Lee Ryder of the Chronicle has an article with some comments by Steve Bruce about Andy Carroll’s one-year contract.
Steve Bruce has confirmed that it is incentive-based as was initially reported. This is what Steve has said.
“It’s all incentivized about playing, for a start.
“And Andy made it very clear to me, a bit like myself, he didn’t hesitate to sign it.
“With the structure of the deal the way it is that Andy signed up to, it can only be a no-brainer because if he gets fit – and he’s back running – then you know as well as I do that Andy Carroll is Andy Carroll as a football player.
We are still a bit surprised that a modern footballer would agree to a contract based on incentives. It shows Andy’s passion for the club that he has signed this type of deal. Though it is for only one year, so he can still move on if things don’t work out.
Andy Carroll– back in the black and white
There is no confirmation as to whether the incentives are performance-oriented or appearance-oriented or a combination of the two. We would assume it to be a combination of both appearances and production.
There is a risk in contracts like these as the player must remain fit and could be hesitant on the pitch through fear of injury. Though it is somewhat of a catch-22 as they must perform as well.
We don’t think this will be a problem for Andy Carroll as he will be inspired to give his all for the shirt. We just hope that he will get the opportunity to do so.
This is a risk for Andy, though he will have confidence he can get back to his best. He has seemed very determined since he rejoined the club on Thursday.
This deal also is really a no-brainer for Newcastle. The only downside is if Andy can’t get fit and back on the pitch, he will have taken a squad spot from someone like Rolando Aarons.
However, right now we are still very pleased with the signing of Andy Carroll and can’t wait for his first appearance the second time around.
31 comments so far
toon22
Aug 10, 2019 at 11:56 AM
Comment #1So he’s basically on a zero hours contract?
toon22
Aug 10, 2019 at 11:57 AM
Comment #2Only at SDFC
Ron Knee
Aug 10, 2019 at 11:59 AM
Comment #3Mike Ashley: “The last bid, the one from UAE, he’s a prince and he’s got £38bn or £100bn, all these numbers — well, why would you even care what you’re paying then? What difference would £10m either way make? You would want speed, you would want certainty, you would want the keys and to get on with it.”
Mindshaft
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:02 PM
Comment #4He’s on 60k a week , he gets more if he actually plays a game and more for each goal scored
Mindshaft
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:02 PM
Comment #5He gave up the signing on fee which is fair enough
Mindshaft
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:03 PM
Comment #6I’m over the bzg thing – only thing it proved us that Ashley doesn’t want to sell
Mindshaft
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:03 PM
Comment #7Kin bus !!!
toon22
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:09 PM
Comment #8Jabba hasn’t once ever tried to sell the club
It’s his go to lie when he makes a proper mess of things
Ron Knee
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:10 PM
Comment #9“Rafa must have had the longest honeymoon in football.”
And quite undeserved, Munster. What did Rafa ever do for us?
toon22
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:13 PM
Comment #10Munsters PR
Hahahahaha
It’s more a question of if he is an alt or has his own alts ?
WLtoon
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:20 PM
Comment #11How do we know Carroll is on 60k a week? i hav,nt read or heard it apart from this blog. Does anyone think Cashley would pay anyone that much money for sitting in the treatment room? i doubt that very much.
WLtoon
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:30 PM
Comment #12Dont get much of a chance to post regularly on here and get the chance to get involved,, now that ive got opportunity there is nobody about lol,, Ah well, i think ile bugger off for a well earned pint 🙂
Bleatin' n Bruced
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:36 PM
Comment #13Still going for Saturday 21st May 2022.
The first 24 hours without a Rafa Benitez post.
There’s a definite obsession with tinkering w
Bleatin' n Bruced
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:37 PM
Comment #14…ith history to try and fashion a FACT! out of previously erroneous assumptions.
toon22
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:39 PM
Comment #15The blog PR machine claims he’s on a weekly wage to hide the fact he’s on s zero hours contract
Bleatin' n Bruced
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:42 PM
Comment #16All this Benitez slagging is opportunistic and evidently designed to make Bruce look better. It’s horribly PR biased and makes you wonder if the bizarre truth (as it often turns out to be) is that these are the”views” being deliberately promoted by those close to Ashley’s regime.
cyprus
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:43 PM
Comment #17Neil, you say,
“We may end up doing much better than anyone could imagine or we may struggle. At this point, we just don’t know.”
Reminds of… Every year, since SBR 🙂
Bleatin' n Bruced
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:43 PM
Comment #18Will Andy have to double up on the food counters?
geordietom
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:46 PM
Comment #19toon22
Aug 10, 2019 at 11:56 AM
Comment #1
So he’s basically on a zero hours contract?…
just like you eh Frog ?…
geordietom
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:56 PM
Comment #20city winning against west ham …
Mindshaft
Aug 10, 2019 at 12:57 PM
Comment #21Word of warning to all posters – be careful when you put on your trainers and never do it without a trained podiatrist present … 🙂
He also missed large chunks of last season through injury and has been blighted by problems throughout his time with The Hammers.
Carroll even injured his ankle putting on his trainers at home and sent security CCTV footage from his house of the incident to the club as proof of his claim.
IrishRob
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:03 PM
Comment #2220k a week, with bonuses to bring it up to 70k. I was pretty close with my guess of 10k a week with bonuses to bring it to 60k if he plays.
#boycott Arsenal
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:05 PM
Comment #23Munster,
When will you realise this is not about Rafa Benitez and Steve Bruce, it could just as well be about Carlo Ancellotti and George Burley. The club is much bigger than managers they come and go, some always popular and many not. It is about the statement of intent that swapping a UEFA elite for middling Championship, not because like Brighton, they like the guy’s philosophy or style, they’ve chosen Steve Bruce because he was the nearest to the top of the rung of desperate managers willing to work with the idiots running our football club!
Lovem or Hatem
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:06 PM
Comment #24@Justin Allen
@justinallen1976
Replying to
@NUFC360
Yes, I do. Mike Ashley physically signed Heads of Terms agreeing to sell Newcastle to BZG for £350m. The paperwork was lodged with the Premier League. It’s very easy to shoot the messenger
#boycott Arsenal
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:09 PM
Comment #25Which was is that, the dentist or the journalist, anyone who lives in Duba is full of shit except JDDubai
MarkBro
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:12 PM
Comment #26Looking at west hams squad… if we finish below them I’ll be disappointed.
Our squad is much better, i dont think we’ll be as bad as some make out
MarkBro
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:13 PM
Comment #27Haha is the fakeover still ticking over lol
geordietom
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:15 PM
Comment #28‘PHYSICALLY SIGNED’ HEAD OF TERMS WITH BZG
Mike Ashley “physically signed” a Head to Terms agreement agree if to sell Newcastle United this summer, according to The Sun journalist Justin Allen.
The Magpies were at the centre of a long and heavily reported saga over a potential buyout from the Bin Zayed Group for some time before it became apparent that they would not be under new ownership before the new campaign.
A new article from Daily Mail journalist Craig Hope has suggested that no agreement was ever in place to sell this summer, but Allen, who initially broke the story, has disputed that suggestion.
Writing on his personal Twitter account, he said: “Mike Ashley physically signed Heads of Terms agreeing to sell Newcastle to BZG for £350m.
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“The paperwork was lodged with the Premier League.
“It’s very easy to shoot the messenger.”
Jib
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:22 PM
Comment #29Craig Hope is the Sunlun supporting tossa who did his best to cause bother for Toon players with his story of trouble in Morpeth
IrishRob
Aug 10, 2019 at 1:22 PM
Comment #30Carroll is on 20k a week basic, not 60k
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9685052/andy-carroll-newcastle-pr-masterstroke-mike-ashley/amp
That’s the only link I can find atm but I read on another site that it was 20k rising to 70k if he plays which is exactly what the sun reported here.
Munster Mag
Aug 10, 2019 at 2:03 PM
Comment #31Jail, completely agree with u re choice of manager but that isnt my point.