Rocafella Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 This has been a bad day for rumours and signings...... hmm Hope something is happening behind the curtains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 11, 2007 Moderator Share Posted January 11, 2007 The obvious advantage of signing him is so we can have a chim-chimmeny chant. That's got to be as good as reason as any to sign someone? Gotta be worth £2m on its own really doesn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay-Ole Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I've seen Carew loads of times for the Norwegian national team, and he is certainly a quality player. Him as a target man with Luke and Gabby on both sides could be quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoryof82 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 How much would he cost? though... if a Baros swap was not part of the deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 my guess - £4m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Tremendous target man. Improving as a marksman, but goals aren't his strength. He'd cause defences enough problems to allow Gabby and Luke to bang the goals in from open play and he'd be the target for corners and free-kicks. Spot on, both of you. I'd love to see him at the club - surprised he's only 27, seems he's been around for years! Well, he broke through at (my local club) Valerenga at the very tender age of 17 and, due to his brutal physical strength already being fully developed, immidietly made a name for himself. Within three years he was playing regularly for Valencia. He's been a big name in Europe for over seven years, actually. Not bad for a young lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricella Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 £4m for Carew? Wow...he would´ve been sold yesterday for that price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeMoore Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 i'm pretty stunned that he is only 27 i thougth carew was in his 30's Hasn't he had problems with knee injuries throughout his career though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Well, he broke through at (my local club) Valerenga Now thats such a lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFart Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 VÃ¥lerenga - people's spelling these days! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Did you just correct Michelsen's Norwegian? And its Lørenskog and Rosenborg to a degree. Enga contributed zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Hasn't he had problems with knee injuries throughout his career though? I think he failed a medical at Fulham because of a knee condition called "jumper's knees". I've got the same condition and it effectively put an end to my "career", however it is possible to recover from. I don't think it has bothered him too much over the past couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maradona10 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Give O'Neill time, He knows what he is doing simple as, For years we have bought Duds, then complain about them after. Some players might not be available, people also questioning fees, We spent years complaining at Ellis for not spending 8Million on Izzet, and now all we get is Ashley Young is too expensive, if we got him for that much, i would be delighted. There were days when Heskey and Bowyer were touted for those prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obanken Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 £4m for Carew? Wow...he would´ve been sold yesterday for that price! Carew would go for about 5-6£M not more than that I think. It would be a perfect signing for us, especially if he can play together with a real goalgetter. He would however not sign for us. He usually goes for the fancy, big clubs which are suited in a big and happening city. I reckon Birmingham wouldnt be rates as that for him. I think he rejected Fulham, it was not because of an injury. The nigerian "Edu" Wigan probably signs now should be a great partner for Carew. Cheap as well, £3M. Wigan are doing well in this transfer window, clever signings. Maybe we should get their scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Did you just correct Michelsen's Norwegian? And its Lørenskog and Rosenborg to a degree. Enga contributed zero. That is not true at all. We gave him the chance to play at the highest level at the age of 17. He played more games for Enga than for Rosenborg. He won his first trophy (the Norwegian F.A. Cup) at the club. His first taste of European football came with VÅlerenga. Remember 3-3 in Istanbul and the quarter final against Chelsea? He got to work with Egil Olsen, who taught him a lot about the game. I think it is safe to say that Vålerenga has meant a lot for John Carew's career. So much he's made it clear that he will return to the club one day to finish his career where it started. Now thats such a lie I believe I've convicingly proved it isn't Sorry for going off topic, I just couldn't let that one pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfcinwales Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Looks like we lost Becks then Perhaps we couldn't pay the 1 Million a week, surprising that Still another star missed, dear me here's hoping the Baros / Shevchenko deal goes through :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Did you just correct Michelsen's Norwegian? And its Lørenskog and Rosenborg to a degree. Enga contributed zero. That is not true at all. We gave him the chance to play at the highest level at the age of 17. He played more games for Enga than for Rosenborg. He won his first trophy (the Norwegian F.A. Cup) at the club. His first taste of European football came with VÅlerenga. Remember 3-3 in Istanbul and the quarter final against Chelsea? He got to work with Egil Olsen, who taught him a lot about the game. I think it is safe to say that Vålerenga has meant a lot for John Carew's career. So much he's made it clear that he will return to the club one day to finish his career where it started. Now thats such a lie I believe I've convicingly proved it isn't Sorry for going off topic, I just couldn't let that one pass. Or did Vålerenga pick up a wonderkid, who already at the age of 17 was better then their entire squad? He took them to trophies, and European football. Finally when he had to the chance to jump ship, he did. Rosenborg embraced his potential and gave him a career abroad! Enga did nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 ANybody know when the cut off is for signing players in time for them to play on a Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 ANybody know when the cut off is for signing players in time for them to play on a Saturday?I think Richard its 18:00 on the day before but thats only from memory so is probably way wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeavfc Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm getting pissed off, Carew, Dica, Bellamy, Doyle... screw the effin rumours every day. Get the bastards into villa park for crying out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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