I will make Carroll even better, declares Toon boss Pardew

NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew is confident he can make Andy Carroll an even better player as he takes over responsibility for his development.

The homegrown 21-year-old has made huge strides in the last 12 months to establish himself as the club’s biggest goalscoring threat and force his way into senior England contention.

He was nurtured through that process, of course, by Pardew’s predecessor Chris Hughton, and the striker was as upset as anyone by his departure last week.