which is all filler really. the conversation should've taken place a year ago at least, not with a year left on his contract. another season, another contract being dragged out and another regular wanting to leave.Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
who is lined up for this next season?
Before Wenger or Theo made any statement about the contract situation, this has been my stance. Terry said ages ago that he heard the sticking point was Theo playing as striker and everything we've seen and heard since then has confirmed that. Wenger has said he's come to a short term agreement with Theo in the mean time, hasn't played him on the flanks but has still used him as a sub….what does that tell you? I think Wenger has said if he wants to play as striker then he's going to have to suffer on the bench for a while and earn it.
Walcott has no choice but to become a striker because in the seven years he's been with us he's proved that he's not a great winger. The difference this season is we have a fuckload of options in midfield now so Walcott isn't going to get close to starting.
He just isn't good enough on the ball to be a top midfielder.
Is he even worth £75k per week let alone £100k? (I'm talking in relation to the competition not whether he is worth £75k per week compared to what a nurse earns yada yada yada)
Do you think he's been frozen out or Wenger has told him he's going to have to earn his spot up front and that he won't play him on the right anymore? I think he did the same with Flamini when he told Wenger he didn't want to play as left back. Flam had to wait his turn to play DM.
Who would we rather have playing the striker role - Gervinho or Walcott??
is it worth losing him on a free when his market value is at least £15m?
We don't know what the market values him at.
Judging against the competition is also a bit silly because Scott Sinclair will be on a fuckload. Though you could question why Man City went in for Sinclair as opposed to Walcott...if we were willing to let go of two players that definitely would've been in the team this season (Song and Van Persie), you'd have to think Arsenal were willing to sell Walcott. Walcott also says he went through hell in the last week of the transfer window because the club were presumably waiting for offers that didn't come.
On the other side, I thought Walcott did quite well last season and, for me, Gerv and Walcott are equally frustrating - I can't see much reason to favour one over the other, and I think people need to chill out a bit - Walcott will get his chance. Maybe right now. If he scores a couple against Coventry on Wednesday, it's job done for him. We're only 5 games in.
It doesn't matter...free is free. We get nothing for him if we let him walk and the difference between £75k and £100k in a year is less than £2m.
Definitely the second option. I don't think he has been frozen out at all, I reckon Wenger's just told him to wait a bit to see how Gerv does. Walcott sees himself as good enough to be a key player in the team (one that starts all the time), and Wenger doesn't right now. But that's easily sorted if Theo out-performs Gervinho. He'll get his chance soon.
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