Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[Craig_H]

What does 'get him out of the spotlight' actually mean?

[little dave hedgehog]

let the media forget about him for a while. keep him at melwood. don't bring him back out until he's comfortable where he is.

[Craig_H]

So what, keep him in a room and dont let him see daylight?

I genuinely dont have a clue what you mean by 'get him out of the spotlight'.

[baitman]

let the media forget about him for a while. keep him at melwood. don't bring him back out until he's comfortable where he is.

andy would just become a fat [fatter] slob if he wasnt playing and training for "real" football. i would suggest getting him out of anfield on loan. if he gets his mind right then we could have him back, if not, at least he wouldnt be dragging every other team mate down to his sorry level.

[Mostar]

If we cant give him more time, but nobody would pay money for him, what the **** do you suggest we do?

Selling outright would be almost impossible now unless we would be willing to take 10m for him as i cannot see that any club would be willing to pay more atm.

I think we should be looking to loan him to a club like Villa or NCFC etc with buyout option (fixed price of 15-17m + few more based on appearances, goals etc or even swap option for Bent who i do not fancy but would take gladly in this case) if that is possible.

He is completely wrong type of player for us but could do well someplace else as he did with his boyish club but IMO we will need to take a loss here and move on.

The earlier we do that the better will be for him and us

[little dave hedgehog]

the press are complaining about him because he can't play--rightfully.

don't put him in a position to be commented on. let him train normally, etc... but don't put him back in the side until everyone's forgotten about him a bit.

[Craig_H]

the press are complaining about him because he can't play--rightfully.

don't put him in a position to be commented on. let him train normally, etc... but don't put him back in the side until everyone's forgotten about him a bit.

So you're basically saying that, with Suarez banned, Kuyt more or less finished and Bellamy struggling for fitness, we should voluntarily make our only other striker, who we forked out £35m for, 'unavailable for selection' ?

[little dave hedgehog]

did you miss the part where i said buy another forward?

also suarez isn't gone forever.

[Craig_H]

andy would just become a fat [fatter] slob if he wasnt playing and training for "real" football. i would suggest getting him out of anfield on loan. if he gets his mind right then we could have him back, if not, at least he wouldnt be dragging every other team mate down to his sorry level.

Yeah, others are playing **** because of Andy Carroll.

I've heard it all now. When he plays ****, we blame him. When others play ****, we blame him.

[Mostar]

buy another forward and get him out of the spotlight and let him relax and try and work on his game. that's what i'd do.

look at a player like mario gomez. was out of the picture last year aftre being a huge waste of money. suddenly he's come good.

Mario is IMO not good example as he is much more complete player than Andy.

Our choices are very limited in terms of what to do with Carroll but personally I do not think time will make any difference.

[Craig_H]

did you miss the part where i said buy another forward?

also suarez isn't gone forever.

Fair enough, which other forward would you buy?

[baitman]

Yeah, others are playing **** because of Andy Carroll.

I've heard it all now. When he plays ****, we blame him. When others play ****, we blame him.

im not saying that ac being poo is an excuse for everyone else, but it must drain you down when you have done all the running, smashed a ball into the box and andy just falls over in front of it. you'd soon struggle to motivate yourself to make a run and cross just for **** all. the lads must look around and wonder when kenny is going to pull the plug. the longer he leaves it the worse it will become.

[Craig_H]

I think there's a complete lack of alternative options just now.

[Galb]

First half I actually thought his passing was some of the best from our team (that doesnt say much mind)

Im not sure why he's being singled out when he was actually one of our better players in the first half yesterday. Not that that's saying much but he did get an assist, had a lovely first time pass over the defence for Bellamy a few minutes before, and got a header on target on one of the only decent crosses put in for him to attack.

Now Im not saying that's the return you expect for 35m quid but it was a lot more than other players produced yesterday. So why is he getting most of the stick?

[Craig_H]

Im not sure why he's being singled out when he was actually one of our better players in the first half yesterday. Not that that's saying much but he did get an assist, had a lovely first time pass over the defence for Bellamy a few minutes before, and got a header on target on one of the only decent crosses put in for him to attack.

Now Im not saying that's the return you expect for 35m quid but it was a lot more than other players produced yesterday. So why is he getting most of the stick?

Because most people are unimaginative.