Carroll Isn't Going Anywhere

Tottenham had Darren Anderton, Liverpool had Jamie Redknapp and we have Andy Carroll, yes, our very own sick note!

No, I'm being harsh, no footballer wants to be injured and to miss large periods of the season due to injury must be demoralising - but football is a harsh sport and it gets to the point where it gets just as frustrating for the fans as it does for the players.

On paper, Andy Carroll was a great signing, big, tall, can hold the ball up and bring others into play - but since his £18 million move from Liverpool; it hasn't really worked out. When fit he is most certainly a handful for the opposition defense but keeping him fit for large periods of time seems to be the difficult part.

Since joining back in August 2012 (including loan) Andy has has 3 serious injuries that have resulted in the Geordie lad being a long term absence and with the injuries being quite consecutive, you have to worry about his long term future in the game?

From day one, I have never been Carroll's biggest fan, for me he can only play one way, route one!
We witnessed from his time at Liverpool that the lack of versatility in his game proved pivotal in the reasoning for the club selling him. Now its all well and good playing that kind of football if you are a below average side that are hoping to avoid relegation and just grind out a result - but if your a team on the up; with a move into a 50 thousand capacity stadium on the horizon, you simply need more.

With current manager Sam Allardyce looking more and more likely to leave by the day, I wouldn't rate Andy Carroll's chances of automatic first team football, when he returns from injury that is.
At the moment he is the golden boy, for Christ's sake, we witnessed the man played out on the wing against Southampton.

Speculation is rife that, should Allardyce be relieved of his duties, players like Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll would be soon the follow - but getting (or trying) to get rid of Carroll, will prove far more difficult that any of us expect.
Lets think about it, an injury prone striker who at times plays football like his auditioning for the WWE, doesn't sound like the most appealing of prospects now does it?