It’s ironic that two players of such different personalities should be departing the club at the same time!
Andy Carroll’s long anticipated departure from the London Stadium is absolutely the right decision but for goalkeeper Adrian there will be nothing but sympathy and best wishes.
Carroll has his fans but his career has been shrouded by injury and controversy as demonstrated when images appeared of him and Darren Randolph on what was alleged to be an all nighter back in 2016.
A club investigation followed but there was never a declared outcome after Slaven Bilic had told the players they could go out for a meal after some poor results.
Regular injuries and various headlines have blighted the man’s career whilst Adrian has remained entirely in the background causing no issues whatsoever despite being displaced by Randolph, Joe Hart and Lukasz Fabianski.
Both had waved goodbye to the club after the last home game and the official announcement on their futures has now been made.
They are likely to hold a place in our hearts for entirely different reasons. We wish them both well!