That aside.
You've got to admire their achievements.

I won't be surprised if - by the end of next season - Andy Carroll looks like a bargain.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:10, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

Here's hoping!
I've heard something which said that the main reason his form was poor for so long was due to the ankle injury he had never really subsiding, and that he'd never been shown how to run properly to avoid injury. I'd mock that report, but I know that I only broke my foot because of the way I was running.

As a result, his injury finally started to clear up around Christmas time, his performances improved, and when he regained confidence, well, look at how he played against Chelsea.

Could be bollocks for all I know, but it does make a certain amount of sense.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:13, Reply)

That and the weight of expectation draped around is £35million shoulders, I should imagine.
you can't blame Liverpool for taking such a massive punt on him, I guess, in the first half of that season he was phenomenal for Newcastle. I am still to be convinced that he actually wanted to leave, though.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:15, Reply)

He's made it fairly clear he wanted to stay at Newcastle, I think
The weight of expectation can't have helped at all, either.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:17, Reply)

Good bit of business on Ashley's part.
I think even Pardew would acknowledge that now, although he wasn't happy at the time.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:18, Reply)

Supposedly, they originally wanted the £50 million we'd got for Torres, but that got argued down to £35 million
Either way, still a fucking huge amount of money
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:19, Reply)

Oh, indeed.
What I'd do with £35million...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:21, Reply)

Buy two strikers for less than that who've been banging in the goals?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:22, Reply)

I was thinking more like
buying a mansion and renting rooms out to b3tans. A different bash every night.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:24, Reply)

To be fair to Carroll, he hadn't been doing too badly the season we bought him, 11 goals from 19 games isn't too shabby

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:27, Reply)

But the season before, he was no match for Nicky Maynard.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:28, Reply)

Maynard played 3 extra games, scored 2 extra goals
Not exactly a huge difference...
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:30, Reply)

And Liverpool are rich with strikers who can score 2 in 3........

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:33, Reply)

The season before last, he was no match for Bill Maynard!

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:32, Reply)

the Gaffer lolz

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 20 Jun 2012, 0:34, Reply)