Author Topic: Liverpool sign Andy Carroll for club record fee (Read 150452 times)

lucas21 · « **Reply #520 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:22:38 PM »

Quote from: ScouserAlec on January 31, 2011, 07:03:38 PM

We wasnt on the verge of selling our best striker for £50,000,000 though

We did however sell our best centre midfield pairing for £50m and never replaced either properly
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Paul JH · « **Reply #521 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:23:06 PM »

Quote from: rossipersempre on January 31, 2011, 07:11:30 PM

you can't make the distinction can you? Here's a clue...

Luis Suarez £22m ------>

Andy Carroll £35m ------->

The fee we paid isn't Carroll's fault. I'm chuffed we've got two dangerous strikers rather than one sulking one who wanted out.

-Paddy- · « **Reply #522 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:23:08 PM »

Quote from: Terry De Niro on January 31, 2011, 07:20:51 PM

So you won't be "supporting" him/us then?

Good..

Erm, no.

We could have Glenn Beck up front for all I care, as long as we're winning I'm not that bothered.

OneTouchFooty · « **Reply #523 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:23:19 PM »

Quote from: lfcjake on January 31, 2011, 07:17:18 PM

Apparantly Carroll is better than Torres.

Hmm, he hasn't even signed for us yet and the knives are already out. Better to judge him after he's actually played some games for us? Nah not on here.

If he scores 25+ goals a season then he'll be worth the crazy money, scored 11 for Newcastle in half a season. Encouraging stuff.

Terry De Niro · « **Reply #524 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:24:01 PM »

Quote from: -Paddy- on January 31, 2011, 07:23:08 PM

Erm, no.

We could have Glenn Beck up front for all I care, as long as we're winning I'm not that bothered.

So why call him a twat when he hasn't even kicked a ball for us then?

Licky · « **Reply #525 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:24:46 PM »

Last time we signed a big beast from Newcastle, was Albert stubbins, we won the league that season

Black Bull Nova · « **Reply #526 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:24:50 PM »

Quote from: alvaro on January 31, 2011, 07:19:06 PM

I think we overpayed for him, we are making a serious gamble here.
Hope this ends well.

Yes but its not our money, apparently Chelsea can wire it straight to the Tyne.

So that's our three main attacking players with assault charges of differing types in the last year, we certainly won't be seen as an easy touch anymore. Our three main tattoed boys will look like pussycats now, We are big fat Gypsy Wedding now. Soto and Carroll up for every corner I say, Bolton beware.

Enjoy because caring too much hurts

p.s. watch Torres fail his medical now and stay

RyanBabel19 · « **Reply #527 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:25:27 PM »

Just got home from work to the news, wow.

Insane amount of money and theres others we could have got for that fee but i hope this turns out to be a good deal.

Beneath · « **Reply #528 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:25:34 PM »

Fair play to the posters who might be disenchanted with this signing, it looks a lot of money for a 'possibility'. That said, I hope he does the shirt and himself proud. If he can save the battering for the matches (never mind the outside world, I'm worried about training. I want us to be able to field a team each week), he might, under the watchful eye of KK, develop into something of an asset for the club.

All the best in Red, AC.

JayJayKay · « **Reply #529 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:26:44 PM »

1987 Dalglish sold the best striker in England (rush) and signed 3 up and coming but unproven players at that level (Barnes, Aldridge and Beardsley) and they say that season was the best Liverpool side ever. Wonder if Suarez, Carroll and Adam could be the 2011 version

Old No7 · « **Reply #530 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:27:10 PM »

wow! my head is spinning! what an unbelievable day.

Suarez & Carroll our new strike partnership, never saw that coming! gutted Torres has gone but if he wants out, then its for the best. Really impresed with how quickly the club have got this sorted

HindleyRedSkin · « **Reply #531 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:27:54 PM »

Quote from: Tigerheart on January 31, 2011, 07:20:36 PM

If you're influenced by your friends into hitting your girlfriend then you're a tool.

Hey Jesus, welcome to the forum!

lfcls7 · « **Reply #532 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:28:10 PM »

has anyone got a stream for SSN. thought id never have to ask that

Hunter Thompson · « **Reply #533 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:28:22 PM »

Hope Carroll is back for the weekend and absolutely batters Terry. Himself and Suarez will be a serious handful. We'll be a soft touch no more.

Midekima · « **Reply #534 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:29:00 PM »

Quote from: Al 555 on January 31, 2011, 06:51:48 PM

Is your complete blindness to the lad's track record deliberate or unintentional ?

We are not talking about what he may do, we are talking about what he has already done at the age of 22. Injured himself while pissed in a casino, attacked a woman and received a Police caution, convicted of assault after pleading guilty, broke a team mates jaw in training, had his car burned out and was up until a month ago on bail for yet another assault.

All this in a one team City like Newcastle.

Didn't Suarez bite someone as well? What a scary strikeforce we now have. Guted about Torres but he has been awful for over a year. 50 mil is an inflated value of Torres IMO and in turn 35mil is inflated for Carroll. Carroll being the more overinfalted admittedly. (add the british player inflation as well)

We now have a strike force of power and class. The can both give us 6 -8 solid years, and have the potential to get better.

Can Suarez and Carroll be ant worse than Torres on his own for the last 12 months. The prices do not upset me, its Torres going to a rival that does. Are Drogba / Torres better than Suarez / Carroll... i am afraid it appears to be but ask the same queation in 3 years time and it will be a different question. We have made a move for the future. lets face it we are out of most things this season anyway.

rowan_d · « **Reply #535 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:29:10 PM »

Quote from: HindleyRedSkin on January 31, 2011, 07:27:54 PM

Hey Jesus, welcome to the forum!

Yep, stop acting all morally superior just because you wouldn't hit a woman, Tiger. ¬¬

pantbash · « **Reply #536 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:29:11 PM »

I am well chuffed with the signing, think he will turn out to be immense for us.

Cost a little higher than expected

but such things happen when you get a surprise Torres bombshell at the end of the x-fer period.

Zinc · « **Reply #537 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:30:12 PM »

Quote from: -Paddy- on January 31, 2011, 07:18:21 PM

"All I have ever wanted to do is play for Newcastle United. That's been the case since I was a teenager, playing for the juniors and reserves, and it's still the same now."

"Every time I pull on the black and white shirt – and even more so now that I have No9 on my back – it means the world to me, so to be able to do that for at least the next five years is brilliant," said the England Under-21 international.

Torres = twat.
Carroll = twat.

Probably true. But (wrongly) this is the nature of football now. Dog eat dog. Maybe it always was like that actually, its just so much more 'showbiz' now, 24hr Sports News and the like.

Whomever it was we were to buy to replace Torres, we were going to tread on some fans' toes somehow.

Chelsea and Torres did it to us. We did it to Newcastle for Carroll. Newcastle will do it to Ipswich for Connor.

Le Jake · « **Reply #538 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:30:23 PM »

Quote from: stonewall on January 31, 2011, 07:17:31 PM

I remember when we sold Rushie to Juventus and thought the world was coming to an end - and then we got Barnes, Beardlsey and Aldo - this reminds me of that.... Wonder if we'll get a 3rd big signing tonight!

I don't remember it as I was only a twinkle in me dads eye but I was reading Brian Reade's book and was on the chapter about that season last night, so maybe Adam can make it a similar deal.

Sucks that he's crocked for a while though, but could be a great signing (Torres for 15m+Carrol, hmmm)

Anything Will Do · « **Reply #539 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:30:44 PM »

Fuck the price, it isnt the lads fault.
Welcome Andy, hope ye bang 'em in!

Chipko · « **Reply #540 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:30:58 PM »

The fee's high but he's an up and coming 22 year old who's quick, aggressive and fantastic in the air - what's not to like?

The net spend for this window isn't terrible anyway.

Tigerheart · « **Reply #541 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:31:03 PM »

Quote from: rowan_d on January 31, 2011, 07:29:10 PM

Yep, stop acting all morally superior just because you wouldn't hit a woman, Tiger. ¬¬

The Grinch · « **Reply #542 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:31:26 PM »

Quote from: beardsley4ever on January 31, 2011, 07:20:44 PM

You mean like when we all pissed ourselves laughing when they bought Rooney in the first place?

Rooney had lit up a Tournament for England and was one of the hottest properties in Europe, Somebody lit up Carrols' car and Nolan's house was the hottest property in the Street.

This time last year Carrol had scored 3 goals for a Newcastle side that were tearing up the Championship.

You either bring someone in like Carrol on the cheap and iron out his personal problems or you let him grow up and then pay £39.5m for him. What you don't do is spunk £39.5m on a totally unproven walking one man crime wave and hope you can return him to the straight and narrow

easyeden · « **Reply #543 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:31:26 PM »

Furious. Also hearing we are getting Adam in for 9mil as well. Selling Torres for 50million then spending 44 million on Andy Carroll and Charlie Adam is fucking lunacy. Frighteningly incompetent.

A year ago you could have probably got the pair of them for 5 million pounds. Now after half a season in the premiership they are now worth 44 million pounds. Like fuck they are. Neither of them have even a full season at the top level. One has concerns over his mental state and ability to stay out of prison and one has concerns over his weight and fitness levels. And we go and pay 44 million.

Decent enough players but with proper scouting and good negotiators you could do so much damage with 44 million. Way better than Carroll and Adam. I am fucking seething. When will the bad decisions stop.

INABITSKI · « **Reply #544 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:31:33 PM »

Seeing as RAWK keeps crashing with the amount of people trying to access the place, maybe the mods could do a nice quick clean up banning half the twats off here.

itsgunnabebarnes! · « **Reply #545 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:31:39 PM »

Delighted with this signing, price is far too high, but the player is a beast.

SwedenRed · « **Reply #546 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:32:01 PM »

Quote from: -Paddy- on January 31, 2011, 07:18:21 PM

Torres = twat.
Carroll = twat.

Nearly all footballers are twats. Modern football is a twat. We are all twats cos indirectly we all support it.

In a month time most fans forget this happened. Everything is TWAT

HindleyRedSkin · « **Reply #547 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:32:05 PM »

Quote from: rowan_d on January 31, 2011, 07:29:10 PM

Yep, stop acting all morally superior just because you wouldn't hit a woman, Tiger. ¬¬

Hope you never make a mistake that you regret.

Old No7 · « **Reply #548 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:32:06 PM »

People should forget about the price, was always going to be inflated when you bring someone in last minute. Football has gone mental long ago. Not Carrolls fault

gregorio · « **Reply #549 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:33:33 PM »

Quote from: Samee on January 31, 2011, 05:28:07 PM

Official site has crashed. Jesus.

10 million hits on the official website today

Kenny wll make sure that the price tag doesn't affect the lad - super duper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul JH · « **Reply #550 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:33:41 PM »

Quote from: Terry De Niro on January 31, 2011, 07:24:01 PM

So why call him a twat when he hasn't even kicked a ball for us then?

The kind of support we have Terry. They'll use anything to fucking whinge about anything. Half the time I think people aren't happy unless they are slaughtering a player, in this case one who's fee is not his fault so shouldn't be used against him. Hope he bangs them in and stuffs it back down their throats.

JackWard33 · « **Reply #551 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:34:44 PM »

Quote from: Al 555 on January 31, 2011, 07:31:26 PM

Rooney had lit up a Tournament for England and was one of the hottest properties in Europe, Somebody lit up Carrols' car and Nolan's house was the hottest property in the Street.

This time last year Carrol had scored 3 goals for a Newcastle side that were tearing up the Championship.

You either bring someone in like Carrol on the cheap and iron out his personal problems or you let him grow up and then pay £39.5m for him. What you don't do is spunk £39.5m on a totally unproven walking one man crime wave and hope you can return him to the straight and narrow

Such a joy to be treated to your all consuming positivity on a regular basis

Old No7 · « **Reply #552 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:36:00 PM »

Quote from: easyeden on January 31, 2011, 07:31:26 PM

Furious. Also hearing we are getting Adam in for 9mil as well. Selling Torres for 50million then spending 44 million on Andy Carroll and Charlie Adam is fucking lunacy. Frighteningly incompetent.

A year ago you could have probably got the pair of them for 5 million pounds. Now after half a season in the premiership they are now worth 44 million pounds. Like fuck they are. Neither of them have even a full season at the top level. One has concerns over his mental state and ability to stay out of prison and one has concerns over his weight and fitness levels. And we go and pay 44 million.

Decent enough players but with proper scouting and good negotiators you could do so much damage with 44 million. Way better than Carroll and Adam. I am fucking seething. When will the bad decisions stop.

calm yourself down, noone is worth the kind of money we are paying and torres isn't worth £50m either. All the prices are inflated so its all relative

rowan_d · « **Reply #553 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:37:10 PM »

Quote from: HindleyRedSkin on January 31, 2011, 07:32:05 PM

Hope you never make a mistake that you regret.

If I ever beat up a woman, I imagine I'd feel I deserve to be called a twat at the least, and I'd be lucky not to have any burly relatives smash my face into a pulp

Kashinoda · « **Reply #554 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:37:14 PM »

Welcome Carroll.

Ignore the whoppers, get better soon

jonnyfish · « **Reply #555 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:37:17 PM »

Fee is because he is 22, English and because it is transfer deadline day. It's a huge fee but it's not the players fault, I'd rather have a £35mil Andy Carroll who wants to be at Anfield than a £50 mil Torres that doesn't.

Black Bull Nova · « **Reply #556 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:37:28 PM »

We've put a bid in for Iggy Pop now, what a day

Sammy5IsAlive · « **Reply #557 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:37:42 PM »

Quote from: Tigerheart on January 31, 2011, 07:20:36 PM

If you're influenced by your friends into hitting your girlfriend then you're a tool.

Very fair point. Was that the incident that was supposed to have happened outside a nightclub or was this a separate one? Weren't the charges dropped?

What I was trying to say was that it was interesting that for all the issues off the field he had had very few on the pitch. Players like Bowyer and Barton are on short fuses whatever and will always be liabilities. I drew a parallel with Woodgate because he also was pretty well behaved on the pitch, despite being a nightmare off it in his youth (which I remember seeing him attribute to failing to cut his ties with mates from his childhood). I think there is a big difference between being somebody with no control of their temper in any circumstances and somebody who is young and can't hold his drink. All the latter has to do is make sure they don't go out on the lash, which for the amount of money they make shouldn't be too much to ask.

Obviously the worrying incident is the training pitch one. Although when you read the provocation he was subject to you can't help but feel some sympathy.

Paul JH · « **Reply #558 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:37:54 PM »

Alan Shearer on Andy Carroll on BBC Five Live: "Off the field he has been in trouble once or twice before - that would be the major area of concern for me. I spoke to Kenny months ago before he even came to Liverpool about the potential of Carroll. Kenny got myself and Chris Sutton and myself and Mike Newell together at Blackburn and he probably sees Carroll and Suarez as a similar partnership - both can score goals. Andy Carroll is unplayable on his day. We might see Charlie Adam there and with Steven Gerrard and his tremendous right foot - if you get balls into box for those guys it will be a hell of a partnership."

James Mac · « **Reply #559 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:37:59 PM »

Suarez I feel will become world class. Carroll I think will become very very very good.

This can only be a good thing.