Talk:Andy Carroll

Compared to Shearer?
I clicked on the link to the story where it compared him to Shearer, but to be fair it just says he shares his work ethic. it actually says in the same article "To hail Carroll as the new Shearer would be unfair on the young forward, who turned 20 last week." It seems that this statement was trying to hail him as a new Shearer. come on, he's scored 7 goals, he's hardly Shearer class yet.

Carrnage93 (talk) 04:45, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Captaincy
Whilst it might be strictly correct to say that he first captained Newcastle on 3rd October 2010 when he came on for Nolan, this is clearly a case of the substituted captain giving the armband to the nearest available person (being the guy replacing him). No way would this have been sanctioned by the manager. It demeans the captaincy role to "award" him captaincy status for this fleeting spell as captain. I vote for deletion of this sentence. Page currently protected.

Untitled
Hes 6ft 4 not 6ft 5 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.191.224.106 (talk) 14:41, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Liverpool
He has not yet signed for Liverpool. What numpty has edited this and then locked the article to prevent it being changed back?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.246.151.130 (talk) 15:54, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Sky Sports News reporting he's signed - no confirmation on number though (would assume #9 replacing Judas MkII, but you never know) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.6.149.134 (talk) 22:54, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Theyesman96, 31 January 2011
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Andy Carroll has now signed for Liverpool FC

Theyesman96 (talk) 17:08, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Please cite a reputable reference to back up your claim. --Lathrop1885 (talk) 17:23, 31 January 2011 (UTC)


 * tld template. -Atmoz (talk) 21:53, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 77.96.52.179, 31 January 2011
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iya

77.96.52.179 (talk) 17:53, 31 January 2011 (UTC)


 * The BBC have said Liverpool and Newcastle have agreed a fee, but still personal terms and probably other stuff, so not happened yet. --86.161.2.228 (talk) 17:55, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * (meant for the section above obviously), was an edit in between and I pasted into the wrong spot --86.161.2.228 (talk) 17:56, 31 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. That page appears to be a copy of Twitter and as such is not reliable. If this is true, it will surely be reported by the press in a more reliable manner. There is no rush. -Atmoz (talk) 21:53, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

He's No Longer NU's property
He has transferred to Liverpool officially as on 10:55 GMT. Please change accordingly. 24.150.172.40 (talk) 22:55, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Andy Carroll did not submit a transfer request, Newcastle United lied
The Editor of Newcastle United fanzine Toon Talk claims that Andy Carroll was forced to join Liverpool and did not hand in a transfer request. This can be confirmed from http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/874125/liverpool's-andy-carroll-forced-out-of-newcastle-united?cc=4716 60.50.233.215 (talk) 09:00, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

"The transfer made Carroll the eighth overall most expensive footballer"
He was/is either "the eleventh overall most expensive footballer" or "was sold for the eighth highest transfer fee". Due to inflation, he is not "the eighth overall most expensive footballer", as past transfer fees are worth more in present day value of money. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajgarnett (talk • contribs) 14:34, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Agree. Have fixed.

I would add that the introductory paragraph describes him as the second most expensive player playing for a British club. This assumes that the undsiclosed fee that Manchester City paid for Carlos Tevez in 2009, widely rumored to be 47 million GBP at the time, is somehow not valid because the club and agent have denied the figure. In addition, the fee Manchester City paid for Sergio Aguero in August 2011 is rumored to be possibly higher than the fee paid for Carroll. Even if these fees cannot be confirmed by official sources (who deny them) is it fair to include this information in a lead-in when most people would tell you its probably incorrect? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.175.99.66 (talk) 16:13, 25 October 2011 (UTC)


 * He is listed as third most expensive in an article on Goal.com. The entire passage ("Carroll is the eighth-most expensive footballer in history and also the second-most expensive player playing for a British club ....") lacks sources. Rainjar (talk) 02:55, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Injury?
Dont you think the article should include something mentioning carrolls injury, and why he hasnt played for liverpool yet (because of the injuery). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.141.232.177 (talk) 15:01, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Shirt Number
Carroll is playing with shirt number 29 against SC Braga and is also listed as 29 on the LFC website. Change plz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.213.48.112 (talk) 19:26, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Request to put a photo in Liverpool shirt
Having the photo in Newcastle shirt do not reflect the current situation. A sincere request to editors to change it to a photo with Carroll in Liverpool shirt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Golevishal08 (talk • contribs) 06:52, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
 * If you picture that we can use, ie that isn't copyrighted, please let me know and I'll change it. Ged  UK  12:18, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Obviously opinionated nonsense
"Carroll, an occasional scorer in Newcastle United's reserve team" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.224.139 (talk) 21:43, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

He scored one in the Carling Cup
Andy Carroll scored one goal in the Carling Cup against Exeter City, this means that he scored a total of 3 goals instead of 2. Why isn't this added up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.160.150.250 (talk) 00:49, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The infobox at the top right is for league goals only, as it says underneath. The main table is updated. Ged  UK  12:30, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

"After Newcastle's game at home to Blackpool, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway described Carroll as the best striker in the Premier League."
No he hasn't.

He described him as "one of, if not the best, centre forwards in the league". There's a distinct difference between a centre forward and a striker. Also, "One of, if not the best" would be more of a "Holloway has said that Carroll is possibly the best centre forward in the league", rather than "Carroll is the best centre forward in the league", since that wording suggests uncertainty and Holloway says in the rest of the interview that he hasn't come up against the likes of Torres or Drogba yet.

Please edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.6.89.166 (talk) 04:51, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from, 1 November 2011
Andy Carrolls league goals should be 5 because he scored against West Brom last week

92.28.78.4 (talk) 15:49, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The goals were already updated after the game, and all three sources confirm there are 4 goals. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 16:04, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 22 April 2012
Andy carroll has scored more than 6 goals please fix this. It says he has scored 10 in the below statistics. 8 this season, and 2 when he first joined last year.

195.226.232.5 (talk) 06:25, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Carroll has scored 6 goals in 38 league appearances for Liverpool. The other goals came in cup competition. --Mosmof (talk) 13:16, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 18 May 2012
Goals scored for Liverpool = 11 (not 6)

Johnnyp30 (talk) 21:49, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * That's reflected in Andy Carroll. The infobox shows appearances and goals from league play, not all competitions. --Mosmof (talk) 21:51, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 June 2012
International Goals 1

Andy Carroll scored his first international goal against Sweden in the group stages of the Euro 2012 competition.

Dgbroome (talk) 19:54, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. TOW  talk  22:43, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 25 November 2012
Andy Carroll has now scored for West Ham vs Tottenham 25/11/2012

92.15.164.12 (talk) 17:46, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Already done - mentioned in West Ham United (loan) section. Thanks. Begoon &thinsp; talk 03:37, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 04 March 2013
In the opening paragraph it is stated that Carroll is currently the second most expensive player currently playing in England. It is heavily believed that Sergio Aguero moved to Manchester City for £38 million, with reputable sources such as the BBC reporting this figure. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14226198) This would make the statement untrue, either way considering the likelihood of it being unfactual, it should be changed or removed from the article as the incorrect fact contributes little to his description anyway.

Andy Carroll is poo because he punched simon megnolet in the face. MORON — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajan2005 (talk • contribs) 10:07, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

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8 August?
Yeah just saw an edit reverted there for “grammar” *8 August* really isn’t proper grammar the 8TH OF AUGUST does sound proper will be editing this in due course. RossButsy (talk) 23:11, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Wrong, see MOS:DATESNO. Mattythewhite (talk) 23:17, 19 August 2019 (UTC)