Today, the famous no.9 shirt of Newcastle United was finally unleashed back on to the unsuspecting world after a season in the wilderne s. Andy Carroll has been charged with the responsibility of leading Newcastles charge back into the Premier League
Steven Brault Jersey with the number every young Geordie dreams about wearing on the back of the black and white shirt.Hughie Gallacher, Jackie Milburn, Malcolm Macdonald, Andy Cole, Les Ferdinand, Alan Shearer and, er, Obafemi Martins are just some of the names which are linked to this legendary shirt. A daunting prospect for a young lad who is yet to prove himself beyond the realms of the Championship, certainly, but an opportunity to write himself into Geordie folklore should he succeed.Perhaps the relative lack of succe s of his most recent predece sor will aid him as expectations arent quite as high as they could have been. To be fair to Martins, he carried the task of replacing the irreplacable and should probably never have been handed the number nine so recently after Shearer retired on the back of breaking club records
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Barry Bonds Jersey Carroll is going to have to use the sledgehammer of a left foot he unmistakably po se ses in his armour to greater effect this time round in order to get anywhere near the 20-goal mark he is no doubt capable of reaching. His height drew obvious comparisons with Wor Shola when he first came through the ranks, but Carroll is a better player both on the deck and in the air. Where your jaw drops at the miraculous sight of Ameobi making a goal line clearance, it is not uncommon to see his strike partner in his own box getting amongst it and throwing his body on the line. Those are the leadership qualities you want off a number nine. Of course, Carroll has a lot to learn, both on and off the pitch, and his new-found responsibility carries with it behavioural expectations. The last thing that Hughton, the fans and the club needs is the bearer of their most famous shirt getting into fights with fellow players or nightclubbers and bringing back the headlines with have made Newcastle United a laughing stock for the past decade. He still awaits a further court hearing, but once this out of the way with hopefully positive results, Carroll
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