Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[Neil Young]

To backtrack, first one needs to stop travelling in the original direction. The one changes position or stance slightly, preferably imperceptibly, to prepare to turn round or reverse, retracing one's steps.

I wasn't actually being serious but if you're going to be defensive maybe I will be.

[Mattshark]

To backtrack, first one needs to stop travelling in the original direction. The one changes position or stance slightly, preferably imperceptibly, to prepare to turn round or reverse, retracing one's steps.

I wasn't actually being serious but if you're going to be defensive maybe I will be.

I know what backtracking is.

[Neil Young]

How about self-parody?

[Mattshark]

How about self-parody?

Yes.

I also know disillusioned too.

[Exiled_red]

100% correct mate, some people on here who are saying he'll never make it etc, etc, (yes you know who you are), will be eating their own words very very soon morons

I think he'll make it and become a good player for us, I think the question most people were asking is if he'll prove to be value for money at £35m.

I think the problem is the whole Carroll/Torres transfers it was suggested that we wanted £15m more for Torres than we got Carroll for. If we'd sold Torres for £35m and got Carroll for £20m I think people would be alot happier.

[Neil Young]

Yes.

I also know disillusioned too.

Why are you disillusioned?

[Mattshark]

Why are you disillusioned?

I feel we have spent a great deal without bringing in the necessary quality to get to where we want to be.

[RichC]

I feel we have spent a great deal without bringing in the necessary quality to get to where we want to be.

I think if we won the league & FA cup you'd still moan about not picking up the league cup!

[Mattshark]

I think if we won the league & FA cup you'd still moan about not picking up the league cup!

Then you really are not in position to comment on me as a person at all.

[Neil Young]

I feel we have spent a great deal without bringing in the necessary quality to get to where we want to be.

Perhaps the problem was your initial calculation of what we might be able to get this summer and/or where "want to be" at the end of the coming season.

If we get fourth that's progress. The players we've bought don't guarantee it but then (a) we haven't got silly money and (b) we haven't got Champions League football.

One step at a time I think.

[RichC]

Then you really are not in position to comment on me as a person at all.

Clearly not treacle!

[Craig_H]

Perhaps the problem was your initial calculation of what we might be able to get this summer and/or where "want to be" at the end of the coming season.

If we get fourth that's progress. The players we've bought don't guarantee it but then (a) we haven't got silly money and (b) we haven't got Champions League football.

One step at a time I think.

Dont think anyone would dispute that. I think matt's viewpoint is that the players we've signed arent of the quality required, to get us back into the top four.

Whether people agree or not, he's entitled to that opinion, without it having to be translated into there being a 'problem' with his calculations or his idea of where we want to be.

Sometimes i get the feeling that we could have signed Titus Bramble, and some people would've built him up as the next Baresi and a brilliant signing.

[Mattshark]

Perhaps the problem was your initial calculation of what we might be able to get this summer and/or where "want to be" at the end of the coming season.

If we get fourth that's progress. The players we've bought don't guarantee it but then (a) we haven't got silly money and (b) we haven't got Champions League football.

One step at a time I think.

I understand our position and its limitations, but we have still spent a very large amount of money nearly around 100m since January.

[Daniel 7]

I never saw the game yesterday, and I still stick by my 1 in 3 prediction I made earlier in the thread.

[RedReet]

Thought he was excellent yesterday. Long may it continue.