MATURE ANDY SHOWS WAY…

Chris DunlavyA FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

LONE FURROW: Andy Carroll has risen to the challenge with West BromPICTURE: AlamyANDY Carroll earning praise for his attitude? In his wild young days at Newcastle, it seemed inconceivable he would ever be held up as a role model.Brushes with the law. Scuffles and scraps. Latenight benders. “With Andy, it’s about making sure all the headlines he makes are on the back pages,” said his then boss Chris Hughton.A decade on, in the twilight of an unfulfilled career, Carroll, 33, is doing just that. Having spent half of the seaso...

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