Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[Exiled_red]

For a horrible moment I read that as being more likely that we'd take Carlton Cole on a free.

Yeah, I was having flashbacks too. Shudder.

Me too

[Fernandinho]

Especially considering Torres would probably have ended up being **** for us and not worth a lot either. If he leaves I will be very interested to see how much he goes for, because he probably wouldn't have moved on for much different if he was still here.

I think we lost a lot of money on Carroll but we were still better off selling torres, buying carroll and selling carroll then selling torres for whatever we would have ended up getting for him. At least we have tried a player in this situation and can move on.

Positive spin

[Corndog]

if this 15 mil deal goes through, it will feel like 'The Great Escape' of Transfer market history

[cream]

For a horrible moment I read that as being more likely that we'd take Carlton Cole on a free.

Yeah, I was having flashbacks too. Shudder.

[James P]

Carlton Cole has been released. This is looking more likely

For a horrible moment I read that as being more likely that we'd take Carlton Cole on a free.

[meffin]

Carlton Cole has been released. This is looking more likely

[James P]

Although I'm a bit concerned that you're frequenting a website call thatcutesite.com, which sounds an incongruous place for a man of your.... maturity.

[Neil Young]

[James P]

Someone shoot me. Please.

PM me your address and I'll pop around. I might give you a quick refresher on treatment of goodwill before I put you out of your misery.

[Neil Young]

Someone shoot me. Please.

[James P]

Does the quoted 15m include the loan already paid, i.e. 1.5m? If so, the best we'll get is 13.5m or, as Sky are probably quoting, around 12m.

Its still 5m more than he's worth but what a load of cobblers.

Yeah, but what's Torres worth currently? About the same? So we're £15m up overall.

[James P]

Was it not very well documented that the deal was paid in full upfront, the same way the Torres deal went through?

That doesn't change the way accountants calculate depreciation.

Kenneth's right - the cash flow and profit impact are entirely separate. I would point out that it's amortisation, which is on intangible assets such a licences and goodwill, and, in the case of football, player contracts, and not depreciation, which is on tangible assets such as fixtures and fittings.

[McDermotX]

15m !!!!

Take it !!

I'd even give them back their hand after we'd bitten it off.

[Camble]

I really hope so.

I'm always one to give a player time, even if they've not done well straight away, but I just couldn't ever see AC fitting in at Liverpool. That was compounded when BR came in with his philosophy.

It seems like that if the reports are true and we have agreed to sell him, we've more than got away lightly.

[BigChief]

Does the quoted 15m include the loan already paid, i.e. 1.5m? If so, the best we'll get is 13.5m or, as Sky are probably quoting, around 12m.

Its still 5m more than he's worth but what a load of cobblers.