The Return of Carlton Cole | Stats from 08/09 and 09/10
On the 22nd May of this year, it was announced that Carlton Cole would be released by West Ham in the summer. The striker reacted by tweeting “life is filled with ups and downs - today is a down, but I’ll be back” - a conventional footballer response to being released – not a claim that Cole expected to be at West Ham, let alone 5 months later.
With Andy Carroll scuppering to another injury that will rule him out …
