Andy Carroll, Newcastle 2 Liverpool 0

Andy Carroll walks into a bar and orders a pint. "That's £35 million pounds please" says the barman. "You've got to be joking?" says Carroll. "Funny, that's what i said when i saw your transfer fee" says the barman.


Out of all Andy C,arroll jokes out there, this might be the most appropriate since it's basically the boy returning to his hometown after his multimillion pound transfer. Andy Carroll, the local boy made good, was yellow-carded for diving in the penalty area, and was being jeered by the home fans whenever he touched the ball.

His statement before the match that he won't celebrate if he score was made redundant; the Magpies was singing Andy who throughout. Probably the best contribution that Carroll made to Newcastle were the 35 million pound received that enable them to buy Cabaye, Cisse et al.

Papiss Cisse got a succesive brace to help Newcastle maintain its push for Europe. Cisse has scored seven in seven games since joining the Magpies in January. Compare that to last year big January transfer (no, not Torres. Though that didn't work out greatly as well).

Pepe Reins 82nd minute dismissal add to the misery as Liverpool end the match with 10 men, with Jose Enrique (guess where Liverpool sign him from) going into goal as Liverpool run out of subs. He will miss the Merseyside derby, against an Everton side who had just leapfrog them to 7th place.

One of these two club could do well to get a reality check and dispell with all the myth they believe about themselves. Perhaps once they do, they will rise again.