Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[el matador]

Cheers

I knew about Sammy learning Spanish at Osasuna, had no idea about Kenny though, or Meireles. Clever fookers! Trying to learn it myself at the moment, am getting some funny looks walking down the street with my headphones in, repeating random Spanish phrases as I go

just watch spanish porn. you'll get the hang of it soon enough.

la lavadora no esta funcionando...

hace calor aqui non ?

le gusta una cerveza ?

quieres chupar me la polla ?

dios mio... una polla tan grande y dura...


thats how i got it.

[Roboklopp]

I was having a turd as I read that thread and i must admit that an extra one popped out in fear of Drago and his real hardman townsfolk.

As far as Carra's comments go- well I get up for work every day and think "I don't need this today."

[Drago]

Andy Carroll flies to Prague

Andy Carroll will travel with the rest of the Liverpool squad for this Thursday’s Europa League clash against Sparta Prague, but won’t play in the game.

Liverpool’s record £35million striker is currently out of action with a thigh injury, though has recently resumed light training and hopes to make his Reds debut against Manchester Utd at Anfield on March 6th.

Kenny Dalglish confirmed, “He won’t be considered for the game but will travel just to get in and amongst the lads. It’ll help him to feel a part of it.”

Meanwhile, as reported earlier, 16-year-old Raheem Sterling has been called-up to the first team squad for the trip after scoring five of the Liverpool Youth Team’s nine goals against Southend in the FA Youth Cup on Monday night.

Joe Cole also makes the cut, whilst Raul Meireles travels despite being substituted early with a bug against Wigan at the weekend.

Christian Poulsen doesn’t travel after his wife went into labour, whilst captain Steven Gerrard is also rested.

Daniel Agger is out with a groin strain.

Liverpool squad vs Sparta Prague: Reina, Jones, Gulacsi, Johnson, Flanagan, Aurelio, Robinson, Kyrgiakos, Wilson, Carragher, Kelly, Skrtel, Meireles, Cole, Maxi, Jovanovic, Lucas, Coady, Ince, Sterling, Pacheco, Kuyt, Ngog.

Sparta Prague vs Liverpool gets underway at 8.05pm on Thursday night.

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2011/02/andy-carroll-flies-to-prague/

[Daffy Duck]

Hopefully we'll assign someone to look after him all the time, Prague is a city with temptations in every corner going there on a business trip without actually having to do any work... can be a bit tricky for a young wild glassing guy like Andy.

[Cormack74]

Christian Poulsen doesn’t travel after his wife went into labour,

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2011/02...ies-to-prague/

Well done Mrs P from all of us.

Let's hope you're hubby is granted 3 months paternity leave.

[tsb]

"It's two players for one if you like," Carragher said.

Babel must have left a smaller impression than we had previously thought!

[McDermotX]

Babel must have left a smaller impression than we had previously thought!

[Craig_H]

Revealed: Carroll cost £30m up-front PLUS a quarter of any sell-on fee
Published 23:01 17/02/11 By Simon Bird


Newcastle have banked an amazing £30million lump sum from selling Andy Carroll.

The club struck a cash-up-front deal with Liverpool for the striker, which leaves them in a powerful position in the summer transfer market as Alan Pardew plans to rebuild the squad for the long term.

Newcastle also inserted a 25 per cent sell-on fee in the deal with the Anfield club as they forced Liverpool's hand on transfer deadline day, refusing to take the usual pay-by-instalments scenario that clubs frequently agree.

The cash windfall, along with two years of strict cost-controlling at St James' Park, means Newcastle are in a healthy financial position - in contrast to many Premier League rivals.


Pardew is now looking to exploit the situation by spending in the summer, with two top strikers lined up.

The United boss is also running a tight ship behind the scenes and has explained that running Newcastle has become "more than a job".

"You know this job and this club are all around you," said former West Ham boss Pardew. "Wherever you go it's a constant reminder.

"At West Ham, you can go into London and get lost and not be too bothered about it. Here, there's no escape, there are questions about the team wherever you go. You're never really far away from it.

"To be honest I quite enjoy that saturation, so I've got no problem with it. I've really enjoyed a lot of this job - some days not so much, but for the most part I have.

"I still go back to my first week when I went into a petrol station at minus-three degrees and I bumped into one of our fans, a bloke of about 43, who had the full kit on and he was asking me questions. That took some beating.

"You feel it's a bigger job than I've had before in terms of the time I spend working at and around the club. The transfer window, being the club we are, was particularly difficult but it's settled down a bit now and I'm looking forward to having a bit more preparation time with the team.

"We've got a nice run-up now to the Bolton game and then another week to Everton.

"I've read up a little on what's gone on in the past, looked at stuff in and around the training ground - reports and stuff on games - and I'm trying to install a system now that whoever comes in after me has every bit of evidence.

"I've found that wanting if I'm honest, so we report on every game, the build-up, the training, little things that happen - if a player pulled out late, why did it happen? - so there will be some sort of history here for the next manager, which is important given the size of this club. It's good to know what went on and what goes on here.

"We've got to start the undersoil heating, for example, at the beginning of April, which is important. For three of my first eight weeks here we couldn't train. That's ridiculous. So little things like that we can put in place to make the club stronger going forward.

"We've increased the staff. We have two more analysts working with the team now because I didn't think there were enough analysts. We've got them studying the opposition, studying us, collaborating.

"Obviously on the playing side we have John Carver and Willie Donachie up here now, as well as Peter Beardsley, Steve Stone, myself and Andy Woodman. So there's a good structure here now to go forward."

Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...#ixzz1EJASdCzp

[Vermilion]

Just hope, and expect, we did the same with the Chavs, so no worries.

[Cormack74]

I'm sure we did if we knew we had to do the same.

Actually I think I read somewhere that Chelsea and City are pretty much the only teams in the world that pay everything up front.

[Le Chef]

I would imagine it would be 25% of any profit made

[el matador]

21 pages and the lad hasnt kicked a ball yet.

[Craig_H]

I wonder if top defenders will be able to handle Carroll...

Here's Vidic trying....

[Bender]

I wonder if top defenders will be able to handle Carroll...

Here's Vidic trying....

Regardless of the transfer fee ......he will be a very good player for us and a real handfull for the opposition defenders

[Assassin]

21 pages and the lad hasnt kicked a ball yet.