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Andy Carroll (now playing for Bordeaux)


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Well there were enough even on here who wanted him back on the right deal. We don't even need to get into the St James fans who are just delighted to have "ONE OF OUR OWWWWNNN!!" coming on as a sub.

 

Can't really argue with that.

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He is finished. Bog standard English player who showed potential, made money quick then gets knacked but loves the lifestyle and the sniff. No hopers like SDFC buy into the once potential and they continue as expected.

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It’s one of the worst signings we’ve made for a long time for me. Joelinton is getting the flak because we’ve spent £40m on him, but for the club to then sign this carthorse as the one viable alternative at number 9 is negligent.

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About 5 years ago I went to one of evening with Jimmy Greaves nights and he was brilliant. Sadly not long after he had the stroke which pretty much ended the man we knew.

 

Anyway on his show he talked about Andy Carroll and what he said sticks in my mind. '32 fucking million he said, that's ridiculous.  You can't coach a striker on anticipation, they've either got or they haven't and Andy Carroll hasn't.  He only tries to get on the end of something AFTER the ball has been played.  He never anticipates what might happen and make runs into those positions. Yes he's big, yes he's a handful but he can always be stopped because you know what he's going to do'

And so it went on, and when I watch Andy Carroll Jimmy Greaves was spot on

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Maybe that's what he's turned into now, but in the championship and first half of the subsequent premier league season for us he showed he could score all kind of goals, including those "easy" goals where his anticipation and runs is what made the goals easy to score.

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Maybe that's what he's turned into now, but in the championship and first half of the subsequent premier league season for us he showed he could score all kind of goals, including those "easy" goals where his anticipation and runs is what made the goals easy to score.

 

I liked his classy long-range strike against Liverpool, the defenders thought he wouldn't know what to do with time and space outside the box so they left him, and he just smacked it into the bottom far corner.

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About 5 years ago I went to one of evening with Jimmy Greaves nights and he was brilliant. Sadly not long after he had the stroke which pretty much ended the man we knew.

 

Anyway on his show he talked about Andy Carroll and what he said sticks in my mind. '32 fucking million he said, that's ridiculous.  You can't coach a striker on anticipation, they've either got or they haven't and Andy Carroll hasn't.  He only tries to get on the end of something AFTER the ball has been played.  He never anticipates what might happen and make runs into those positions. Yes he's big, yes he's a handful but he can always be stopped because you know what he's going to do'

And so it went on, and when I watch Andy Carroll Jimmy Greaves was spot on

 

Tbf, Carroll was never that type of striker. Jimmy is talking about pure goal scoring instinct which you would get from a Lineker or Owen, I think Carroll was always more of a physical battering ram type who would enable goal pinchers like Nolan to pick up a fair few. Gayle is the closest we've got on our books to an actual out and out goal scorer, but his finishing isn't up to standard in the Premier.

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Toon fans set for early Christmas present as Newcastle and Geordie star Andy Carroll set to make his triumphant return. Even the club have gotten in the festive spirits by releasing a festive themed Andy Carroll jumper for low price of £70 which they club are encouraging fans to buy to show their support to the former England and current Newcastle and Geordie star.

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