Quote Originally Posted by GB. View Post
If we hadn't sold almost all our quality, the hype over Theo would have at the very least been far less. That there was this angst over Walcott demonstrates how clearly how we have fallen in terms of talent and quality. PnG is right - our pay structure has led us to this situation. It is just a massive massive pity that it has come that far that it is being broken for a player of the quality of Walcott.

Had the Club taken this type of ation three years ago, had Walcott departed today, it would barely have registered and he would be a footnote in the Club's history. That nan has a lot to prove now he has that contract.
Pretty much agree with all of this, he's really not a particularly talented player but he's one of our better players which says more about us than it does him.