Andy Carroll In Danger Yo !

[Skullflower]

Tom Werner said earlier "Brendan is very synonymous, he's full of synonyms."

brendan's thoughts were very synonymous all over our conversation.

 

[King Binny]

ANDY Carroll is facing the biggest decision of his career, according to Alan Pardew.

Newcastle United are looking to re-sign the striker this summer - a year and a half after selling him to Liverpool for £35million.

The club are looking to sign him on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal.

But Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers yesterday ridiculed the idea Liverpool would farm Carroll out - only a few days after suggesting he was open to the idea of a loan deal.

However, Carroll’s Anfield career appears to be nearing its end.

“It’s a delicate situation,” Pardew told SportMail. “It’s a transfer that I’m not particularly involved in, and it’ll stay like that.

“I think that it’ll still be a board level thing between Liverpool and whichever club takes Andy.

“I think that the writing is on the wall that Andy will go out of there in the summer. We’re just keeping a close eye on it.”

Former United striker Alan Shearer this week said returning to St James’s Park would be a “great move” for Carroll, who he feels should sign for a club competing at the top end of the Premier League.

Newly-promoted West Ham United are also interested in signing the England international.

However, Pardew believes the decision Carroll will most likely have to make over the coming weeks will prove pivotal in his career given what has happened at Liverpool.

“I thought that Alan Shearer’s comments were correct,” added Pardew.

“There aren’t many clubs that Andy Carroll can go to. He needs to be a success this time.”

 

[themn]

I fucking hate that self-satisfied graceless cunt, Pardew !

 

[King Binny]

It should be so different. After finishing last season with a surge, then acquitting himself well at Euro 2012, Andy Carroll would have envisaged reporting back for pre-season training with a spring in his step and a glint in his eye.

Instead, Carroll will cross the Atlantic this weekend harbouring insecurities and a degree of frustration that the writing appears to be on the wall for his time on Merseyside: any club willing to meet Liverpool’s £20million valuation will be able to buy the England striker.

Inevitably, the indications that Liverpool are ready to let Carroll go just 19 months, 56 appearances and 11 goals after his £35million move from Newcastle has caused a huge stir around the red half of the city and the majority believe he at least deserves an opportunity to shine for Brendan Rodgers.

Rodgers, who has made a huge impression on the Liverpool players he has worked with during his first few weeks at the helm, has a vision in mind for how he wants his side to play, rat-a-tat-tat passing and pressing to torment the opposition.

From the signings he has made and is attempting to make, it is clear to see who will slot into which holes in his preferred 4-3-3 formation. The engine room should contain Steven Gerrard, Lucas and one other from a group including, among others, Joe Cole, Jordan Henderson and Charlie Adam.

Leading the attack will be Luis Suarez and he will be flanked by Fabio Borini and Stewart Downing. Clint Dempsey would obviously feature if Liverpool’s attempts to pluck him from Fulham are successful, while Craig Bellamy will also feature if remains at Anfield.
Where, then, would Carroll fit in? If he is only going to figure sporadically, then Rodgers is being fair to the player. If he can’t promise him regular football – which Carroll needs to be at his best – then honesty is the best policy and Liverpool have to protect their investment.

The thing is, though, Carroll has done more than hint that he is ready to make a difference in a Red shirt and who is to say he couldn’t fit into a front three anyway? Would it not be possible for him to play centrally with Suarez, who loves cutting in off the flanks, and Borini peeling off him?

It is sometimes easy to forget that Carroll is only 23 and if Liverpool do offload him, to Newcastle, West Ham or Aston Villa, they would be ushering out the door a player who has yet to fulfil his potential. Some would say it is brave. Others would label it a gamble.

Liverpool’s recent history is littered with big money forwards who have flopped – Robbie Keane, El Hadji Diouf, Djbiril Cisse and Ryan Babel underwhelmed at a grand total of £55million – but Carroll, for all the difficulties he endured, is not someone The Kop want to give up on.

‘I’ve spoken openly and honestly with Andy in terms of where he is at, but I have done the same with all of the players – I have spoken to all of them,’ said Rodgers, who will be in the dugout for the first time on Saturday as Liverpool manager against FC Toronto.

‘It gets highlighted more with Andy because he is a young player. Maybe others may not see him fitting in with me, but for me he is an important part of the group. There is talk of him going on loan, but there is absolutely no way I would be looking to loan a player like that.

‘But his condition will be the same as every player. If an offer comes in for any player at the club we would either look at it – or dismiss it – and Andy’s no different to that.’

Listening to the impressive Rodgers speak, he is adamant that only a few tweaks are needed to make Liverpool competitive again in the future. Whether that future contains Andy Carroll remains to be seen.

 

[Jack D Rips]

Fucking Pardew and fucking Shearer talking about what our player , who cost us 35 fucking million english pounds, should or shouldnt do.

Pair of cunts!

 

[King Binny]

ANDY CARROLL has been told to end his Merseyside misery and head back to his beloved Tyneside – as soon as possible.

The message to Carroll comes from ex-Magpies defender Warren Barton as doubts persist over where the Liverpool outcast will be come August 18 and the start of the new season.

Last week Newcastle launched a bid to re-sign their former striker – but only on loan – and Liverpool immediately rejected the approach.

However, Barton who was at St James Park between 1995 and 2002, is urging current boss Alan Pardew not to abandon the chase.

He is convinced Carroll – unwanted at Anfield by Liverpool’s new manager Brendan Rodgers – needs to return to his local stamping ground and an environment where he is guaranteed the fans’ love.

Forget the fact all Geordie supporters were up in arms barely 18 months ago when their homegrown star left for Liverpool in a record-breaking £35million switch – or that some still harbour a grudge. Those dissenting voices will be in a minority, according to Barton, while the rest of the Toon Army would be only too happy to welcome home the club’s prodigal son.

Barton, who made 188 appearances for the Magpies, said: “I feel it would be a good move for Andy. He knows the area, he is a Geordie boy.

“He made it quite clear all along that he never wanted to leave the club – and though he might not have been exactly pushed out the door, the money was obviously just too good for Newcastle to turn down.

“I am sure if he does come back there might be one or two groans and moans about the place – but as an ex-player here and an ex-captain, I definitely support the idea. Some clubs just feel like home. You just have that comfortable feeling.

“I definitely did when I arrived at Newcastle. I felt right at home and seven years later was still there!

“It’s that way with Andy and – even if he does face the odd complaint – it won’t be too many.

“The Geordies are good people – Andy may have left under a cloud but he won’t return under one.”

Carroll’s treatment by Rodgers, and the fact he is not getting a chance to show he can fit into the non-stop passing game the former Swansea coach intends to use at Liverpool, has surprised many observers.

Barton, whose £4m move to Newcastle from Wimbledon was a then-record fee for an English defender, insists he can clearly see both sides of the argument.

Yet, whatever the rights and wrongs of the meltdown between player and coach, he suggests there is no point in Carroll’s towering 6ft 5ins talents going to waste in the Anfield stiffs.

The ex-Crazy Gang right-back, 43, said: “I’m not shocked that Brendan Rodgers doesn’t want him when you look at the way his teams always play.

“The fact is Andy plays well when you play to Andy’s strengths – which is by being a bit more direct – and Newcastle can do that as they have more width.

“Whenever Carroll’s had an impressive game, either for Liverpool in the FA Cup semis or with England at the Euros, it’s been one of those rugged games and performances.

“That’s what he’s all about. That’s what he thrives on.

“At Liverpool, as can happen with any young player who costs huge amounts of money, he tried to justify himself by doing things that weren’t his normal game.

“It’s clearly not worked out and that could be very much Newcastle’s gain because there’s no doubt they’d be getting a better player back than the one they sold for £35m.” Newcastle are not the only Premier League club interested in Carroll.

Big Sam Allardyce at West Ham and Fulham boss Martin Jol have also made tentative inquiries regarding his availability.

But, for Barton, neither London outfit can match the potential or appeal of Pardew’s progressive Toon team.

The ex-England man, who now works in America for Fox Sports, added: “If I was looking at Fulham, West Ham and Newcastle, I wouldn’t see it as much of a choice.

“Newcastle are a much bigger club, who are looking to be successful and build off the back of a tremendous last season.

“It just seems like a deal that would work all round. It would give Andy a fresh start and Newcastle some serious firepower.

“Imagine the attacking alternatives available to the manager.

“Hopefully it gets done soon because nobody wants it dragging on for the rest of the summer.”

 

[Gary25]

Guy on Sky Sports News says a Carroll-Demba Ba swap could be on. Meh.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Guy on Sky Sports News says a Carroll-Demba Ba swap could be on. Meh.

Fuck sky sports news. He's going nowhere.

 

[OLD_Lewy]

id want some money for him aswell like

 

[Modo]

ANDY CARROLL has told Liverpool they will not force him out of Anfield.

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Carroll has been left fuming with Kop boss Brendan Rodgers who made it clear he would be happy to sell the England star over the summer.​

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Liverpool have blocked Newcastle’s bid to take the Geordie striker back to the North-East on loan, insisting they will only agree to a permanent move.​

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But now Carroll is ready to dig his heels in and make it as hard a possible for Liverpool to seal a deal because he is so disgruntled at the way he has been treated.​

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Liverpool appear happy to do business with anyone if they come up with around £20m, but Carroll is less than keen to move on if he feels it doesn’t suit him. Any interested club would HAVE to match his £65,000-a-week wages.​

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The only way he would consider moving on slightly reduced terms is if he can return to Newcastle.​

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Carroll has linked up with his Liverpool team-mates at their pre-season training camp in Boston this week and is due to meet Rodgers for more talks today.​

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He will insist that with three years left on his contract, he is in no mood to be shipped out to a smaller club if he feels it does not suit his career ambitions.​

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The stand-off is the first big test for Rodgers since moving to Merseyside from Swansea in the summer, aiming to bring his style of passing football with him. ​

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Carroll doesn’t figure in those plans, but he is a strong character and is not prepared to let Liverpool bounce him out.​

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Newcastle had a tentative £12m enquiry knocked back last week and sources in the North East suggest they may go as high as £16m.​

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But having forked out £35m to sign him from the Geordies just 18 months ago, Liverpool want at least £20m – a figure owner Mike Ashley will not agree to.​

 

[StevieM]

Sell him to Sunderland.

 

[Jürgen4PM]

Werner expects Carroll decision 'shortly'

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has insisted manager Brendan Rodgers will have the final say on forward Andy Carroll- suggesting a decision will be made in the near future.
Carroll's future at Anfield is in some doubt, just 18 months after his £35 million move to the club, with Rodgers admitting offers for the forward would be considered.
Newcastle are in the hunt for the striker, having had at least one bid rejected, and whether Carroll stays or goes will be the decision of Rodgers - with Werner insisting the club will not attempt to influence their manager in any way.
"Brendan is clearly the leader here," Werner told Sky Sports News. "The only thing I can say is we will do what is best for the club.
"At the moment Andy is on the squad, he is an important member of the England team and he has a lot of talent. We will see what happens."
It would appear Werner does not expect the situation to drag on deep into the transfer window.
He said: "Hopefully the question will be answered shortly, but at the moment Andy is on the team and we look forward to him contributing."​

 

[Ryan]

Bye Andy.

 

[Ryan]

"Brendan is clearly the leader here"

So Rodgers tells you what to do with your 18 month old, 35 million pound investment does he Tom?

Good to see where the power lies.

 

[peterhague]

Werner expects Carroll decision 'shortly'​

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Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has insisted manager Brendan Rodgers will have the final say on forward Andy Carroll- suggesting a decision will be made in the near future.​

Carroll's future at Anfield is in some doubt, just 18 months after his £35 million move to the club, with Rodgers admitting offers for the forward would be considered.​

Newcastle are in the hunt for the striker, having had at least one bid rejected, and whether Carroll stays or goes will be the decision of Rodgers - with Werner insisting the club will not attempt to influence their manager in any way.​

"Brendan is clearly the leader here," Werner told Sky Sports News. "The only thing I can say is we will do what is best for the club.​

"At the moment Andy is on the squad, he is an important member of the England team and he has a lot of talent. We will see what happens."​

It would appear Werner does not expect the situation to drag on deep into the transfer window.​

He said: "Hopefully the question will be answered shortly, but at the moment Andy is on the team and we look forward to him contributing."​

Well, I think it's clear from those quotes that Rodgers really really wants Carroll to stay, and that there's nothing to all these rumours whatsoever. At all.

 

[Ryan]

Well, I think it's clear from those quotes that Rodgers really really wants Carroll to stay, and that there's nothing to all these rumours whatsoever. At all.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE. MOVE ALONG PEOPLE, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE HERE.

 

[Sunny]

 

[Mystic]

Thats fucking brilliant.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Well, if nothing else he's got him riled. If he feels he's got a point to prove he'll be almost unplayable.

He'll be here come the start of the season. Just wait & see.

 

[peterhague]

Well, if nothing else he's got him riled. If he feels he's got a point to prove he'll be almost unplayable.

He'll be here come the start of the season. Just wait & see.

Maybe he's been taking lessons from the Alan Latchley book of management. See from 3.40:




The lads went mad!! Lol

 

[Hansern]

Lol! Cheers for that Peter, excellent!!

 

[Rosco]

Apparently Carroll was 7th in the league amongst strikers at keeping possession. Not sure exactly how that was worked out but if its right, wouldn't he suit Rodgers game a bit?

 

[Mystic]

I don't think it's his passing and linking up that's the problem, he's quite good at that. It's his movement that is, he goes all over the place.

 

[themn]

Werner expects Carroll decision 'shortly'​

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Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has insisted manager Brendan Rodgers will have the final say on forward Andy Carroll- suggesting a decision will be made in the near future.​

Carroll's future at Anfield is in some doubt, just 18 months after his £35 million move to the club, with Rodgers admitting offers for the forward would be considered.​

Newcastle are in the hunt for the striker, having had at least one bid rejected, and whether Carroll stays or goes will be the decision of Rodgers - with Werner insisting the club will not attempt to influence their manager in any way.​

"Brendan is clearly the leader here," Werner told Sky Sports News. "The only thing I can say is we will do what is best for the club.​

"At the moment Andy is on the squad, he is an important member of the England team and he has a lot of talent. We will see what happens."​

It would appear Werner does not expect the situation to drag on deep into the transfer window.​

He said: "Hopefully the question will be answered shortly, but at the moment Andy is on the team and we look forward to him contributing."​

 

[King Binny]

On Carroll, Rodgers and Stadium issue.

 

[Red Mullet]

i dont care who you get as long as i can have a go at the greeks, they invented gayness!

You think Greeks are gay and you want to have a go?

 

[OLD_Lewy]

You think Greeks are gay and you want to have a go?

 

[King Binny]

CHRIS WADDLE believes that Andy Carroll would be doing the right thing if he decided to make a return to St James’ Park.

But he feels the Geordie striker will require thick skin if the transfer is finally agreed between Liverpool and Newcastle.

Waddle – speaking ahead of the new season as one of ESPN’s top summarisers – knows all about the consequences of leaving Tyneside after joining Tottenham in 1985 for £590,000, then deemed a huge transfer in the English game.

Waddle would like to see Carroll back in a black-and-white shirt and believes the 23-year-old still has plenty to offer, no matter where he ends up this summer.

He told the Chronicle: “He would be a great acquisition.

“Andy Carroll is good for the Premier League, there is no doubt about it. He’s big and strong and great in the air.

“His touch is a lot better than many would give him credit for.

“He’s still young and that’s what people forget.”

Waddle admits he is shocked that Carroll finds his future in doubt after performing well at the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine only last month.

The former England star – who helped the Three Lions reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1990 – said: “I honestly thought Carroll did well in the Euros, although I did think Roy Hodgson would have taken Peter Crouch for his experience. He did really well, and he’s still young so has a lot more to offer.”

And although Waddle feels Carroll had a rough ride at Liverpool during his early months, he also can sympathise with the striker, having made a big move himself from Newcastle to Spurs.

Carroll ended the season in good form with the Kop side and helped them win the Carling Cup.

But this didn’t prevent new manager Brendan Rodgers indicating he may not fit into his plans on Merseyside.

Former Marseille ace Waddle said: “Andy had a tough time when he first went to Liverpool.

“He found it hard to settle.

“I know what it’s like when you leave Newcastle as a young lad. It takes a while to settle.

“I’m surprised that Liverpool are even considering off-loading him.

“If he does come back I’m sure he’d be really up for it.”

Waddle – who enjoyed his own fair share of hot receptions back at Newcastle down the years – reckons the “fickle” nature of football fans would come out if Carroll found himself in a black-and-white shirt once again.

He said: “I’ve always said it is a fickle game and whether people agree with me or not, it is.

“Newcastle fans gave Andy Carroll dog’s abuse when he played for Liverpool.

“Whether they thought they had a reason or not I don’t know. But I always defend players.

“If somebody is going to double or treble your wage – what would you do with your life?

“He had a chance to do that and he did.

“If he comes back and starts scoring goals, would they start singing ‘There’s only one Andy Carroll’?

“They would be the same guys who absolutely destroyed him.

“You can’t even print what they were saying. That’s why football is fickle.

“It will be a case of the Geordie boy coming home and it will be the best thing since sliced bread.”

 

[gkmacca]

For someone who claims to know how fickle the game is it certainly keeps surprising him!

 

[Modo]

Rodgers was also asked about the future of Andy Carroll.
He said: "Andy is a terrific young player. I had a brief chat with all the lads and over the next couple of weeks I'll be able to speak to them with more confidence and on a one to one basis.
"There is no doubt he is a terrific talent. There has been a lot of unfair criticism aimed towards Andy.
"He is a player who can play in a number of styles and it was a wee bit unfair on him (for people) to say he couldn't fit into the way I would want to play.
"For me, your game is based on your players, the players you have. I am here to win games.
"We've got a number of very, very talented players in the group, of which Andy is one."