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MULTI MILLION POUND DROP ... Andy Carroll was ditched by Liverpool and sent on loan for the season




Carroll’s a mover


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ANDY CARROLL is making plans for a return to Liverpool.

SunSport can reveal the striker’s advisors are looking to rent a property for him on a one-year lease back in the north-west.

Carroll gave up his previous place when the Reds shipped him off on loan to West Ham last summer.

But there is no deal agreed for the Hammers to sign him permanently.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers does not see the England man as part of his long-term plans.

But with Luis Suarez banned for the first six games of next season, Carroll may have a role to play in the short-term.



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Being chased: Carroll is interesting his former club Newcastle



Could be Andy! Liverpool and West Ham set for Carroll talks - but The Filth and Newcastle fancy hitman too





West Ham are set to open talks with Liverpool over a permanent move for loan striker Andy Carroll – and hope to clinch a deal in the next few weeks.

But Sam Allardyce’s men could face a battle to bag the 24-year-old centre-forward from the Anfield giants, as he also interests Thr Filth and his first club, Newcastle.

Hammers co-owner David Sullivan said: “We would love to keep him beyond this season and we will soon be sitting down with Andy and ­Liverpool to make some progress on that front.

“Andy has battled back from injury twice to put in a series of tireless shifts for the team. His game is about so much more than just scoring goals.

“He is so often the focal point of ­everything good we do going forward.”

Despite facing lengthy periods on the sidelines with knee and hamstring ­problems, the England international has still managed to score seven goals and played his part in helping West Ham ­challenge for a top-half finish.



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Exposing The Myth Of Harry Redknapp
Written by Tony Davies



When Harry Redknapp was being heavily touted as a potential England manager this time last year, it appeared to many to be a fitting pinnacle to an outstanding career. Well, that is what the media would like you to think. The reality is that as a manager, Redknapp has won one trophy. That’s it, just one. The same as Juande Ramos, Alex McLeish, Brian Little, Joe Royle and Bobby Gould. So why is Redknapp constantly touted as some kind of saviour and managerial genius? It’s time to expose the myth.

Beginning his career on the south coast of Bournemouth, Redknapp made a name for himself with the Third Round scalp of FA Cup holders Manchester United in 1984. He stayed on at Bournemouth until 1991, having clinched promotion to the old Division Two (Championship) in 1987, which we must say is a notable achievement. However, it is from his time at West Ham onwards that I suggest we focus on in more detail.

West Ham have a reputation as plucky underdogs. Good, honest East End boys, trying their best to compete with their richer counterparts across the capital. This suited Redknapp down to the ground, to the extent that any small success could be exaggerated and turned into an almighty triumph. Take the 1998-99 season where they finished fifth, their highest placed finish under Redknapp.
A squad featuring the experience of Shaka Hislop, Neil Ruddock and Ian Wright, the youth of Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand, combined with likes of Paolo Di Canio, Eyal Berkovic, John Hartson and Marc-Vivien Foe should be capable of a top five finish. The fact that this was the peak of that team illustrates Redknapp as a competent manager, but far from being a ‘great’. That they finished 9th and 15th in the following two seasons indicates that this was a one off, rather than a stepping stone on the way to success. It is also worth pointing out that despite Redknapp’s reputation for cup success, West Ham did not go further than the Quarter Final stage in either the FA or League Cup.

To summarise his time at West Ham, Redknapp did a reasonable job. He brought in a lot of exciting players and oversaw the beginning of a wave of gifted players from the academy system. However, be in no doubt that he was no Ron Greenwood or John Lyall. He kept the team ticking over in a mid-table position for seven seasons, something that the likes of Tony Pulis or Alan Curbishley have proved equally adept at. I’ve not yet seen the Pulis for England media campaign yet…
In Pulis' case, it might be because he's Welsh. Courtesy of Ronnie Macdonald

In Pulis’ case, it might be because he’s Welsh. Courtesy of Ronnie Macdonald

And on to Portsmouth, part one. Credit where credit is due, Redknapp took Portsmouth out of the Championship as league winners. Relying heavily on the experience of Paul Merson, Steve Stone, Gianluca Festa and Arjan de Zeeuw and with the emergence of younger players such as Yakubu and Gary O’Neill and the goals of Svetoslav Todorov, Portsmouth stormed to success. A successful season of consolidation followed with a 13th place finish before a massive fallout with Milan Mandaric lead to his resignation in November 2004. To summarise, promotion followed by consolidation, similar to what Sam Allardyce has achieved at West Ham. The work of a steady, competent manager? Absolutely. The work of a managerial icon? Maybe not.

With scant regard for the Portsmouth fans, in December 2004 Redknapp took the reins at hated rivals Southampton. For the remainder of the season, Southampton won four league games. Four. This time of Redknapp’s career has been seemingly erased from history by his supporters but this is the type of record that got Steve Kean vilified at Blackburn.

There have been managers this season with better records than that but have still got sacked. In typical Redknapp style, he brought in several players during the winter transfer window including Olivier Bernard, Henri Camara and his son, Jamie. The sale of James Beattie to Everton deprived him of a genuine goalscoring threat and relegation was sealed on the final day of the season by a defeat to Manchester United. Back to the Championship, and surely the chance for Harry to regroup, to wheel and deal and build a squad to climb back up at the first attempt?

No.

A series of eight successive draws epitomised their season, despite the promise shown by the young Theo Walcott. In December, Redknapp resigned and headed back to Fratton Park. The only way to look back on Redknapp’s time at Southampton is as an unmitigated disaster. Joining a struggling team mid-season and getting them relegated and leaving them in a worse position than he found them in. Sound familiar, QPR fans?
The national media want you to pretend this didn't happen. Courtesy of Stanley Howe.

Even the statue was pleased to see Harry go. Courtesy of Stanley Howe.

Portsmouth, part two. This is a period of his career that is viewed as one of Redknapp’s most successful, saving Pompey from almost certain relegation in the 2005-06 season and going on to build an FA Cup winning side. On paper, it all looks like the stuff of fairytales. In hindsight, we can see Redknapp’s time at the club as the main factor which drove them to financial ruin. An interesting comparison here is to look at Fleet Street’s treatment of David O’Leary and Peter Risdale compared to Redknapp and Peter Storrie. Leeds are often held up as the benchmark on how spending beyond their means can cripple a club. O’Leary has been tarred with this brush and since his time at Aston Villa, has disappeared off the UK football landscape. Redknapp on the other hand appears to have walked away without a care in the world. His claims that he doesn’t look after the financial side can be seen as naïve at best, arrogant and destructive at worst. As it is, Redknapp has been given an incredibly easy ride by the media, almost a case of “Poor old Harry, let down by these nasty financiers with no money”. Surely an “old school” football man such as Redknapp would take the Sir Alex Ferguson viewpoint of ‘spending the club’s money as if it were my own’? Obviously not.

So well done Harry Redknapp. You won the FA Cup with Portsmouth, you kept them in the Premier League and you signed some good players. You were also a key element of destroying that football club through reckless spending of club funds. And while the supporters were left to pick up the pieces, Harry strolled on to North London.


Two points from eight games, two points from eight games, two points from eight games. That appeared to be the sum of Redknapp’s interaction with the media for a vast majority of the 2008-09 season. There can be no argument that Spurs had a wretched start to the season under Juande Ramos. Yet, this was still a team that contained the likes of Modric, Woodgate, King, Pavlyuchenko, Bent, Lennon, Bale and Corluka.

Don’t overplay Redknapp as some sort of managerial genius here. Dave Bassett lead an incredible recovery for Sheffield United in the 91-92 season, yet I don’t recall him ever being considered as the second coming of Rinus Michels. Working with a big chequebook made Redknapp’s task all the easier, as the £40m spent in January on Keane, Defoe, Palacios and Chimbonda proved.

During Redknapp’s reign, Spurs finished in the top four on two occasions. A decent feat, but this is Tottenham Hotspur we are talking about here. One of the biggest clubs in the country finishing their season not with a trophy, but a top four finish – hardly the work of Herbert Chapman is it? Yes, Spurs qualified for the Champions League and performed acceptably before being ruthlessly outclassed by Real Madrid. Again, is this the work of a managerial great or just a competent club manager?

He took Spurs as far as he could before being dismissed by Daniel Levy in the summer of last year. Now, if you were to believe some journalists, this was one of the most treacherous, unjustified decisions the footballing world has seen. Yet from a neutral perspective, it appears that Redknapp took the club as far as he could and didn’t have the tactical know-how to take the club into the highest echelons of club football. Spurs are currently 4/5 to finish in the top four with Ladbrokes, but you have to wonder how much of this season’s form is down to Redknapp’s legacy rather than Andre Villas-Boas making the team better since he took over.

That leads us to where we are now – QPR. Again, the perfect soundbite about what he inherited – four points from 12 games was heard throughout, leaving 26 games to get the 36 points or so that normally ensures survival. nine wins, nine draws and eight defeats would be enough to ensure survival – surely not too much for an escapologist such as Redknapp? To be quite honest, it has been too much and Redknapp has embarrassed himself with some of his comments during the last few months. Seeking to cast blame on players, agents, previous managers, the kitman, the turnstile operator and the tea lady. Anyone it appears except for Mr. H.J. Redknapp esq. A sure sign of a manager losing the dressing room is one who is openly criticising players in public and this has become a regular feature of his time at Loftus Road. It appears to be more of a concern to be saving his reputation(!) rather than making a definitive impact on the team.

Relegation is almost confirmed and it is hard to see where Redknapp can go from here. At 66 years of age, the time may come to retire gracefully from top flight management. A record of one FA Cup win, many years top flight management, offset by two relegations is not a bad career record. However, it is not the type of record that draws the kind of plaudits that Redknapp has. Being ‘good copy’ appears to make you bullet-proof in terms of key decisions and performances coming under close media scrutiny. I could compile a list of managers with similar or better records to Redknapp, who have been left open to ridicule: Gerard Houllier, Rafa Benitez, Andre Villas-Boas and Steve McClaren to name but four.

So how will Harry Redknapp be remembered? Probably in the media and to a lot of the footballing public as a master escapologist, transfer wizard and motivator extraordinaire. I will remember him as a competent manager who got two teams relegated, nearly bankrupted another while all the time hawking his cliched opinions and soundbites around the written and spoken media. But once again, the myth is sure to outlast the reality.



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West Ham set to open talks with Liverpool over Carroll deal





West Ham are set to open talks with Liverpool over a permanent move for striker Andy Carroll and hope to finalise a deal in the next few weeks.

Carroll has become a fans favourite at Upton Park following his season long-loan move from the Merseyside club at the start of the season.

Despite facing lengthy periods on the sidelines with knee and hamstring problems, the England forward has still managed to score seven goals and has played his part in helping West Ham challenge for a top half finish.
We will soon be sitting down with Andy Carroll and Liverpool.— David Sullivan

West Ham are desperate to keep the 24-year-old and co-owner David Sullivan says they will be doing everything to ensure he pledges his long-term future to the club, even though Newcastle and Tottenham have also been linked with his signature.

Sullivan told the club's matchday programme: "We would love to keep him beyond this season and we will soon be sitting down with Andy and Liverpool to make some progress on that front.

"My choice (for player of the year) would be Andy Carroll, who has battled back from injury twice to put in a series of tireless shifts for the team.

"His game is about so much more than just scoring goals and he is so often the focal point of everything good we do going forward."



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Gold: "Adidas deal shows Olympian ambition"


Gold: "Adidas deal shows Olympian ambition"


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West Ham United co-owner David Gold is delighted the club is going through the gears in terms of sponsorship.

The Londoners have announced their three year deal with big league sportswear firm Adidas and Gold believes it's a step in line with the club's "Olympian ambitions."

He said: "We have entered into a three year deal with Adidas which is a great move for the club.

"It has gone down extremely well with the fans who are getting the message that everything this club is doing aimed at joining the elite.

"We shall hopefully be going into the Olympic Stadium in the last year of our deal with Adidas and we will be growing our brand all the time. It's a great time to be a West Ham United supporter - there's good times ahead."

Gold also revealed that the club was exploring the Far East to develop interest in the club and are developing supporters clubs in several areas.

He said: "This is a big club whose rich history has a great attraction - we will do all we can to exploit that for the financial good of the club."



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New Manchester United manager David Moyes reportedly wants to make 25-year-old Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini his first signing at Old Trafford.

Daily Mirror

Meanwhile, Moyes faces an uphill battle to sign 24-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski who is reportedly being lined up for a £21m move to Champions League rivals Bayern Munich.

Daily Mail


Cristiano Ronaldo is continuing to resist renewing his contract at Real Madrid but Manchester United may face a struggle to re-sign the 28-year-old forward.

The Irish Times

Lokomotiv Moscow are believed to have joined Arsenal and Tottenham in the queue to sign Getafe's 23-year-old Moroccan international midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada.


talkSPORT

West Ham look set to open talks with Liverpool over a permanent move for loan striker Andy Carroll, 24.


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Daily Mirror

Tottenham are hopeful of making 21-year-old Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto their first summer signing.

Metro

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has hinted that he would like to sign on-loan Tottenham full-back Danny Rose, 22, on a permanent deal.

The Shields Gazette


Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is reportedly hoping to persuade Stiliyan Petrov to join his backroom staff following the midfielder's retirement from football.

ESPN

Striker Edin Dzeko, 27, says that he will only discuss his Manchester City future at the end of the season.

talkSPORT

Celtic forward Georgios Samaras, 28, insists he is keen to extend his five-year stay at Parkhead beyond the end of next season.

Metro
GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)


Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, 24, has reportedly held a 10-minute "secret meeting" with Real Madrid President Florentino Perez when the German side visited the Bernabau for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final last week.

Bild (in German)

Paris St-Germain midfielder Mohamed Sissoko, 28, has said he wants to return to the French league leaders when his current loan period with Fiorentina expires.

Sport24.com (in French)


West Brom fans are believed to be cashing in on Sir Alex Ferguson's farewell by selling their tickets for the final game of the season to Manchester United supporters for upwards of £2500.

Daily Mirror



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Cheers CH.

Think the Redknap article is spot on.

Mr Gold if you truly have "Olympic ambitions" don't f*** about with the signing of AC get it sorted!
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Cheers CH,loved the article on Redwanker,shame it won't get mainstream publication,his mates in the media wil make sure of that.
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Cheers CH - much appreciated

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Cheers CH
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Cheers CH, great redwanker article pretty much sums up the myth
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I must admit i couldn't really be bothered with reading the whole redknapp article. Those kind of articles and those aimed at ex-players reek of bitterness and usually bitterness means jealousy.
When i say jealousy i only mean in terms of the fact that Harry obviously has the gift of the gab and that is the reason so many stupid chairmen have handed over millions to him and put their clubs at risk and why the media love him as their media whore.
Fair do's to him getting richly paid, living at Sandbanks and having his ego caressed on a daily basis but it would be much more mature of us to just say "Harry we know who you are, nice bloke but full of ****".
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Thanks Ch. So we've JUST started negotiations regarding AC, really? If we truly have "Olympic ambitions" this would be a good measure of the reality versus the baloney. :crest:
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rciron wrote:Cheers CH, great redwanker article pretty much sums up the myth
And we all like to think that along with Portsmouths financial woes, West Ham and Southampton also have/had it rough and hopefully the spuds (and rosie) will be discovered to be in a bad way.

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Cheers CH, as always.

So, The Sun says Carroll must be moving back oop north as he is looking at a leasing a property whereas The Mirror says we are to open talks with AC on making his move permanent but face competition from The Filth & The Geordies. Well, they can't both be right but as we are soon to enter the silly season, they could also both be talking bollox.
Either way, I agree with the Olympian sentiment, get it sorted with Carroll sooner rather than later.
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Cheers CH and great article on :arry: and the myth
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CH - cheers :)
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Thanks CH, I think that Redknapp article is spot on! :thup:
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You are a scholar mate. All the best.
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Thanks alot CH. Hope the ol mince pies are doing ok these days! :thup:
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