What now for Walcott?

[Power n Glory]

if he is sitting there demanding more money, then he can fuck off. he is lucky to get anywhere close to 80k a week

This is the problem. If we won't pay him that, someone else will. We can't expect to be a successful club and operate on this system. All of our star players will hit the glass ceiling and look elsewhere to play football. It's bad enough we don't win trophies. Also, our youth policy is totally flawed. Jack, Ox and Ramsey will encounter the same problem if they stay long enough. They're already on £50k and soon enough they will be at the top end of our wage structure and they're still young players! Once at the top of the wage braket, they can't earn anymore and that's likely to happen by the time they're in their mid 20's and hitting their peak similar to Theo.

It's an unsustainable system. We're likely to lose these players if they fulfil their potential or have a hard time shifting them if they turn out like Denilson and Bendy.

[-Xs-]

I actually think he is on the verge of being a very good player after pissing about on the edges of that status since he joined us.

Would be pretty pissed off with him going.

[Thierrymon]

Wouldnt be a huge loss to us as a player. While he is starting to develop into a decent player he still goes missing far too often and is only saved by having the odd blinder. I think he is a player that could be replaced easily, unlike RVP.

But if he does leave in a similar situation to RVP, nasri, flamini etc it would represent another failure by us to hold onto one of ours players and show off our fucking awful man management and negotiation skills.

[Kano]

He's not a key player like RVP is. It'd be bad to lose him from the point of view of then having to replace him (plus all the unsettling/lack of ambition yadeyadeya), but his actual talent is nothing special and not worth any more money than he's currently on.

who are we to decide what he is worth? as png said someone else will pay him the money he wants and he will leave to get it.

[Marc Overmars]

In our current state, we've got to keep him.

He's hit and miss but whether you like him or not, his productivity compares favourably to anyone in the league. Young, Nani, Lennon, Valencia etc.

To lose him and RVP, that is probably at least 75% (if not more) of our goals and assists from last season.

We can't keep readily selling players like this.

[GP]

Young, Nani, Lennon, Valencia

You know, I wouldn't swap Theo for any of those.

[Alpha]

This is a chance for Walcott to establish himself as a top player at Arsenal . If Podolski and Giroud take time to adapt he can get his chance to play in the centre of attack . If he can grab his chance he can become our Van Persie . He has all the ingredients even though he is sometimes inconsistent . He is a good finisher . He has pace . Letting him go would be a bad decision at this moment .

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I'd like to think if he were available, we would be in for him.

We have a lovely Theo-shaped hole on our right wing that has just opened up.


Sorry.

[Alpha]

I'd like to think if he were available, we would be in for him.

We have a lovely Theo-shaped hole on our right wing that has just opened up.


Sorry.

Chambo can fill that gap . Gervinho or even Bendtner if we decide to keep him for one more year . I think even Giroud and Podolski can operate on wings > That shouldn't be a problem at all.

[BOBN]

Chambo can fill that gap . Gervinho or even Bendtner if we decide to keep him for one more year . I think even Giroud and Podolski can operate on wings > That shouldn't be a problem at all.

Sounds like the slowest, bluntest strikeforce around.

Look its one thing reducing the quality of our frontline, to remove the pace too would be suicide. Defenders would have their deckchairs out against us.