Carew: I could leave Villa

[olaftab]

He has been good nad if he leaves I wish him well. Feel sorry for the owner of Rocket Club!!

[olaftab]

I think he and GH don't see eye to eye.

That's because

he is bigger than Hou!

[Fin Feds Dad]

Would wish him well if he goes - but truth be told he is so frustrating.

On his day he could beat teams single handed - those days arent often enough though

[KevinGage]

Good deal at the time but I think we've had the best of him.

He was out for a time with a back injury in 2008 and it's the type of injury that never heals - can only be managed. So I think the fact that he looks so off the pace at times is more to do with that than by not being bothered.

He's been a big player for us, but if he goes he goes.

Probably best all round as he's one of our top earners and we need a bigger contribution than he's managed over recent months to justify that.

One final hurrrah in a less demanding league (take your pick from Scotland, Holland or Turkey) is probably what he needs at this point in his career.

He still has it in his locker to be a game turner for us though, so has my backing whilst he is still at the club.

[mozza]

I've always marvelled at his ability to be able to wave and acknowledge
the supporters singing his name just as a corner is being swung in !!

Perhaps I should correct the word 'marvelled' to something less complimentary

At times can be un-playable but more often than not doesn't play

Will be interesting to see if he remains popular with the supporters ........
can't see it myself compared to how we remained behind Mellberg
a couple of years back 

[curiousorange]

It's about time for a new Villa hero. I think Carew is a good bloke and has provided some nice memories but there's been a massive gap for a centre forward star at Villa for donkey's years. Carew has almost got there but has fallen short for me.

[AV82EC]

Another player in the good enough for the journey to a European place but not good enough for the final push to the top 4.

[Eigentor]

(Scored for Norway this evening. Yippee!)

[Shrek]

I have a real strong feeling that Carew is going to play a real big part for Villa this season.

Even though he has been shit this season, although he was class against west ham but just couldn't get the ball in the net.

[PaulTheVillan]

Another player in the good enough for the journey to a European place but not good enough for the final push to the top 4.

Like 99% of our squad

[Rigadon]

A decent, sometime match winning centre forward.  Has given good not great service.  I'd like him to be around as a squad player but that's unlikely on the wages he's currently on.  Good luck and goodbye.

[Toronto Villa]

if the service to him had been better last season he'd have scored a lot more. At times it was bloody shocking. He'll have been at the club near enough 5 years by the end of this season, and he's in his 30's now. He'll never be a run around all day player, and he's done well for most of his time with us in my opinion. Add to that he's never had a bad word to say about us. I'll have lots of good Carew memories, especially when he picked up the kid after scoring when we spanked the shit. I happen to think Houllier will change the personel quite radically next year, and that includes moving out players like Heskey despite his recent revival. I think he'll try and develop a far more technical side, so this season for the imcumbents will be about whether they fit the future or not.

[jembob]

I was browsing You Tube the other night and found a vid showing the 10 Worst open goal misses, and Carew was one of them. I couldn't work out who he was playing for at the time but it was the sort of miss that would satisfy a Pakistani betting syndicate. Hilarious.

[Pete3206]

Bloody hell, can't we just get to the end of the season before writing him off? I think he'll get at least double figures in goals.

[ROBBO]

not sure how many times hs's played when totally match fit, not many times in the last couple of years is my guess. I have bagged him but just wonder whether fitness has been a problam for quite a while.