10 Hammers And Tigers Who Would Love To Relegate Newcastle

10. Andy Carroll (West Ham United)

Gateshead-born Andy Carroll will be returning to the North East with West Ham United, but he will not be running out on to the hallowed turf - as he so regularly did in a black-and-white shirt in the past - due to injury. Having risen up through the Magpies ranks, Carroll scored 33 goals in 91 appearances for Newcastle - including 19 during the Championship-winning season and 11 following promotion back to the Premier League - but he left hastily under a cloud when Liverpool paid a staggering £35 million for his services in January 2011. Carroll grew up supporting Newcastle and he has loved the club since he was a boy, but being booed on his return visits to St James' Park since have been in his own words "painful". There have also claims that the powerful centre-forward has turned down the opportunity to return to the North East since, although these have never been proven. He has received much criticism and been the butt of many jokes in the North East since his failed move to Liverpool, but could the perennially-injured forward have a wry smile on his face if Newcastle are in the Championship come 5pm on Sunday, while he will still be in the Premier League with the Hammers next season?