Andy Carroll

[Chicken Run Supreme]

Took his goal well last night and unlucky with the handball decision with his assist for our final disallowed goal of the evening, yet again Big Andy gave us glimpses of what might have been. If Moyes had brought him on earlier we would have won that last night, no doubts.

It is such a shame - for him and us that we will never have him for more than a handful of games a season.

[DasNutNock]

Quite a few ppl calling for him to board the plane to Russia with the rest of the England squad. He's got 5 games to stay fit and deliver the goals, but could definitely be in with an outside shout of replacing Welbeck on the fringes.

[Cockneyboy311]

Quite a few ppl calling for him to board the plane to Russia with the rest of the England squad. He's got 5 games to stay fit and deliver the goals, but could definitely be in with an outside shout of replacing Welbeck on the fringes.

If he could've stayed fit, I honestly think he could've been one of those players who plays better for country than his club. Look at Peter Crouch. His goal to game ratio for England is fantastic. Much better than at club football. I think this is because foreign defenders didn't know how to deal with him. Carroll could have had the same impact with England. Could you imagine him playing against Japan or Korea? Their defenders would **** themselves :lol:

[DasNutNock]

TBH, if he's fit and in form (possibly the biggest "if" in club football), I'd take him. He offers something that no-one else in the squad does, and as you say, plenty of major footballing nations would be completely unprepared for his unique strengths.

[DasNutNock]

Still, I wouldn't bet against him breaking his leg boarding the team bus, or going out in Moscow for a quick pint, never to be seen again.

[warp]

injury in 5, 4, 3...

[badabing]

He’ll go down in football history in the same sort of bracket as Darren Anderton and Kieron Dyer, real talents who were always injured, which is a crying shame because make no mistake the boy is talented, fantastic when the right ball is played in the air and he has a sweet left foot too. It does annoy me when people label him a donkey as he’s far from that. I don’t think we’ve ever really played to his strength, too often booting the ball up to him from the back and expecting miracles . Sadly, and probably rightly, we’ve all now resigned ourselves to him being injured 65% of the time.

[pharaoh]

He’ll go down in football history in the same sort of bracket as Darren Anderton and Kieron Dyer, real talents who were always injured, which is a crying shame because make no mistake the boy is talented, fantastic when the right ball is played in the air and he has a sweet left foot too. It does annoy me when people label him a donkey as he’s far from that. I don’t think we’ve ever really played to his strength, too often booting the ball up to him from the back and expecting miracles . Sadly, and probably rightly, we’ve all now resigned ourselves to him being injured 65% of the time.

The bloke's certainly not a donkey and has proved he can finish, it's just the frustration of him only showing that in the minority of the season due to persistent injury.

[pdbis]

No doubt he will get injured either in training or staggering out of a club before the Arsenal game.

[jacko]

His issues have never been around talent or ability.

[Monkeybubbles]

Do we know if there's any truth in the reports that he left the bench in a strop before the end of the game today?

Bad, bad darts if so.

[Kitt the car]

Do we know if there's any truth in the reports that he left the bench in a strop before the end of the game today?

Bad, bad darts if so.

He definitely took his subs jacket off and headed down the tunnel around the time of the subs. Not sure whether it was in a strop or if considered normal, think another player followed him shortly after as well.

[Alfiehammer]

Considering his dig at the fans about not staying and supporting till the end, very not cool.

[MadMart]

f*** Off you Geordie, Sick Note, Ghastly wannabee - you've let us down time and time again, and then had the audacity to criticise us fans - saw Ginger Pele in the away stands last week - never see AC at the OS when he's injured - attention seeking, pony-tailed, allegedly weed smoking tosser - he is indicative of the disease that is killing our club - he'll read this and be "way hey, worra ****ing coont" - f*** off you prick

[Puff Daddy]

**** Off you Geordie, Sick Note, Ghastly wannabee - you've let us down time and time again, and then had the audacity to criticise us fans - saw Ginger Pele in the away stands last week - never see AC at the OS when he's injured - attention seeking, pony-tailed, allegedly weed smoking tosser - he is indicative of the disease that is killing our club - he'll read this and be "way hey, worra ****ing coont" - **** off you prick

That certainly gets the point across

[OFT]

On the stream I was watching they showed him appearing to shake his head as Mario was getting his track suit off ready to come on.
Make of that what you will but I'd start him at Leicester.

[Rio]

On the stream I was watching they showed him appearing to shake his head as Mario was getting his track suit off ready to come on.
Make of that what you will but I'd start him at Leicester.

Having witnessed Mario far too many times to mention I make him right

[Colours never run]

I dont condone his actions but f*** me can I understand his utter frustration as I do for Hernandez and Hugills equal frustrations of constantly being overlooked just kicking their heels on the bench. We cry out for changes either on half time or soon after it but time after time after ****ing time he doesn't play them until it's far too late, too often but not only that, he should be playing at least 1 of his actual main Strikers from the start alongside Arnautovic - 352. It changes little shape and means dropping the ineffectual youngster Fernandes who regularly struggles in games.

He definitely shouldn't have left his spot on the bench collecting splinters when he's chomping at the bit to get on and make a difference (see WBA, Stoke) but I can sure as **** get why he's just as fed up as those like me desperate to see the likes of him and/or Hernandez given more than a handful of meaningless minutes or no minutes at all. I sense the frustration going right through our squad at whats happening and it's beyond a joke now.

[OFT]

Having witnessed Mario far too many times to mention I make him right

I dont condone his actions but **** me can I understand his utter frustration .

That's why I'd start him next week, see if there's any fire in him, although charging round elbowing people in the first ten minutes will need avoiding.

[Pop Robson]

Considering his dig at the fans about not staying and supporting till the end, very not cool.

It's all about me with him