Those of us with long enough memories will read the suggestions of Carroll being rushed back early with a sense of deep trepidation. Who can forget the lumbering shadow of the player that he once was that Ashton cut when he was rushed back following his ankle break? Look at his scoring record in the history books and it would be difficult to imagine that anything was ever seriously wrong – 19 goals in 43 starts (with another 13 appearances as a sub) is a record that Andy Carroll could probably …
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Is Andy Carroll the next Dean Ashton?


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