Arsenal: The Theo Walcott Situation Highlights the Problem a

[Sir X]

Arsenal: The Theo Walcott Situation Highlights the Problem at Arsenal, Part I
By I.J. Yarison (Featured Columnist) on August 30, 2012 1,781 reads 44
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The good feeling that overhung the atmosphere at Arsenal early in the summer dissipated rather quickly when Robin van Persie punctured it by his statement to the fans that he would not be extending his contract.

Arsenal had acted decisively by signing Lukas Podolski from Cologne and Olivier Giroud from Montpellier early in the transfer window. All seemed to agree that this was a demonstration of intent.

And, as though to discredit to Van Persie's claim to lack of direction from the club, the management quickly added Santi Cazorla from Malaga to the list of new signings.

At that point, one would have thought Van Persie would rescind on his decision, if indeed his hesitation to sign a new contract was being informed by the club's "lack of ambition," something that decidedly no longer was the case, in view of these three signings, players of sufficient enough quality to constitute ambition

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[Dunny]

Arsenal: The Theo Walcott Situation Highlights the Problem at Arsenal, Part I
By I.J. Yarison (Featured Columnist) on August 30, 2012 1,781 reads 44
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Julian Finney/Getty Images
The good feeling that overhung the atmosphere at Arsenal early in the summer dissipated rather quickly when Robin van Persie punctured it by his statement to the fans that he would not be extending his contract.

Arsenal had acted decisively by signing Lukas Podolski from Cologne and Olivier Giroud from Montpellier early in the transfer window. All seemed to agree that this was a demonstration of intent.

And, as though to discredit to Van Persie's claim to lack of direction from the club, the management quickly added Santi Cazorla from Malaga to the list of new signings.

At that point, one would have thought Van Persie would rescind on his decision, if indeed his hesitation to sign a new contract was being informed by the club's "lack of ambition," something that decidedly no longer was the case, in view of these three signings, players of sufficient enough quality to constitute ambition

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...arsenal-part-i

Arsenal haven't got a problem. We simply will not pay people silly wages so who want to go please go!! Van Persie knew he would get 250,000 per week at Man United that is the reason he went and Theo will not get 100,000 a week because he is not worth it. So he either sign or be sold.

[Paul Marin]

Arsenal haven't got a problem. We simply will not pay people silly wages so who want to go please go!! Van Persie knew he would get 250,000 per week at Man United that is the reason he went and Theo will not get 100,000 a week because he is not worth it. So he either sign or be sold.

which is the way it should be.

[Dunny]

which is the way it should be.

Tenk you!

[Sir X]

Keep selling others will buy them and you can keep rebuilding.It has cost you in the past and will cost you more in the future.

[Dunny]

Keep selling others will buy them and you can keep rebuilding.It has cost you in the past and will cost you more in the future.

It cost us nothing boss, we will continue to be in pot 1 of the Champions League draw, cotinue to be the envy of Europe it is all good!

[Sir X]

True thats the assesment when you dont win titles, nothing !

[Dunny]

Wenger: we won't raise pay levels for Walcott
Jack Pitt-Brooke
Friday 31 August 2012

Arsène Wenger insisted yesterday that he is still confident of tying Theo Walcott to a new contract at Arsenal, but warned the winger that the club wage structure would not bend for him. Walcott has been allowed to enter the final year of his deal, a risk that Arsenal have avoided taking in the past, selling Robin van Persie earlier this summer and Samir Nasri last year.

Walcott would be free to leave next summer if his current deal expired, but Wenger is more assured that the England international will stay than he was regarding Van Persie or Nasri. "Theo is 23," Wenger said yesterday. "He's English, he lives 10 minutes from here. So hopefully we can find an agreement at some stage."

Arsenal are never keen to over-pay players and Wenger made clear that this was the root of the issue. "It was never a hard-line approach, always a soft-line approach, but with respect of our wage structure," he said. "Every decision we have a general line of conduct that is our wage structure that we want to respect. If we don't do that we will go nowhere. It is of course different for a 29-year-old than a 23-year-old."

Wenger, though, was quick to defend Walcott against accusations of greed. "He's not money-obsessed," Wenger said. "He does not say 'if it's that, or not'. There are little differences in negotiations that can happen."

While talks continue this season, Walcott will stay at Arsenal, and Wenger has few worries about his focus. "I don't know what will happen in January," the manager said. "I'm more worried about Sunday [when Arsenal face Liverpool at Anfield]. And Theo is focused in every training [session] to do well. And what happens at the end of the season happens at the end of the season."

Walcott's attitude was described by Wenger as "fantastic". When asked how he could be sure of Walcott's commitment to Arsenal, Wenger replied: "We still have not found a machine who can measure the intensity of love. We would all buy it."

Many Arsenal fans are keen for the club to spend money today but Wenger said they would not do that for its own sake. "Spending in itself is not a quality," he said. "Buying good players is a quality, better players than you have is a quality. Spending, we do, when we find the right players."

[Karl]

Theo plays in 'fits and starts'...and shows no likelihood of fight when we need it.

Everything falling in place for him...he is great! However, when it is not all 'hunky dory' he 'runs and hides'...provides no support for his TEAMmates or TEAM!!!

I do not know if another club would pay $10 million for him???