He may not be playing on the biggest stage anymore nor is he a candidate to represent his country, but the 33-year-old Andy Carroll can still score goals – and he’s joined his second club of the season in West Bromwich Albion.Last June, Carroll was still a Newcastle United player, although he knew his time with his boyhood club in the Premier League was going to end. He was released after a season of fitness problems and inconsistent form. But the former Liverpool and West Ham striker was determined to prove that he still knows where the net is.Welcome to Albion, @AndyTCarroll. 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/JH4p3oBZ3r— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) January 28, 2022 He joined EFL Championship team Reading in November on a short-term contract and a laughably low wage. He wasn’t there to earn money, though – but to play football. And football he played. He delivered two goals in eight appearances for the Royals, although he was unlucky to see a couple of world-class strikes disallowed.Utterly bizarre: Caroll nails two voided screamers in a minute as his side lose 7-0With his Reading contract out, the former big talent of English football was once again a free agent. But this time he didn’t have to wait for a few months to find another club. Promotion hopefuls West Bromwich decided to take a chance on Carroll and add his experience to the squad.”I don’t see why we can’t get automatic promotion, not just in the play-offs. That’s why I’m here, to push us on to higher in the league and get us up there. I don’t think I’d be playing football if I didn’t think that I could still contribute. My boots would have been hung up and I’d be on a beach somewhere. But that’s not me. I want to be here, I want to play football and I want to score goals. That’s what I’ve wanted to do all of my career – and that’s why I’m here.”This guy either hate beaches or he really, really loves scoring goals.EFL CHAMPIONSHIP – Round 29Friday22.45: (2.60) Huddersfield (3.00) Stoke (2.95)Saturday18.00: (2.45) Luton (3.10) Blackburn (3.10)18.00: (2.20) Middlesbrou. (3.20) Coventry (3.50)18.00: (2.85) Hull (3.00) Swansea (2.70)18.00: (5.10) Barnsley (3.50) Bournemouth (1.75)18.00: (1.35) Fulham (5.00) Blackpool (9.00)18.00: (3.30) Millwall (3.00) WBA (2.40)18.00: (2.00) Preston (3.40) Bristol City (3.90)18.00: (1.55) QPR (4.00) Reading (6.25)20.30: (3.80) Peterborough (3.45) Sheffield Utd (2.00)Sunday16.30: (2.35) Derby (2.95) Birmingham (3.50)19.00: (2.90) Cardiff (3.10) Nott.Forest (2.55)***odds are subject to change
