Good luck to Andy Carroll.
Obviously on the whole he was a poor signing for us, but I still remember some games where he was almost unplayable. The memory fades a bit, and maybe we get kinder as it does, but I thought he was unlucky with injuries.
He was unlucky with injuries in the way someone who doesnât take their responsibilities as a professional can be âunluckyâ. Not just in style, but in terms of attitude to the game I think he was 10 years too late.
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Carroll was what a benteke was , what a balotelli was⌠An abject failure of a transfer.
Atleast we got good money for benteke. But he didnât suit our style at all.
Just donât know what the thought process behind balotelli was. Fucking shirked when tackled down the wings. Absolutely abysmal.
Yep, thatâs fair enough. I suppose that was the kind bit I was referencing, as the memory sifts out some things with the passage of time. He had his injuries and definitely had his moments as a player, but I recall a player who also liked a tipple and wasnât the most professional.
Still, the old football romantic in me is glad to see a former player, at the end of his career and long past his best, getting fit to play the game we all love, even if it is at a lower level. Good luck to him.
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Im pretty sure one of his injuries came from being pissed and falling off a bar stool 
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Checks out, unfortunately.
That Everton header will always live long in the mind as well the demolishing of Man City but yeah it was few and far between.
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Ox let go
https://www.yenisafak.com/foto-galeri/spor/besiktas-yildiz-oyuncunun-sozlesmesini-feshetti-4728669/4
Carroll got the big move too early in his career another 2 years at Newcastle would have done him wonders.
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yeah im torn on thatâŚi understand the point, the other side of the coin is that he had to get out of there, Liverpool, in that era, were possibly not the best fit for him.
to me he needed somewhere that took away the side distractions.
maybe that place didnt exist.
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Iâm not so sure that would have been any better for him. He was already showing signs at Newcastle of not being as professional as he should, and didnât have any senior pros there at the time that could mentor him and show him the importance of hard work on the training pitch
Thankfully, we have the structures in place to prevent a signing like that from happening again. Iâve no ill will against Carroll. He didnât want the move, but could understand that Newcastle couldnât turn that sort of money down at the time.
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Coulda played together for us. A Benitez team with both up top would have been fun
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Yeah, was looking for forward to that partnership, at least for half a season (I think Torres wouldâve left in the summer of 2011 anyway). Iâd say we wouldâve been better off without signing Carroll, even when Torres left.
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Not sure itâs been mentioned before but AOC is now without a club after the termination of his contract.
Not good news for his football career. Hope he finds his way back into the game.
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