Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[Bender]

The Great Andy Carroll Debate looks to be in its final stages now that West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has weighed in to confirm the status of the dealings between his club and Liverpool over the striker's future.

"We are both out of the country but most of the negotiations are done and the financial agreement between us and Liverpool is in place," Allardyce confirmed. "It’s about communicating with Andy and his agent between London, here in Spain where I am and Florida where Andy is."

"I’ve no real need to speak to him over his decision. I’ve spoken to him enough times so he knows what I think and it’s up to him. He’s back in the next few days so we should have a definitive answer by the end of next week."

Carroll's new contract is reportedly for six years at £100,0000/week in wages plus a £2 million bonus from Liverpool for being purchased by another club without having formally requested a transfer. West Ham will pay the previously reported £15m transfer fee, although of course with Carroll's you-didn't-request-a-transfer bonus, Liverpool are only going to receive £13m.

The ball has pretty much always been in Carroll's court as to whether or not he'd sign with West Ham, given that they've accommodated every financial stumbling block they've previously said would prevent the deal from happening, from the transfer fee being too high for them to make work under Financial Fair Play rules to Carroll's £20K/week raise that would ruin their wage structure.

West Ham identified the player they wanted and have done everything in their power to make the deal happen, and at this point there is little reason Carroll would not agree to the deal. His wage demands have been met, he's getting a nice bonus from Liverpool, and all he needs to do is come back from Florida and sign on the dotted line.

Around these parts there has been a little renewed affection for Carroll as the negotiations drew on and on, and so perhaps it's fitting that one of the last images we'll have of Carroll while he's still under contract with Liverpool is of him lying on a beach in Florida, soaking up the sun in a pair of pink swim trunks, with a beer in hand. As it should be.
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[Neil Young]

Another Rafa thread

Is that supposed to be in response to my post?

[kingfunk]

After all this time I still can't get my head round it. Still in awe at that transfer.

[lickedlollipop]

http://youtu.be/IUYSxZj67EE

omg, when I look back,..he was ****ing terrible

[cream]

Another Rafa thread

[Neil Young]

IMO Rodgers way to sort out a problem player is to sell him and not try to sort out the problem but as I said. That is my opinion.

Yes, that's undoubtedly right. Not including all the exceptions. But no doubt that's because no one would buy them.

He's not remotely pragmatic. That's obvious by the way he switched from 4-3-3 last season because he found 4-2-3-1 worked better for us.

And we all know all the best managers stick with a player until they come good. Like Houllier did with all his great buys. And like Rafa did with Robbie Keane.

[G]

Has he gone to the glue factory yet?

[Lee]

http://youtu.be/IUYSxZj67EE

Good Lord.

[Daniel 7]

Who's car did he set fire to?

[Fan65]

Carroll didn't pay 35m
Carroll didn't sign himself.
Carroll didn't offer himself huge wages.
Carroll didn't give himself the 5 year contract.

I have no idea where all the venom for Carroll is coming from. If you must slag someone off, slag off the people that signed him.

I think you forgot

Carroll didn't bite anyone

[Norbs]

http://youtu.be/IUYSxZj67EE

Please god, I hope Johnson was saying '**** me' at the end there

[baitman]

he has had his good moments, but some of his miscontrol is laughable... ee-haw

[Mattshark]

[ame]http://youtu.be/IUYSxZj67EE[/ame]

[baitman]

sell him buy him

[Vermilion]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXDIT6ropw4"]Andy Carroll - Up for a new year - Goals & Skills 2011/2012 | HD - YouTube[/ame]