- Andy Carroll: fighter, not a lover
If you’re a Magpies fan, odds are you’re rather happy with the 2009/10 season thus far. First off, you’re in an unfamiliar league position: first place. Winning games every week is not something the kindly, rotund faithful have witnessed at St James’ Park Sportsdirect.com @ St. James’ Park for quite some time. And yet, they simply can’t be allowed to have fun; news hit this morning that striker Andy Carroll had been arrested on suspicion of spilling some claret at a nightclub.
Quote a Northumbria Police spokeswoman: “Shortly after 1.30am today, police received reports of an assault at Blu Bambu, Bigg Market, Newcastle. A man suffered head injuries which are not described as life-threatening. He was taken to Newcastle General Hospital and later discharged. A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.”
It appears that Joey Barton has rubbed off on the impressionable young Magpies, and it’s a shame too; Carroll has established himself in the first-team mix this season, and with caps at the England U-21 level, could keep improving and become a full international. I’m sure manager Chris Hughton will take action and sort things internally also, but for the time being, Carroll’s in the doghouse while his club are top dogs.
On a lighter note, it appears that Mike Ashley is to put the club back on the market, which can only be a curative measure to give the fans hope. The quicker that loudmouth clown is run out of office, the better for all concerned. Rough with the smooth, Magpies. Rough with the smooth.
But look at the upside: Without K-Fed Carroll, they’ve still got a strikeforce of Mighty Marlon Harewood and Peter Lovenkrands.
Sounds like someone got a good ‘caroling’. Right time of the year for that.
This post loses points for failing to include the name and location of the incident: “Blu Bambu, Bigg Market, Newcastle.”
@Anonsters – pssst. It’s in the quote from the police spokesperson.
At least it wasnt the blue oyster.
I lose points for only half-reading this post.
Indeed you do, Anonsters; barely pushing 400 words on the page also removes the handy “TL;DR” defense too. Lazy fecker.
I claim the “It’s Finals-Time” defense, and ignore the fact that I haven’t studied for the 1 final I actually have this semester, 1st Amendment law, on Thursday. Ho hum.