Good Luck Andy Carroll

by Guest Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:52 pm

just wanted to wish the best for him.

Hope he has a great season and bangs them in....was really dignified this whole summer when we blatantly whored him around.

Good luck Andy, shame it didn't work out here.

by donttreadonred Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:36 am

Schweini wrote:just wanted to wish the best for him.

Hope he has a great season and bangs them in....was really dignified this whole summer when we blatantly whored him around.

Good luck Andy, shame it didn't work out here.

You just beat me to posting something like this.

I agree. I want to see Carroll do well at West Ham. I think the strategy there fits him, and he has much of the support he needs to be successful. I really hope it works out for him.

Andy got a raw deal at LFC. He was bought more as a statement of intent than as a real replacement for Torres. He was injured before he came, and didn't get a fair run in the side in his first half season. Last season, he was a player with a very defined skill set in a team that appeared to schizophrenic in it's playing style. When we do get a set system and style, it's one that doesn't really have any place for his skills set. Truly unlucky... I sometimes wonder what would've happened had Andy not been injured when we bought him in January, letting us adapt to his style and maybe even creating the Big/Little partnership with Suarez so many pundits (and likely management staff) envisioned when we bought him. Things could've been so different.

In the end, I'm glad he's leaving, and I hope a permanent deal can be arranged. I think simply think it's the best for everyone involved. If he stayed with us, his career would never fully develop. At least now he'll be given a fair shot. I will continue to wish the best for him in every match... except, of course, those against LFC.

by McAgger Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:15 am

If he does well with West Ham this season. It'll be a win-win for both us and Carroll. He can either come back a better/more proven player to us and help us, or we can cash in on him next summer for more than 20mill and sign Jovetic, Cavani, or Pukki :bow:

I wish him luck, will definitely be watching a lot of West Ham this season now that this is official.

by Art Morte Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:14 am

Good luck, Andy, and sorry for our club being such jerks.

by Red Alert Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:54 am

We can't loan him back now right? As there was a loan fee...

by iftikhar Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:48 am

We could invest £35 million for but couldn't invest even two years (injured for half season and barely used for another) for him.

Even Real Madrid or City will think twice about such charity.