Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:48 pm

'Sky Sports Understands' has to be the worst phrase in the sporting world

or 'Gary Megson appointed', perhaps

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:49 pm

What the feck. There is no way on earth they have turned down £35million for Andy Bastard Carroll. The only thing I can think is Liverpool have offered a pound up front, with the rest payable next time they win the league.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:51 pm

BBC have Karl Oyston refusing to answer calls from Liverpool haha! That and Torres is just haggling over image rights etc. Hope they hurry up so we can have Sturridge!

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:55 pm

Prufrock wrote:What the feck. There is no way on earth they have turned down £35million for Andy Bastard Carroll. The only thing I can think is Liverpool have offered a pound up front, with the rest payable next time they win the league.

Depends how desperate Liverpool are tbh. Have they got Suarez? Maybe the pint-downing cockney thinks he can get a bit more...

but still. LOL.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:56 pm

Now the reds have signed a 17 year old midfielder from Coventry. On loan. Bizzare.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:58 pm

Verbal wrote:Now the reds have signed a 17 year old midfielder from Coventry. On loan. Bizzare.

Is reckoned to be with a view to a permanent. Probably just the money men are a bit busy elsewhere at the moment and can't be arsed sorting this out as well!

As for Suarez, I think that is expected to go through regardless of the Torres/Carrol shenanigans.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:58 pm

4.56pm: Nick Read suggests: "Every single human involved in the Carroll to Liverpool transfer is an idiot; whoever it was who offered £35 million, whoever it was who turned it down, and Andy Carroll." Just to be clear: currently there is no transfer. Liverpool have had their (ludicrous) bid rejected.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:03 pm

Prufrock wrote:The only thing I can think is Liverpool have offered a pound up front, with the rest payable next time they win the league.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:04 pm

But now Roy has gone, surely its only a matter of time?

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:05 pm

4.59pm: Wait! Another twist! Andy Hunter reports that Carroll is on his way down to Liverpool to discuss terms, despite reports in the North East that Newcastle have rejected the bid. Where will it end? I'm giddy with excitement.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:14 pm

For years the Fiver has sniffed around for evidence of Mike Ashley's business whizzkidery - only to find it as elusive as a funny French and Saunders sketch. There wasn't much sign of it in a BBC documentary which revealed Ashley hadn't viewed Newcastle's accounts prior to purchase and only discovered the extent of the debts after moving in. And there was zero evidence on our commerative Kevin Keegan: 2008 to, er, 2008 mug. But Ashley, whose wealth is calculated at £700m by the Sunday Times Rich List, clearly is smarter than the average XXXXL-wearing Newcastle supporter. Because today he persuaded Liverpool to offer £35m for Andy Carroll.

That's more than £1m for every league goal Carroll has ever scored. And, assuming the transfer goes through - and apparently Carroll was being driven to Anfield by Kevin Nolan as the Fiver went to press - it could mean that come tonight the richest transfers in the history will read: 1) Cristiano Ronaldo, 2) Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 3) Fernando Torres, 4) Zinedine Zidane, 5) Luis Figo, 6) Hernan Crespo ... and, er, 7) Andy Carroll. Which even for The Emperor's New Premier League seems utterly bizarre - especially as Carroll, who was apparently offered to West Ham for £1m in 2009, has had just one decent half-season in the Premier League (11 goals in 20 matches, a slightly worse rate of return than Amr Zaki's 11 goals in 19 matches for Wigan in 2008). Still, we're sure Damien Comolli knows what he's doing. What? Eh. Oh.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:18 pm

All well and good but he's missed Kaka out. Otherwise, pretty much sums it up. Though it would now seem he would have to again question Mr Ashley's financial sense if indeed he has turned down said offer! If he gets more than £35million captain clownface Osbourne can do one, we may have found the man to sort it all out!

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:21 pm

5.20pm: They've rejected £35m plus add ons for Carroll but now they have no option but to sell, according to David Craig, SSN's reliable North-East mole.

5.19pm: "Thinking that Chelsea have been playing Liverpool on the Torres deal. I don't think they are serious … and will not make a deal until the summer," writes Chris Browne. They're definitely in for him. Newcastle have accepted Andy Carroll's transfer request, very, very reluctantly. Here we go. We're under starter's orders

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:30 pm

Statement on LFC website:

Statement on Liverpool website: Liverpool FC confirmed this afternoon that Newcastle United have accepted a club record offer for the transfer of Andy Carroll.
The club have been given permission by Newcastle to discuss personal terms with the player, who will now travel to Liverpool for a medical.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:31 pm

Elmander rumoured to replace Carroll!

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:34 pm

Verbal wrote:Elmander rumoured to replace Carroll!

well - he's outscored carroll this season - so it must be, what? £55million???

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:36 pm

£10m and Elmo's yours.

BTW, that is a f*cking barmy amount of money for Carroll.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:40 pm

He's going to Liverpool for a medical? How is that going to work? "Andy, run over there". "Erm, I cannae like".

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:41 pm

Prufrock wrote:He's going to Liverpool for a medical? How is that going to work? "Andy, run over there". "Erm, I cannae like".

HELICOPTER.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:42 pm

Prufrock wrote:He's going to Liverpool for a medical? How is that going to work? "Andy, run over there". "Erm, I cannae like".

Nolan is driving him, allegedly - possibly part of his bail conditions... it'll make getting to and from work tough...

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