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Fair points...but Cashley Cole? It's just the wrong comparison. And coming from a guy that has never liked Walcott. As for the book, hotline and all that other garbage...why are people paying attention to the side line stuff? Who cares?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jam Persie
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...ing-to-sign-azQuote:
Arsenal have joined Manchester City in attempting to sign playmaker Adam Maher from AZ Alkmaar, according to The Times.
The 18-year-old has appeared in every Eredivisie game so far this season after making his debut last season, and is now a key player for the club featuring in either a central or attacking midfield role.
His importance to AZ is reflected in his contract which runs until June 2015, and as the club do not need to sell players going into the transfer window, he will not be allowed to leave cheaply.
The report claims he has already turned down an offer from Manchester City, and in any case the youngster would struggle for game time at either Premier League side. He may therefore be set to stay with his first club for a while as he hopes to continue his progress.
Alkmaar appear to have much to offer him in the near future, sitting top of the Eredivisie halfway through the season and still in the Europa League.
Who?
One of the key things Theo had working in his favour over the past few years has been his attitude and demeanour. Even that is going now. He has had setbacks because of injury, but I feel the Club have dealt with this patiently and so have the fans. Walcott has been given every opportunity but for the vast majority of the time, he has failed to deliver. If there is truth in the RUMOUR over wages, I would be happy for the Club to cut him loose.
His hype may suggest high wages are appropriate, his delivery suggests otherwise.
I don't believe that contract story for a second. And I also don't think his comments about Henry's shirt number were supposed to be taken seriously. I think this because Theo wouldn't have the balls to start a confrontation with anyone. I suspect if the club offered him £80k, he'd give £20k back. The fucking pussy. He has to stop shitting himself in front of goal. 2 league goals all season is absolutely pathetic for a wide forward. He hasn't lacked the chances either. He got 13 goals in around 20 starts last season. He can finish but he is too much into the wanting zone.™ He must observe the waiting period before entering the opportunity zone before ending with the finishing zone. Fuck him. He doesn't deserve to start. If Wenger doesn't start Oxlade today I'm going to throw my toys out the pram. And you wouldn't want to see that.
I have wanted and still want Theo to do well and preferably for us but his occassional flashes of brilliance are too far and between to warrant a place in the first 11 every week. . .I know that there are a lot of you who hate Gervs but I think at least he takes the ball and tries to beat his man with it. . .something Theo cannot do!
I would say that Wenger go out and get someone like Hazard and say to Theo you had your chance and if you want another then this is the guy you need to take the job off. . .
Well yes, that's true. Walcott will need turboboosters to reach the stratospheric heights of cuntnosity that Cashley inhabits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Why? So he can run the show for a couple of seasons and then fuck off to Real Madrid/Barcelona leaving us to re-build again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
Fuck that.
We must observe the English revolution. Wilshere, Oxlade are our Hazards, Gotzes. Time they manned up and got themselves on the pitch.
I like to see more of Sanchez Watt. Last time I saw him, he doesnt look like a kid anymore. Very well build, got speed and good on the ball. If there is one player from our academy that has natural talent to play as a wide forward, it has to be him IMO. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syntos Claus
Point taken. . .but my point is about Theo and the way that he seems to think the efforts he has shown thus far are enough for him to have the door opened for him. . . .he needs to come back down to earth. . .being good at complaining to the ref doesnt justify publishing your life story. . .Quote:
Originally Posted by Syntos Claus
TBH I would love for it to be a GHEL that forces Theo to think more about how he makes a living and Oxo was the name I was thinking before writing Hazards but I dont think we have seen enough of Oxo yet for Theo to still not think his name should be pencilled in. An established name of promise may do that. . .alrhough I very much doubt that will happen. . .there is an argument that if we started winning again that players would not fuck off and I do think that apart from our ability to match wages that we are a more attractive option in England to say Chelsea? !
Got a feeling I might get crucified for my last statement. . .but who cares , gonna stick by it. . .in a particularly MOCish™ mood tonight!
That's more like it. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syntos Claus
Sounds like your opinion hasn't been framed by this bullshit media coverage about his contract.
@GB - Not sure about this change in attitude stuff. It's for the better. He's had this nice nice guy good lad 'pussy' image for a while now and everyone on here keeps saying he needs to grow a pair and be more aggressive. Wenger has been telling him to be more aggressive. It all change from the World Cup and it's for the better. But because we have this bullshit media talk about his contract, it's seen as a negative. But if he had just signed a new contract and the perception of attitude on the pitch would be totally different. It would be seen a positive thing.
Media speculation can make a story out of anything. If RVP wasn't on red hot form, stopped scoring goals and looked like a frustrated figure on the pitch, as he usually does when not playing well, all it would take is one story about contact talks breaking down or some link to another club and people on here would start drawing all sorts of conclusions. The usual speculation about his head being turned and not being committed...hence the performances. Just best to ignore the press in these sort of cases.
We're a bigger club than Chelsea, so you're spot on when you say we're a more attractive option. Of course we don't have the same financial muscle and that's the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
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Syn :bow:
the bottom line is the boy is growing up and is obviously a different guy to the boy that signed with us, not only through evolving into a man but doing so playing in front of thousands every week and fierce criticism. fair enough he has to accept that people will always pick at his game, it comes with the territory but in the premier bubble i'd stiffen up to it too.
he still works hard at games and contributes a lot to the team throughout the season; no matter if it's with us or someone else the next 2/3 will decide the level of football he plays for the rest of his career. man utd would be interested in taking him on, particularly on the cheap but the overall feeling is that if he does leave us he definitely replaceable.
My concern is that he would be a success if he left us for a rival.
Under a GHEL manager in a GHEL environment, he will be the ultimate pub team player to hoof it to and run.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...l-koln-germany
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Lukas Podolski has ruled out a January transfer to Arsenal. Kon Schramm, the representative of the Köln striker, told the Guardian that a move in the Bundesliga winter break is "all but impossible", citing the player's reluctance to endanger his chances of featuring for Germany in the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine this year. "Köln has priority right now; we have time [for everything else] in the summer," said Schramm.
Despite the Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger's protestations to the contrary, there has been contact with the Polish-born forward in recent weeks. But Podolski, who has scored 14 goals in 16 league games this season, is wary of trading his automatic starting place for a new beginning in the Premier League at this stage of the campaign, especially in the light of Robin van Persie's outstanding form.
The left-footed Podolski has 91 caps and has been a mainstay for the German national team since 2004, but he is faced with increasing competition from emerging talent such as Mario Götze (Dortmund) and Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
While Gervinho's absence for the Africa Cup of Nations would provide the 26-year-old Podolski with an opportunity to play wide left for Arsenal, in the same role he has successfully filled for Joachim Löw's team in recent years, the player is much happier as a centre-forward. He is also very settled at his hometown club. On Monday, he revealed to Bild he was putting off planned nasal surgery so as not to miss five days of training.
A possible deal is further complicated by Köln's stance. The 10th-placed club are €31m (£25.8m) in debt but will not accept Arsenal's mooted offer of £10m due to the player's importance for the team and his contractual situation. A third of Podolski's transfer rights are held by the club sponsor SolarWorld, which partly financed his €10m return from Bayern Munich in 2009. Köln would thus only receive £6.6m, too meagre a return for the political and sporting fallout of selling their prize asset half-way through the season.
It would take an offer closer to €20m to make the economic case for his departure more compelling, according to a club source. But Köln will be forced to accept lower offers in the summer if Podolski refuses to extend his existing contract beyond 2013.
So basically if you want him, pay a decent fee so his agent can get a cut.Quote:
Originally Posted by AKBapologist
No, exaggeration but he's heading more in that direction than Wilshere, for example.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Not true, I've been a supporter of his in the past. I figured he needed time, but how much time is now the question. If he wants to go and we're prepared to reinvest the money in something other than hookers and rent boys for the board then I'd be okay with that. Of course we wouldn't be prepared to fully reinvest so I guess we give the guy as much time as he needs and suffer the consequences. We're used to it anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
@PnG - there is some truth to what you say, so point taken on that.
@TT - Walcott is not the only one having to deal with pressure - in fact if anything, I think given the patience shown over a number of years, he has faced less pressure than most. I can't recall another player given so much time and understanding at a top flight Club.
That's a silly comparison. Wilshere has only had one season in the first team and since he's sat this season out there has been no media attention on him. We don't know how he'd handle the fame. Plus, if your talking about off the pitch stuff, you sure Wilshere is the guy you want to hold up as the kid heading in the right direction?Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Walcott was supposed to be the next great thing, he's failed to deliver anywhere near what has been expected of him. Wilshere has breezed past him, both for Arsenal and England. Nobody talks about Theo as if he is anything special any more, whereas Wilshere is viewed as the future. What Walcott was supposed to achieve, Wilshere has done in record time. Wilshere may have had a few off-field issues but nothing detrimental to his football, with that he's gone from strength to strength. Walcott, on the other hand, has been busy telling Wenger and Capello how it should be. He's as dumb off the pitch as on it in football terms. We may get lucky and he'll wise up and start performing, but so far no sign of that. He doesn't seem to have any competition for his place and I'm wondering why.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Record time? What is that exactly? What has he achieved? The hype level?Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Wilshere is hype? Don't think so. Walcott, on the other hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
I'm not hyping Wilshere up or nuffin but he is one of the best midfielders in the world. #c.f.arsenalvbarcelona
Ollie is not gay :sulk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syntos Claus
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Good start by Fulham.
Hope it is short lived.
Thanks Riise.
In the transfer market?Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
I'm in the wrong thread, aren't I?
Keeper needed
Handanovic anyone?
Not sure two players have annoyed me more than Walcott and Gervinho for a while. We know since Fabregas went, the play is going through the two wide attackers more than ever. I prefer this balance, without a doubt. But what the hell. I can't be doing this any more. Can we just sign/play anyone with cojones there. Please. It's more important than ever.
We might have done. Oxocube doesn't exist in Wenger's eyes though.
Heard it costs £7.49 per game to play him, so he was never likely to actually start. Plus 50p if he's on the bench, which I know we've stretched to a few times but obviously we can't do it every week.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
We could've saved money by not buying him in the first place. And he has a degree in Economics? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
You're forgetting the Man City deal in 2 years. Ox and Jack should get us at least £4mill if we haggle in the usual manner.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
They'll have to pay out for the compensation of Syn topping himself in that scenario.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
They have limitless funds, and extra £2.50 hardly breaks the bank.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
I meant Arsenal, not Citeh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn