing the game. In Andy's case, it was Joey Barton and good service from out wide that helped make him so unstoppable. Somewhat related.... a clash of generations, the final change of a guard - 'Cabaye-Barton' partnered each other in midfield played against Sunderland away in the Ryan Taylor over the Wall game. Never have Nolan or Carroll down as talisman personally. Couldn't give a toss that Carroll's career sank like fuck the moment Ashley's helicopter landed in Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Plastician said: Somewhat related.... a clash of generations, the final change of a guard - 'Cabaye-Barton' partnered each other in midfield played against Sunderland away in the Ryan Taylor over the Wall game. Never have Nolan or Carroll down as talisman personally. Couldn't give a toss that Carroll's career sank like fuck the moment Ashley's helicopter landed in Liverpool. Nolan was totally our talisman the year we went up. Carroll in the six months after that was really who we played to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastician Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Thiago said: Nolan was totally our talisman the year we went up. Carroll in the six months after that was really who we played to. Sugar coating what a talisman means, but if Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll have a place in your heart, who am I to deny it? Nolan has never been anyone managers talisman. He was always Big Sam's puppy dog - great at Bolton, great in Championship, but just could never keep up in the PL with West Ham. Nolan's influence played a part, but does disrespect to Barton, Harper, Butt, Smith, Carroll, Shola, Enrique, Colo... Can't forget anyone that scores hat trick, but calling Kevin Nolan a talisman - no ideas, heads gone... Edited November 30, 2021 by Plastician Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Smith? One of the worst players to have played for us! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I’ve got no Ill will towards Carroll, good luck to him, I’ve always regarded him as bang average, even when he was in his prime form for us. I always saw severe limitations in his game that would always prevent such a player ever being just more than average. He could have had a far better career, however, but poor attitude to personal lifestyle choices and training and fitness meant that was never going to happen in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I love the fella deep down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Kanji said: I love the fella deep down. I wanted him so badly to be our new Shearer at the time, a Geordie goalscoring number 9, and again I wish him well, but I just have no real feelings for him as a player or his time at the club. I do love that style of CF though, if he had pace, had a right foot, and a better attitude, he could have been one hell of a player. Ironically he has probably been our most significant player to come through our academy system since it’s formation and yet by all accounts he was nothing special coming up through the ranks. Right place and right time for him at the time you feel, for player and club. Edited November 30, 2021 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 30/11/2021 at 23:29, HTT II said: I wanted him so badly to be our new Shearer at the time, a Geordie goalscoring number 9, and again I wish him well, but I just have no real feelings for him as a player or his time at the club. I do love that style of CF though, if he had pace, had a right foot, and a better attitude, he could have been one hell of a player. Ironically he has probably been our most significant player to come through our academy system since it’s formation and yet by all accounts he was nothing special coming up through the ranks. Right place and right time for him at the time you feel, for player and club. Didn't he have a loan spell somewhere, where he was absolute pony? Something like 1 goal in 20 games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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