A return?

By Tyne Talk
July 22 2014

As several sources are reporting that we are readying a bid for our ex number 9 Andy Carroll, and that ever reliable source, ‘bloke down the pub,’, who did happen to be a West Ham fan also concluded that there is an awful lot of rumours down southern land I thought to myself, ‘myself I said do I want him back?’

Now I want to say straight away this is a footballing question, not a question of betrayal, which if he returns I am willing to chalk up to he went to get his injuries off our payload for a while, if he doesn’t well the word ‘splitter’ comes to mind.

So my first concern is would he actually fit in with the style we now play?

Obviously as I am not sure what style we will actually be playing next season, and with this many new players, neither does anyone else.

But I would imagine given time the players may well be ‘Pardewed’, I don’t mean that as a compliment. So probably.

Next the really big question, fitness.

Is it worth spending 15 million on a player, with the track record of a crash test dummy?

There is a large part of me that wants a local lad back and doing well.

But there is a larger part of me that thinks, it may be a better idea to take a punt on someone that is capable of at least a walk to the shops without picking up a season long lay off.

Do we want Carroll back?

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22/07/2014 12:09

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mentalman
23/07/2014 10:13

with the size of the transfer fee and wages i would stay well clear, with the players we have bought it would seem that we are planning on playing a far more creative passing game so not sure if he would fit in

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MissC
24/07/2014 17:19

He is injured again now

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davenufc
24/07/2014 17:31

I noticed that. I can't make my mind up if I feel sorry for him or not, it tends to chance depending what mood I'm in at the time.

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