PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 He would be very popular at the Villa and he would sell a lot of shirts. He is a "star" already, but not because of his ability. He has talent and he gets double marking all the time, but he is not a goalscorer and he is lousy with the ball in his feet. Not a very smart player, but could work out nicely for a club which is trying to break top 10 like ourselves. Massive contradictions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I don't understand for the life of me why Newcastle want him back if I'm honest. Would quite happily take him down the Villa for £15m though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Don't want him personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'd rather we try to lure Adam Johnson away from Ci£y with the £15M instead. THIS!!!!!!!!!! 15m on Carroll or 15m on Adam Johnson, would pick Johnson every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Carroll and Bent up front would be tasty. Would it though? Both are poor with the ball and are one-dimensional (albeit different) players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 There has to be better choices than Carroll for £15m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2012 I don't understand for the life of me why Newcastle want him back if I'm honest. Well, at a guess, because he was very good there and a fan favourite. And they'll probably get him for less than half of what they sold him for. And they haven't really reinvested the money they got for him in the first place. He'd be on higher wages, but it would basically be like Liverpool handing them 15-20 million quid, and them giving Carroll a better contract. Plus they'd be free to sell Ba I don't see why they wouldn't want him back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastVillan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 If it's true that Liverpool still owe us a substantial amount of the Downing fee and with the rumours of Gabby going to Sunderland (for £8m) I'd like to think we'll only actually be paying out around £5m or so. At that price I'd be willing to take a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanthemanisgod Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 He's not my favourite footballer but I think he would do a job for us. The issue wth us playing Bent up top with say Ireland behind him is we rarely hold the onto the ball longe enough or get to Ireland in the kind of space neccessary in order to drag the defence out of position. As a result Bent has 2 CBs covering him meaning unless the combination of his run and the ball in is spot on he's second favourite. When Carroll is on the pitch at least one CB is constantly concerned about where he is, freeing up time and space for Bent. £15m might be a lot but it would certainly add something to the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Under McLeish I'd have said no. Under Lambert, assuming we will play wingers and with a bit of width I think this would be a great signing. Get the balls in the box for Vlaar and Carroll... sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEndVillan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm not against it per se, but do we currently have the players in center midfield that could accommodate playing both Bent and Carroll? This could obviously change if there's changes in personnel over the next couple of weeks. The other thought, which nobody other than PL and RL will know, is what percentage of the transfer funds available would be used up if we were to spend £15m+ on Carroll. If it's all or most, think the money would be best used else where, like a left back. If there's still money available for other positions, why not, crack on - notwithstanding the first point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I don't understand for the life of me why Newcastle want him back if I'm honest. Well, at a guess, because he was very good there and a fan favourite. And they'll probably get him for less than half of what they sold him for. And they haven't really reinvested the money they got for him in the first place. He'd be on higher wages, but it would basically be like Liverpool handing them 15-20 million quid, and them giving Carroll a better contract. Plus they'd be free to sell Ba I don't see why they wouldn't want him back But why would they want to sell Ba? Ba and Cisse played well together last year, Newcastle's strikers are among the best in the league, possibly THE best behind city. I don't understand why you'd want to shake that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Maybe Ba wants to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 17, 2012 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2012 The rumour is that Ba isn't happy being moved out of the firing line to accommodate Cisse. Ba hasn't scored in the league since Cisse joined and his nose is out of joint allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Fair enough. Must pay more attention in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Having just had the rather sobering experience of reading JimCohen's squad assessment I would say if we have £15m to spend, don't spend it on Carroll. Defence and midfield are the priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Having just had the rather sobering experience of reading JimCohen's squad assessment I would say if we have £15m to spend, don't spend it on Carroll. Defence and midfield are the priorities. But we do need a striker, we all know we struggle to score without Bent on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David-Copenhagen Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I would be over the moon if we get him. He is a beast with the right support and confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I think we need to stop worrying about how much Lambert has to spend.. If he has £15 million+ to spend on a Striker then assume it is on top of whatever he has to spend on the rest of the squad. I still don't think he has a budget, not in literal terms anyway. I believe he has gone to Faulkner with who he wants, given him the hard sell on why he wants them and Faulkner is getting them. Lambert could end up spending £50 million this window but that doesn't mean he had £50 million to spend that is just what his rebuild cost and Faulkner and Lerner liked his reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanvilla_1994 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Id be very happy if we sign Carroll but can't see it happening personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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