So, yet again, we rose to rumours of West Ham’s Andy Carroll being offered to Newcastle United.
With the Hammers obvious change of style under Sam Allardyce this season and the former Liverpool man’s continual time in the treatment room makes the rumours all too easy to make.
Reportedly Carroll, who is West Ham’s record signing, was a target for Alan Pardew in the summer. However, things seem to be more concrete with the January transfer window approaching and a £9million move is being touted.
The England international is one of West Ham’s highest earners and, given the impressive form of Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia, coupled with further attacking options in Mauro Zarate, Carlton Cole and Elliot Lee, Carroll’s opportunities may well be limited.
As news began doing the rounds on social media re: Carroll, Twitter had its say on the rumours:
Carroll should go back to #nufc anyway 10 times better and bigger club than #whufc
— Steven McNamara Ⓥ (@stevenmcnamara7) October 13, 2014
What is the point on having Andy Carroll back?? This guy is constantly injured and won't do us any good!! #nufc #whufc
— The Toon Review (@thetoonreview) October 13, 2014
Would sell carroll for £10 million tbh !! 80k a week and always injured ! #whufc
— Geth 父 Jones (@XGeth_jones) October 13, 2014
We can't see Carroll in Jan. He gives us a Plan B. We've only had a Plan A, so it would be nice to have options now!! #WHUFC #coyi
— Scott Burgess (@Scott_Burgess) October 13, 2014
Andy Carroll has been linked with NUFC again today. Would you be happy to see him go or is he an important player for us? #whufc #COYI
— West Ham News (@westham2day) October 12, 2014
I'd take Carroll back. £5 million no more. #nufc #whufc
— James Fotheringham (@JamesFoth) October 12, 2014
In my opinion it would be stupid to let Andy go last year we had no plan b and we got found out game after game . Just imagine if we are a goal down with say 30 minutes to go and we have Andy coming off the bench or Shako or Valencia. Having an old fashion number 9 along with the quality we now have with our forward line is a mouth watering prospect as far as I am concerned.