Carroll To Come Back In January?!

As I foresightly/optimistically predicted back on February 1st whilst Andy Carroll was finalising a deal at Liverpool, the scouse fans are already starting to turn on the lad from Tyneside based on his lack of impact but more importantly, because of the ridiculous price tag around his neck. For someone so inexperienced to be signed for £35million was a bit ridiculous and as much as I didn't want him to leave, you just can't turn that down!

Liverpool fans have a history of running players out of town when they decide in all their wisdom, they aren't good enough for their team. Robbie Keane & Paul Konchesky lasted 6 months. Joe Cole, Alberto Aqualani, Milan Jovanovic, Craig Bellamy, Andrei Voronin all lasted 12 months. These were high profile signings with an element of excitement and expectation. Both of these emotions became solvent and off they went out the same door they came in, in a very short amount of time. Will Andy Carroll do the same? At the moment, it seriously looks like it.

What pissed me off beyond belief was the 'transfer request' debacle which Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias totally fabricated themselves. We all know DL and MA were never going to reject the £35million. It's what they wanted, and they got it. Derek Llambias has even said the exact words 'We couldn't turn down £35million'. So why did they insist on having a transfer request from Andy Carroll for the sake of saving themselves a few bob on bonus money owed to Carroll and making themselves look like the good guys and totally destroying Andy Carroll's name with a lot of people on Tyneside?! Why? If NUFC had sold AC and simply said the words, 'It was too good to turn down', nobody would have criticised them. Not even me! But they didn't. They acted like the conniving scheister's that they are.

By the time January comes around Andy Carroll may be nothing but a bench warmer and out of favour with the Anfield massive. If this is the case then there is only one striker in the world I want to see where the Newcastle No.9 shirt....and that's Andy Carroll. Looking for a replacement for Carroll has proven to be an impossible task. Their just isn't anyone out their of the significant quality, availability, price tag or interest in playing for NUFC to take on the role. So why bother? Why not just sign the man himself back for a significantly less some, if not on loan until the end of the season?

If you think the above is impossible and would never happen....two words. Robbie Keane. £20million Liverpool signed him for, he was considered a flop and was back at White Hart Lane for £12million. All within 6 months!!

If it weren't for the 'transfer request' issue plus the fact some fans just don't accept under any circumstances a player leaving full stop, bringing him back for less money than we sold him for would be a no brainer. It certainly is in my brain. However, AC gets a rough ride from some Toon fans whenever his name is mentioned and sadly that can't be ignored. Hopefully, if he were to sign for us these fan's are fickle enough to accept him just as quick as they turned on him, when he bags a few goals.

All this is hypothetical obviously as we are in September and he is still part of their first team squad, albeit slipping down the pecking order. But if he were to be in a position where his time at Liverpool is untenable come January, similar to Robbie Keane, then I for one hope we bring him back so he can finish what he threatened to start and become a Geordie No.9 Legend. If we don't sign him back, somebody else will!

Would you have him back?!

 

Except Liverpool have completely new owners. Relying on them to be the club they used to be is ridiculous

 

Andy carroll is reportedly earning £90k per week at Liverpool. I cannot see him taking the massive paycut that would be needed for him to return to NUFC.

 

That's one of the two reasons I wouldn't take him back, the other being that he is a twat!

 

Would I **** have him back. Let the bastard rot in their reserves.

 

Tough one ..but yes, for 12 million and sensible wages, no number 9 shirt though. with the midfield we have, providing service to his chest/feet (rather than pool's/Englands hoof ball up to him) and AC battering/pulling the defence.. goals galore from him and then Attacking midfielders ..

Would still make him crawl on his knees to St james though in penance

 

I stopped reading when you mentioned that konchesky was a high profile signing

 

He'll be quite happy taking the oranges and drinks out to the players for £90k a week.

 

Would he fit into our plans though? I think if we played him upfront we would have a tendancy to play hoof ball even more than we do now.

Also I think football is a lot about confidence and seen as though he isn't playing at the moment his confidence will be getting even lower, who knows if it will ever be sky high again (like it was at us).

Eventhough I have pointed out the negatives of getting him, if they offered him to us for say £15m I would take him.

 

Are you happy with Carroll so far? Or is it to early to have an opinion?

 

If he numbers worked (which seems impossible) and he said something like:

"I'm sorry I acted like an idiot, but it can get very confusing when huge amounts of money are being thrown around. Can I come back please ?", I would have him.

He'll be no less loyal than the next player, and on his day he is very good

 

Judging by the **** eating grin on his face during his medical, he certainly didn't look too upset to be leaving. The pain might have subsided now, but at the time that hurt, especially after insisting that he wanted to stay forever.

Anyway, we've got a great team starting to play some lovely football, and I just feel that bringing him back would encourage the other players to try and put it on his head from fifty yards away.

He made his bed and now he's got to lie in it, even if thirty thousand angry scousers have pissed all over it.

 

I've heard water beds are quite comfortable.

 

Why would they let him go for a price we could afford when they've paid £35m he's still young and isn't even in the prime of his career yet, can hardly be labeled as a flop either due to the fact he's not played many games due to injury. Third stupidest suggestion on here behind the guy that said we should sign Higuain and the Balotelli thread which was started by you?

 

Dont even need him, he's 441 places behind Leon Best in the EA sports index

 

I said the same thing at the time, having seen further evidence of how tight Pie Boy is with wages I can't see it happening now.

 

No sod Carroll! Wouldn't want him back. Certainly not for the money he would cost, both in fee and wages. It is a massive presumption to assume that the Bin Dippers would take a big enough loss on the £35m to put him anywhere near the price we would be willing or able to pay.

 

I'll give em £20 to be Sholas boot boy...

They've paid £35m for him and his wages will be astronomical, he's not coming back to Newcastle anytime soon. I know there's Robbie Keane example 2 owners and however many managers ago, but we're 5 games into the season, he hasn't flopped yet anymore than Henderson, Adam et al.

 

Look at Best's scoring record, why would we want Carroll back?!

 

No point.

On the 24th September 2011; Andy Carroll will be crushed to death by a falling satellite.

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