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[Football] Andy Carroll - injury shock



Easy 10

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
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Out for the season by the looks, after volleying a ball in training...

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...wcastle-future-in-doubt-volley-injury-setback

"It’s a big frustration,” said Bruce. “There was a time just before Christmas when Andy had made a few assists and started a few games but unfortunately he volleyed a ball and hasn’t been the same since.”

Then there's this...

"He is on a heavily incentivised contract in which his basic wage – understood to be around £20,000 a week – is inflated by appearance fees believed to be in the region of £75,000 for a start and £35,000 for a substitute’s role."

Imagine trousering £35,000 for coming off the bench in the last few minutes. I know we're all well beyond having our minds boggled by the money in the game these days, but this still gave me a double-take. Bloody hell.
 




Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Imagine still having to pay Andy Carroll £20,000 a week due to the most predictable outcome of a contract signing since Maradonna agreed to no more cocaines.
 


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Hove / Παρος
Apr 7, 2006
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Easy 10 said:
Out for the season by the looks, after volleying a ball in training...

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...wcastle-future-in-doubt-volley-injury-setback

"It’s a big frustration,” said Bruce. “There was a time just before Christmas when Andy had made a few assists and started a few games but unfortunately he volleyed a ball and hasn’t been the same since.”

Then there's this...

"He is on a heavily incentivised contract in which his basic wage – understood to be around £20,000 a week – is inflated by appearance fees believed to be in the region of £75,000 for a start and £35,000 for a substitute’s role."

Imagine trousering £35,000 for coming off the bench in the last few minutes. I know we're all well beyond having our minds boggled by the money in the game these days, but this still gave me a double-take. Bloody hell.
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Sometimes after a big night out, when I'm too tired to come in to work on time, I show up at 16:30 and my boss gives me a £500 bonus. I still get my basic £250 a week sick pay as well.
 


Easy 10

Easy 10

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Jul 5, 2003
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I would imagine Mike Ashley would be LESS than impressed at Bruce throwing Carroll on for the last knockings, just to use up a bit of time.
 






Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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Easy 10 said:
I would imagine Mike Ashley would be LESS than impressed at Bruce throwing Carroll on for the last knockings, just to use up a bit of time.
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In fairness nobody is expecting Carroll to come onto the pitch at the same speed Gross left it.

It must take a couple of minutes to get out of his bath chair and put the blanket away.
 




Grombleton

Grombleton

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Dec 31, 2011
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Easy 10 said:
unfortunately he volleyed a ball and hasn’t been the same since.
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If a sentence sums up one players career, it's this.
 








Easy 10

Easy 10

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Jul 5, 2003
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Going by this, I'd assume he must be on about a million a goal.
 






dejavuatbtn

dejavuatbtn

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Aug 4, 2010
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£20k a week for sitting in the physio’s for 95% of his contract. Everyone knew he was going to be a poor investment. How thick are they up at Newcastle?
 


Easy 10

Easy 10

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Brok said:
A bit like Benteke then...
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Very little risk of that particular chicken coming home to roost though, being as he barely averages a goal a season. But then they're already paying him north of £6.7m a year to stink the place out, so whats another mill amongst friends.
 






Blackadder

Blackadder

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Jul 6, 2003
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Tom Hark said:
The very EPITOME of a player stealing a living from the game. The sicknote's sicknote :lol:
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Even Paul Kitson thinks he takes the PISS...
 


vegster

vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
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Easy 10 said:
Out for the season by the looks, after volleying a ball in training...

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...wcastle-future-in-doubt-volley-injury-setback

"It’s a big frustration,” said Bruce. “There was a time just before Christmas when Andy had made a few assists and started a few games but unfortunately he volleyed a ball and hasn’t been the same since.”

Then there's this...

"He is on a heavily incentivised contract in which his basic wage – understood to be around £20,000 a week – is inflated by appearance fees believed to be in the region of £75,000 for a start and £35,000 for a substitute’s role."

Imagine trousering £35,000 for coming off the bench in the last few minutes. I know we're all well beyond having our minds boggled by the money in the game these days, but this still gave me a double-take. Bloody hell.
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Thats two years wages for me for getting me trackie off and running around for 15 minutes.
 








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Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
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Uffern
Never mind Rishi Sunak, Johnson should be making Carroll's agent the Chancellor. He or she is clearly a complete wizard at money-making, the country's finances would improve in no time
 


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