We all saw that Vine of Andy Carroll leaving St. Mary’s on crutches the other night and feared the worst.
And the worst has been confirmed today as the club announced Andy Carroll has to have surgery on a knee injury, which subsequently rules him out for the rest of the season. Again.
It’s a tragic state of affairs for Carroll after initially looking like he’d overcome all his previous injury problems and was beginning to return to his best by scoring important goals. It did look like we were finally getting our money’s worth with him. But clearly not.
Luckily we have the exciting partnership of Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia to fall back on and look forward to, but it’s now more important that they both stay fit between now and the end of the season.
But it’s the whole Andy Carroll thing that has got fans pretty frustrated. Surely this has to be the last straw for Carroll’s West Ham career? It’s sad becuase we all know he’s a quality striker when he’s fit and at his best, but who’s going to buy him off us when it’s clear he struggles to remain fit.
Here’s some of the fan reaction after the news was broken this afternoon…
#WHUFC striker Andy Carroll out for four to six weeks with a torn medial ligament injury #SSNHQ pic.twitter.com/0OVPnaIPaX
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) February 13, 2015
Andy Carroll out for two months? Really? #COYI #whufc #2pl
— Dag Magne Vegel (@dvegel) February 12, 2015
Happy Andy Carroll is out again, we are so much more of a threat with Sakho and Valencia. #Whufc
— George Rogers (@GeorgewRogers) February 13, 2015
Starting to believe that Andy Carroll is genuinely made of poppadoms, Yoghurt and masking tape #Fragile #WHUFC
— Gary Stringer (@GaryStringer90) February 13, 2015
So #carroll gets kicked in back of knee and now he has ligament damage feel sorry 4 the lad so much potential #sicknote #injuryprone #whufc
— Scott Pennington (@PennersLFC) February 13, 2015
So was Carroll rushed back again? or was it just Carroll being injury prone ?#whufc
— RJTHEGAME (@RockyWhu) February 13, 2015
Andy Carroll out for four to six weeks with a torn medial knee ligament. Brilliant. #COYI #WHUFC
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) February 13, 2015
Gutted for @AndyTCarroll proper on form recently. Recover quickly dude #COYI @whufc_official
— Luke Smith (@luke_smith87) February 13, 2015
Andy Carroll's suffering on the pitch is a symbol of all our feelings right now. #COYI #WHTID #SOUWHU
— ⚒ Janine Hammers ⚒ (@_jham87) February 11, 2015
Wish a speedy recovery to @AndyTCarroll. Hope it isn't anything serious. #COYI
— Pride of East London (@prideofeastldn) February 11, 2015
We shouldn't play Carroll for the rest of the season. Let him rest and get a full pre season under his belt
— Danny Cranston (@DannyCranston13) February 13, 2015
@WestHamWorld silver lining… sakho and valencia will be partnered again!
— Hayley Steed (@hayleyemmasteed) February 13, 2015
So from 6 weeks to out for the rest of the season. Enough is enough surely?
— The Don (@donsimon78) February 13, 2015
The Star signing who's always injured and whenever he does play we don't even play our best football. TIME TO SELL.
— Luke Webster (@LukeWebster180) February 13, 2015
The man is made of glass
— Kirsty Spencer (@KirstyASpencer) February 13, 2015
BREAKING: @whufc_official striker @AndyTCarroll to have knee operation and likely to miss rest of the season. #SSNHQ
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) February 13, 2015
I'm fed up. I know it's not his fault but it's time to get rid of him. £70,000 per week is a joke.
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) February 13, 2015
