Tony Barrett has an Andy Carroll story...

[Stulikesdrums]

... in tomorrows Times. Has anyone heard anything about it?

Some whispers on Twitter that Spurs are interested in taking him but I'm sure that's bollocks. I'd love if we moved Carroll on, even we do have to take a massive hit.

More on the swap deal with City?
Swap with Newcastle for Ba?

 

[HC]

Can't see it being anything transfer related.

 

[spider-Neil]

sometimes I want him moved on and other times when he puts in a performance like yesterday I want retained and educated to play to our strengths rather than vice verser.

 

[Buddha]

I've said it before, but I'm sure 'Arry would jump at signing him for 20m or so.

I'd still like to see him get some time playing up top alongside Suarez/Bellers.

 

[Buddha]

Tomorrow's Times article on Andy Carroll by Tony Barrett:

Andy Carroll remains adamant that he has no intention of leaving Liverpool despite having been linked with a move away for the second time during the January transfer window.

Little more than a fortnight after it was claimed that Newcastle United, his former club, had raised the possibility of taking the forward back, it was reported that Carroll had been offered to Manchester City in a straight swap for Carlos Tévez.

Liverpool dismissed both stories out of hand, responding to the link to City with a statement insisting that “it is fundamentally and categorically just not true”.

But the suspicion that someone acting on behalf of the club, or claiming to do so without the necessary authority, is offering Carroll to potential buyers was strengthened by the suggestion that Brian Marwood, City’s football administrator, had turned down the proposed swap deal.

Kenny Dalglish continues to back the 23-year-old publicly despite Carroll having scored only six goals in the 35 games he has played for Liverpool since joining in a club-record £35 million deal on transfer deadline day last January.

The Liverpool manager’s faith was rewarded on Saturday, to an extent at least, as the England forward played a key role in the 2-1 win over Manchester United.

But even Carroll himself conceded that improvement is required if he is to win a regular place in Dalglish’s side.

“I think I’m just getting into my stride now,” Carroll said after setting up the goal for Dirk Kuyt that settled the FA Cup fourth-round tie. “Everyone is getting used to how I play and I’m getting used to everyone else. I love it here.”

“I thought I did well [against United] but now I’ve just got to keep on going and keep working on it and then it will come. I thought everyone played well. We all put a shift in and we got the goal that we wanted at the end. We deserved the win.

“Obviously it was nice to get an assist but it doesn’t really matter who sets them up or who scores them as long as we get through and we did that.”

 

[gkmacca]

Well Spurs have put quite a few players up for sale this weekend, so maybe it's us interested in one of them. Tony B will have to discuss the Carroll story even if it's just to dismiss it, so that'll be in there somewhere.

 

[spider-Neil]

keep improving andy. fuck the haters you still have some liverpool fans who are in your corner 🙂

 

[FoxForceFive]

That's just a rehash of the rumour with adde quotes. Nothing new at all.

 

[Oncy]

[quote author=Stulikesdrums link=topic=48488.msg1473408#msg1473408 date=1327874550]
... in tomorrows Times. Has anyone heard anything about it?

Some whispers on Twitter that Spurs are interested in taking him but I'm sure that's bollocks. I'd love if we moved Carroll on, even we do have to take a massive hit.

More on the swap deal with City?
Swap with Newcastle for Ba?
[/quote]Youd love it if we moved Carroll on.
MMmmmmmmm.

Id love it if he succeeded.

 

[refugee]

[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=48488.msg1473418#msg1473418 date=1327875823]
Well Spurs have put quite a few players up for sale this weekend, so maybe it's us interested in one of them. Tony B will have to discuss the Carroll story even if it's just to dismiss it, so that'll be in there somewhere.
[/quote]

Trying to raise bail money?

 

[Stulikesdrums]

Balls. Looks like we're stuck with him.

 

[spider-Neil]

[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=48488.msg1473423#msg1473423 date=1327876064]
[quote author=Stulikesdrums link=topic=48488.msg1473408#msg1473408 date=1327874550]
... in tomorrows Times. Has anyone heard anything about it?

Some whispers on Twitter that Spurs are interested in taking him but I'm sure that's bollocks. I'd love if we moved Carroll on, even we do have to take a massive hit.

More on the swap deal with City?
Swap with Newcastle for Ba?
[/quote]Youd love it if we moved Carroll on.
MMmmmmmmm.

Id love it if he succeeded.
[/quote]

^^^

 

[gkmacca]

My theory is that Joorabchian is panicking now and is desperate to move Tevez on, so he's sounding out City saying 'What would interest you? What if X club offered Y amount? What if Liverpool offered Carroll?' etc etc. And if there's any positive noises he heads off to broker a deal. I can't see it coming from LFC at all.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Agreed. It's quite funny.

 

[Shadey]

According to the daily mirror were making a loan bid for tevez

 

[mark1975]

I'd take Tevez for half a season on loan. He's a fuckhead but we'd get his initial good behaviour and desire before he decides he doesn't like anyone and reverts to his tower.

As for Andy, the signs were there in the first half against Bolton, he came on and did his job against City and he was good against United, he looks alot sharper and fitter and I guess that's the outcome of several games on the bounce. I'd all but given up on him, but like Oncy said, I want him to come good. If he gets back to how unplayable he was at Newcastle, we'll have some player on our hands.

 

[Insignificance]

[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=48488.msg1473539#msg1473539 date=1327911466]
I'd take Tevez for half a season on loan. He's a fuckhead but we'd get his initial good behaviour and desire before he decides he doesn't like anyone and reverts to his tower.

As for Andy, the signs were there in the first half against Bolton, he came on and did his job against City and he was good against United, he looks alot sharper and fitter and I guess that's the outcome of several games on the bounce. I'd all but given up on him, but like Oncy said, I want him to come good. If he gets back to how unplayable he was at Newcastle, we'll have some player on our hands.
[/quote]

Somehow I would love to see Tevez in a Liverpool shirt. But splashing cash on a guy who end the end will not even blame his wife to want out sounds like a gamble... season end loan will be fine and after that he can decide if he want to be part of glory or make silly money in a sunnier place 🙂

 

[spider-Neil]

[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=48488.msg1473539#msg1473539 date=1327911466]
I'd take Tevez for half a season on loan. He's a fuckhead but we'd get his initial good behaviour and desire before he decides he doesn't like anyone and reverts to his tower.

As for Andy, the signs were there in the first half against Bolton, he came on and did his job against City and he was good against United, he looks alot sharper and fitter and I guess that's the outcome of several games on the bounce. I'd all but given up on him, but like Oncy said, I want him to come good. If he gets back to how unplayable he was at Newcastle, we'll have some player on our hands.
[/quote]

there was one bit in the game where he takes the ball with one touch and sweeps it wide (to downing?) in the next, good touch and awareness. he does have it in his locker. I think andy is as good as he wants to be, when he really works hard and puts himself about he's excellent but for too many games he's been all over the fucking place but I definately think he is young enough to turn it around.

as for tevez on loan? sure, why not, but ONLY on loan, 6 months and then fuck him off asap.

 

[jexykrodic]

You can tell the transfer market is very slow when this and the Carroll type of story surface.

There's nothing to tell so let's make it up seems to be the way for what goes for a journalist these days.

If there is activity it'll all be last minute as before and the journos will know nothing of it. Certainly not from Dalglish, Comolli or the owners and they're the only ones that count.

 

[spider-Neil]

as a manager I would want as many strings in my bow as possible;
pace
strength
intelligence
aerial threat
etc

I would definately want an andy carroll 'type' but we obviously overpayed to have that attribute in our sqaud, but we have him now and unless we have sell to buy policy I'd keep him if he can deliver performances like the weekend on a regular basis.

 

[Ossi]

Tevez-Carroll-Suarez

I'd luv it. Bellamy instead of Carroll when fit.

 

[mark1975]

I guess from City's point of view, we don't have to play them again now, so there's no issue re us taking points off them (and they could clause the deal in that regard anyway), for them though, it'd make sense if only for the fact that he would (potentially) help us take points off the big guns.

 

[Cerberus]

It's good to hear those quotes from Carroll. I was beginning to think he didn't want to be here at all judging by his lazy performances. I've been very critical of him on here but I would gladly eat massive chunks of humble pie if he was infected with the same wonder serum that Lucas was given and became a fucking beast.

 

[Red Astaire]

Yep - It's nice to hear. I agree with most on here that I've always wanted to see him do well. If we can get him to perform anything like how he did for the barcodes last season (especially that game against us). He's got years ahead of him as well so he has every chance. Hope those stories of him on the sauce are not true though.

 

[Stulikesdrums]

[quote author=Cerberus link=topic=48488.msg1473582#msg1473582 date=1327920811]
It's good to hear those quotes from Carroll. I was beginning to think he didn't want to be here at all judging by his lazy performances. I've been very critical of him on here but I would gladly eat massive chunks of humble pie if he was infected with the same wonder serum that Lucas was given and became a fucking beast.
[/quote]

Totally mate.

I'd love to see him bashing defences all over the place and scoring his fair share of goals for the cause. We all would.

 

[Judge Jules]

I hope those quotes represent how Carroll really feels and he's not just saying them because he knows that's what people want to hear. I can't help recalling some comments he was reported to have made when the deal was done, about not having wanted to leave the Toon. What's the betting that's been the main reason why his Liverpool career hasn't taken off yet?

 

[StevieM]

[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=48488.msg1473791#msg1473791 date=1327950956]
I hope those quotes represent how Carroll really feels and he's not just saying them because he knows that's what people want to hear. I can't help recalling some comments he was reported to have made when the deal was done, about not having wanted to leave the Toon. What's the betting that's been the main reason why his Liverpool career hasn't taken off yet?
[/quote]

I think it's wrong to say his Liverpool career hasn't "taken off".

He generally gets "taken off" every time he starts.

Boom-tish.