Carroll says yes to new United deal.Byline: By LEE RYDER Chief Sports Writer Noun 1. sports writer - a journalist who writes about sports sportswriter journalist - a writer for newspapers and magazines GEORDIE striker Andy Carroll Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll (born January 6, 1989 in Gateshead, England) is an English footballer. His position is forward and he currently plays for Preston North End. Carroll attended Brighton Avenue Primary School and Joseph Swan School. today signed a new deal that will keep him at St James's Park
St James's Park until 2013. The Chronicle revealed yesterday that Carroll just wanted to focus on football and keeping Newcastle United in the Premier League. But after lengthy negotiations, Carroll has now sealed a new deal which will tie him to the club until 2013. Carroll's agent Peter Harrison said: "He is delighted to have committed his future to Newcastle United. "It is great for him to get it out of the way so he can now concentrate on his football. "He is a local lad and Newcastle was the only place he wanted to be, and it is a great deal for him. "The fans have taken to him and I am sure he will become a huge favourite in years to come." Carroll celebrated his new deal with a callup to the England Under-20 squad for their match with Italy at the end of this month. Meanwhile, Alan Smith For other persons named Alan Smith, see Alan Smith (disambiguation). Alan Smith (born 28 October 1980 in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English professional football player. is confident that Newcastle United can turn the corner against Hull City. The fit-again Toon battler is braced brace n. 1. A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp. 2. A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect. to play his first 90 minutes for nine months at the KC Stadium after getting through 82 minutes of Newcastle's 2-1 home loss against Manchester United. He told the Chronicle: "We showed against Man United that we can to go to Hull and get a performance and result. "It showed against Man United that everybody is going the right direction. "There was a great togetherness and a great belief. "There is no reason why we can't go to Hull and play similarly. They are on a bad run as well. "Yes, they won against Fulham, but we have to be positive. "It's an old cliche but it's true - we've got 10 cup finals left." Smith believes that despite the defeat against his old club, the fans could take encouragement from the performance against Manchester United. He said: "I think that we gave them some belief. "It was probably a shock to everybody the way that we started. "I have spoken to some of the Manchester United players since and they said that the Newcastle game was one of the most difficult games they've had for a long, long time." Smith was also able to take some solace from the pep talk by his former Man U team-mates. He added: "It gave me a boost. We're a team that haven't had what we deserved at times. "We just need a little bit of luck to go our way. "We have to take the positives out of Man United. We can go to Hull full of confidence." |
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