andy carrol and torres good swap?

[Vicky_11]

I'm a true geordie and devastated carrol has been greedy reali thought he was the next shearer.. But is he gd enough to replace torres?

[owdhamer]

Not good enough to replace my granny.

[ELVIS68]

No, greedy bastad said his dream was to play No 9 for Newcastle, he got his wish and then sh!t on the badge for money

[trt]

The way Torres has been playing the past few months, YES. But no footballer is worth £50 million.

As for the 5+ year contracts they are both on, can you see them at the same clubs in 3 years, I doubt it!

[WELSHYORKIE]

Totally agree, trt, contracts these days are just bits of paper with numbers and letters and have no meaning. Torres worth 50M - don't make me laugh but there again football isn't real life is it? More like monopoly what with oil rich sheiks and russians owning our clubs - oh and not forgetting the yanks. I just hope for Liverpools sake they can get the best out of Carroll because I do think he has talent and could be very special indeed.

[bibblebub]

It will be interesting to see how well Torres plays against Liverpool on Sunday (if he is selected)

[yogi-bear]

Money will always win over Pride to play for your home and cherished team, as Caroll has shown.
Do i think it will help Liverpool out getting rid of Torres?............i have my doubts.

Sunday's match could be worth a watch, as bibble says, if Torres is selected.

[Ric.ror]

No way is Carroll anywhere near a £35m player - Torres was just about worth that (until he opened his mouth and virtually laughed in the faces of Loserpool and the fans)
As for him playing Sunday - I thought there was a five working day embargo on any player playing for a new club.

[pa___ul3]

Apparently Carroll was gutted to be going and was essentially pushed out 'cus Newcastle wanted the money. It's a crazy amount only paid out of desperation but the lad's got potential.
He's no Torres, we'll have to completely change our style and considering we play without orthodox wingers it will be interesting to see how he fairs.
That said, Carroll and Suarez will be a lot stronger than Torres and Babel, which is what we're talking about really considering the outlay.

[WELSHYORKIE]

If he does play against Liverpool, it would be interesting to see Gerrards first tackle on him - and will he walk again afterwards!!!

[Stephen_G]

According to the Sunderland Echo he was pushed.....

http://tinyurl.com/4jv5q7c

I think Carroll will give Liverpool a different dimension up front with his height and heading prowess, but, will Liverpool play the sort of formation AND give Carroll the service? People have been saying that Ancelotti might have to push Drogba or Anelka out wide to accommodate Torres through the middle - I can't see either of them being too happy about being elbowed aside, somehow.

I think it's poor timing from Carroll to leave Newcastle. The usual suspects were being lined up - Crouch, Heskey etc. although neither would have had the same impact Carroll has had.

[pa___ul3]

I think it's harsh to blame Carroll, Torres had us over a barrel with the lateness of it all, Liverpool paid well over the odds because we had to, Newcastle couldn't turn it down and Carroll was seemingly pushed to accept. Torres has lost a hell of a lot of respect on Merseyside for the way he's gone about all this and then with his quotes this morning.
I hope the new players can play, we can't got facing Chelsea with Ngog up front!!

[Ric.ror]

Of course he was pushed out the door and forced to sign the transfer request - who wouldn't believe that!!!!!!

[craft1948]

Hope the Liverpool police are ready...

[flobadob]

Newcastle were always looking to sell Carroll as soon as they smelt anything over £30m and Liverpool are crazy paying that money for a player who has as much chance of getting injured off the pitch as on it. Good riddance to Torres though, impetulant Snag. £50m good deal for Liverpool. I think Torres will turn out an excellent buy for Chelsea.

[pa___ul3]

well the Newcastle Police have Joey Barton to deal with so it's only fair!
And if Carroll is telling porky pies, at least he's not being as blatantly disrespectful as Torres has been!

[alexanderd]

If Carroll keeps his nose clean off the pitch he could be a good player, but he needs the service that Nolan and Barton have been providing, crosses from wide, otherwise he is a waste of time