Robin van Persie has been a consistent bright light in the poo-coloured gloom of our
end-of-season collapse.
The man who has endured more impact injuries than a crash test dummy has finally managed to have
a campaign in which he has been largely fit to play.
And what a player he has turned out to be.
Liverpool have officially announced an agreement with Andy Carrol for £35m (€41m) plus
bonuses. Deep breath.
To put this in perspective, he's now the 18th most expensive outlay in the history of football,
just between Ballon d'Or winner Pavel Nedved and World Cup winner David Villa. That's a good place
for Carroll's 14 top-flight goals, solitary international cap and the big bread winner, his English
birth certificate.
