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Carroll to resist any permanent move to West Ham

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  1. Albert's Chip Shop

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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/30/andy-carroll-west-ham-liverpool

    Andy Carroll will resist a move to West Ham United, even though Liverpool have accepted a bid from the London club that appeared to signal the end of the striker's time at Anfield. Liverpool have told West Ham that they can have Carroll on loan for the season in exchange for £2m, but that West Ham must then pay a further £17m to make the deal permanent if they retain their Premier League status.

    The Merseyside club had maintained that they would not loan out Carroll, for whom they paid £35m to Newcastle United,but West Ham's proposal is an acceptable compromise to them. There would be no mere option for West Ham to buy Carroll next summer; if they remained a Premier League club, they would be legally bound to sign him.

    The deal would be a coup for West Hamon their return to the top division, a signing to dwarf their previous record outlay, which was the £9m they paid to Brescia for Savio Nsereko in 2009 during Gianfranco Zola's managerial tenure. Nsereko did not settle and he was promptly sold to Fiorentina.

    West Ham, though, have work to do to convince Carroll that he ought to move to Upton Park. Carroll would like to prove himself at Liverpool and, if he were reluctantly to accept that he had no future under the new manager Brendan Rodgers, he would want to join a club that could offer European football.

    Newcastle have been prominent among the clubs to have monitored Carroll's situation – the manager, Alan Pardew, has consistently spoken highly of him – and Carroll would be receptive to a move back to St James' Park, even if they will play only in next season's Europa League.

    In agreeing to West Ham's £19m package, Liverpool have advertised their bottom line price and they may hope to generate an auction, although it is unclear whether Newcastle would agree to at least match the figure. Carr oll's wages may also be a problem at St James' Park. His weekly pay went from £20,000 to £80,000 when he joined Liverpool, and that puts him considerably above Newcastle's basic wage ceiling. West Ham would be more confident of satisfying Carroll's financial terms.

    The West Ham charm offensive will be led by the manager, Sam Allardyce, and the captain, Kevin Nolan, who have the same agent as Carroll. Nolan is a close friend of Carroll's, having played with him at Newcastle, and he has urged him to make the move to London. Rodgers has done his utmost to say the right things about Carroll but he is prepared to plan for Liverpool's future without him.

    Carroll himself is said to have indicated that he would rather walk over broken glass with a mackem shirt on than sign for such a fat ugly **** as Allardyce.
     
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    In theory we could offer £1bn to Barca for Messi.... but it wouldn't mean he will come....
     
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    This bit just makes me laugh!!!! :-
    "The West Ham charm offensive will be led by the manager, Sam Allardyce"
     
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    Brilliant piece of journalism, obviously never met...or seen...or heard....Fat Sam
     
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    Apparently Carroll's agent (who is also Nolan's and Fat Sam's agent) has denied the story.

    It'll be interesting to see what happens at 11:50 pm 31 August - - would be surprised if the situation is resolved much before then.

    they can lay on the helicopter this time, though
     
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    I'd like to see him arrive and regardless of the backtracking it looks likely he'll move on. I can see a last minute rush of deals seeing him move to use, Liverpool signing one or two with the money. All completed at about 11pm onwards on the 31st!!
     
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    I'm sure it was a typo and he meant 'offensive charm'.
     
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    Haven't opened the link, but who doesn't hate Allardyce?
     
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    Mark Curtis, brown paper bag manufacturers, and offshore bank account managers everywhere....
     
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    Pie salesmen?
     
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    Oh yes, I forgot about them.
     
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    Yes those too! What on earth was I thinking of?
     
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    sending fat sham in on a charm offensive is like sending stevie wonder into an art exhibition as a judge.
     
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    Wrigleys?
     
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