What is stalling Theo??

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

i can honestly see him going united

nani's off in the summer. valencia is inconsistent. fergie will persuade him to play on the wing there cause he'll win shit loads of trophies. plus the rvp link up makes it even more attractive.

[selassie]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...l-theo-walcott

Hardly surprising, TBF Theo should get credit for not going there when they could easily double his wages, he would get games there too. He wouldn't be a regular but he would play.

I do believe he wants to stay but he obviously wants to be valued, this stalling of talks isn't greed related IMHO.

[GP]

Wenger has said he won't be sold in January.

[IBK]

Hardly surprising, TBF Theo should get credit for not going there when they could easily double his wages, he would get games there too. He wouldn't be a regular but he would play.

I do believe he wants to stay but he obviously wants to be valued, this stalling of talks isn't greed related IMHO.

Funny - I think he would like to stay too.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Wenger has said he won't be sold in January.

Which means he will be sold in January.

[Kano]

Funny - I think he would like to stay too.

there isn't a better springboard club in the world.

[Fist of Lehmann]

Hardly surprising, TBF Theo should get credit for not going there when they could easily double his wages, he would get games there too. He wouldn't be a regular but he would play.

I do believe he wants to stay but he obviously wants to be valued, this stalling of talks isn't greed related IMHO.

The thing is, when being valued is so intertwined with how much you are paid, is it possible to tell? It's like trying to determine intention, only the intendee really knows.

By the only other objective measure: minutes on the pitch, Theo was a first choice starter last year.
That's a pretty clear indication of how much he is valued. Given that, it's not undervalued he should feel, but exploited.

Not that he should feel exploited because it's bugfuck ridiculous to be talking about a £75k a week footballer being exploited, but that's where we are at now when some asshole somewhere can throw £150k a week at him without any kind of compunction whatsoever.

Is it then greed or can you argue that Man City value you twice as highly but play you half as much?

[Niall_Quinn]

The thing is, when being valued is so intertwined with how much you are paid, is it possible to tell? It's like trying to determine intention, only the intendee really knows.

By the only other objective measure: minutes on the pitch, Theo was a first choice starter last year.
That's a pretty clear indication of how much he is valued. Given that, it's not undervalued he should feel, but exploited.

Not that he should feel exploited because it's bugfuck ridiculous to be talking about a £75k a week footballer being exploited, but that's where we are at now when some asshole somewhere can throw £150k a week at him without any kind of compunction whatsoever.

Is it then greed or can you argue that Man City value you twice as highly but play you half as much?

Sad but not unexpected. When something becomes so thoroughly corrupted it takes a real mug to hold out for the original principles that everyone else has abandoned. Herd mentality and the baser, non-cultured instincts of man. The lowest denominator. The easiest option. The price of everything and the value of nothing. An undignified orgy conducted in public with no apology and with the fans looking on, jaws on the deck thinking WTF? Guess who tells us it's naive to want something better than this? Something more dignified. The hangers-on, the middlemen, the media, this is the only way it can be they say. How utterly fucking convenient. This is the starting point for the framed debate. Embrace it and move on to the finer details of insanity.

Now we have established the bizarre environment that has replaced football, I hear both parties have softened somewhat and agree it would be reasonable to pay this child Walcott £80-85K each week (that's £4-4.5 million a year) to kick a ball around. If this is true then all that remains is to chuck in bonuses and the deal is done. Whether the fans will get any value for their outlay remains to be seen, I doubt they will write any such conditions into the contract but I'm sure they will all thank us for our interest in their affairs.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Arsene Wenger will make a personal recommendation to the Arsenal board to improve Theo Walcott's contract offer in an attempt to end the uncertainty over his future.

Arsenal chiefs previously told the England international they were unwilling to increase their original £75,000-per-week offer, which was rejected by Walcott in August.But Sportsmail understands the Gunners' stance on the issue has softened in recent weeks, with the club now willing to reach a compromise with the forward.

It is believed both parties feel an offer of between £80,000 - £85,000-per-week will be enough to secure Walcott's long-term future.

The former Southampton forward has told Wenger he wants to stay at the Emirates but made it clear he wants a contract closer to £100,000-per-week.

And Wenger, who has been highly-impressed by Walcott's displays in recent weeks, will tell the club's hierarchy to up their existing offer and hopes his personal intervention will help resolve the issue when the player's representatives meet with Gunners officials for a second round of formal talks.
The club want his future resolved by the end of December.

Liverpool and Chelsea are plotting January moves for Walcott, while Manchester City want to sign him on a free transfer next summer.

Meanwhile, the Gunners are close to agreeing a new five-year contract with left-back Kieran Gibbs.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...lsea-lurk.html

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal are taking a "risk" by not selling Theo Walcott, who is out of contract next summer.
Talks over a new deal have stalled but Wenger insists the Gunners must not sell Walcott in the January transfer window, even if he leaves on a free transfer at the end of the season.
"There's a risk, yes, but that we are ready to take," said Wenger.
"We started the season with this squad and we want to finish the season with this squad."

Walcott, 23, would be free to sign a pre-contract agreement with another club in January if a new deal is not agreed.
But Wenger is adamant the player, who has been ruled out of Arsenal's Champions League game with Montpellier on Wednesday with a shoulder injury, will not leave the club before the end of the season.
"A successful season is more important for us than this risk that is only a financial risk, apart from the losing the player," added the Arsenal manager.
"If we sell him, we lose him anyway.
"What is important is what we achieve together for the season. I just think that Theo is a big part in that."

Walcott rejected a five-year deal worth £75,000 a week in August, and has indicated his future may rest on whether he plays in a striking role.
The England international has scored nine goals from 17 appearances from his position on the wing for Arsenal this season and is the club's leading scorer.
Wenger, who says Walcott must be patient in his demands to switch from winger to striker, remains confident a new contract can be agreed with the midfielder, who joined Arsenal from Southampton in 2006 for £12.5m.
"We continue in a positive way. I told you many times we have until the end of December to sort this out," Wenger added.
Walcott's Arsenal and England team-mate Jack Wilshere says he does not want to see another big-name player quit Emirates Stadium.
Robin van Persie joined Manchester United in August, Alex Song moved to Barcelona in the same month and Cesc Fabregas joined the Spanish giants in 2011.
"He is an English lad and he's great to have around the dressing room," Wilshere said. "But that is up to him, the boss and the board. They are going to do whatever they are going to do. I hope he signs."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20394509