Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[Shaggy]

Fat *******.

[Chazza]

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has admitted that Andy Carroll's wages would be a stumbling block to the club's hopes of signing the striker from Liverpool.

Carroll, 24, has impressed during a loan spell at Upton Park this season, during which he has scored six goals in 20 appearances.

However, the Hammers hopes of making the deal permanent would be hampered by their inability to match the contract given to the England international when he joined Liverpool from Newcastle for £35m in January 2011.

And Allardyce revealed that the financial restrictions that are due to come into force next season in the Premier League, which would impose short-term limits on wage rises and force clubs to work towards breaking even, make a deal very difficult.

"The hardest thing is the overall package and making sure it is sustainable," said Allardyce.

"I point to financial restrictions being implemented next season that will blow the whole deal in one go.

"Someone will have a bigger budget than us probably but this is what is going to happen.

"In one fell swoop the financial restrictions mean we won't be able to sign Andy Carroll from Liverpool because it is too expensive, even if we wanted him, which we do."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11685/8641575/Sam-Allardyce-says-West-Ham-can-t-afford-to-buy-Andy-Carroll

[Lee]

Hopefully that fat ******* is just trying to force our hands.

I'm certain that Carroll will end up at West Ham or Newcastle next season. However I doubt we'll get anything over £10m for him.

[Shaggy]

As if they didn't know that when they took him on loan.

As usual we've been taken for absolute mugs.

[Alex]

I think thats rubbish personally. Because the extra TV money will mean that most Prem Clubs have a larger buffer there.

[Chazza]

Allardyce saying that FFP will mean that West Ham can't afford to sign Carroll in the summer.

[Kenneth]

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[Charly]

Carroll is almost unplayable...

sounds about right

[Bender]

Andy Carroll is open to joining West Ham United permanently this summer, but admits his future remains uncertain.
The striker, bought by Liverpool for £35m, is on a season-long loan from the Reds but the Hammers can make the deal permanent for an undisclosed fee.

Asked if he would stay if West Ham put the right money on the table, Carroll said: "We will have to wait and see.

"It is obviously a great club and I do not see why not. We'll see what happens at the end of the season."

Carroll, who netted his sixth goal of the campaign on Saturday to earn West Ham a point at Southampton, added: "It has been great here and every minute has been fantastic.

"The lads have been great, the gaffer has been great and the fans are unbelievable."
Liverpool spent a club record to sign Carroll from Newcastle United in January 2011.
The 24-year-old failed to establish himself at Anfield and only made two appearances for Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers before joining the Hammers in August.

Carroll cancelled out Gaston Ramirez's opener on Saturday to leave Sam Allardyce's Hammers seven points clear of the relegation zone.

The striker said: "With my goal, I just had to hit the target. Obviously it got a little bit of a deflection and went in, which sometimes happens.
"I have had a few injuries over the years and I am just getting over them now so it is good to get on a run of games and goals.

"I had a few chances and I think we could have won the game in the end. We are disappointed not to but happy we got the point."
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists he is comfortable with the decision to loan Carroll out, despite Saturday's goalless draw with Reading.

"It's not at all unfortunate that Andy's scoring goals," he said.
"We're the fourth highest goal scorers in the league, so scoring hasn't been a problem for us.

"Andy's situation is really simple. He didn't want to stay and be on the bench. He wanted to play games."
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[Exiled_red]

"Come back to Liverpool and we will stick you on the bench. If our preferred way of playing isn't working in the odd game, we might stick you on and blame you for being **** if it doesn't work straight away. But you will not, repeat not be in our "Plan A". You are too **** to be my first choice. Remember - I sent you away on loan without even giving you a chance. So - how about it Andy?"

There is the very real question of what happens in the summer, I can't see there being many big money offers, the West Ham £17m thing isn't going to happen IMO, maybe Newcastle would take him back but how little would we be prepared to let him go for? If no-one meets that price (whatever the club sets it at) they only options are to either loan him out again or keep him here...