Howard is very young. I don’t think
he’ll be moving on. He’ll get another chance because Carroll is a
little shaky too.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: nas-owner@americakicks.com
[mailto:nas-owner@americakicks.com] On Behalf
Of Timothy D. Ristorcelli
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004
5:53 PM
To: NAS
Subject: [nas] Carroll close to
signing new deal (Howard related)
Found this on a MU list,
and thought you all would be interested in the impact on Howard. Think
he'll be moving come the January window?
-----Original Message-----
Carroll close to signing new deal
Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll expects
to sign a new deal with
the Old Trafford club in January.
Carroll's current contract runs out next summer
and the keeper, 26, has
been holding out for an improved deal.
But the keeper's agent Francis Martin said:
"There is not too much between
us and I would anticipate something being sorted
out early in the New Year.
"Roy is not being greedy. He just wants to be
on a par with some of the
senior players at the club."
After Tim Howard's poor start to the season,
Carroll has snatched the
number one shirt from the American goalkeeper.
Martin added: "These things can drag on a bit
but it would be crazy to
think Roy wants to leave Manchester United - there
has never been any
question of that.
"His biggest concern was whether he would get
a run in the side.
"If he had reached this point of the season
and still been on the bench, he
would have had to seriously consider his future.
"But those worries don't exist now because he
has been playing virtually
every week and he knows the manager has full
confidence in him.
"It will be good to get it sorted out because
while the situation has not
affected Roy, it could reach that stage if people
keep reminding him about it."
Northern Ireland international Carroll has made 55
first-team appearances
since his £2.5m move from Wigan in 2001.