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Arsenal have confirmed that Theo Walcott has penned a new long-term deal at the club bringing a positive end to the Gunners latest interminable ‘will he, won’t he’ contract saga.
It is believed that the England international has successfully sealed a £100,000-a-week, three-and-a-half-year package with reports suggesting his delegates have also pocketed him a hefty signing on fee in the region of £3 million. The deal makes Walcott one of the club’s highest paid stars.
Having done their utmost to drive a hard bargain over the last 18 months it looks as though the board had little choice but to soften their stance with the player able to leave N5 at the end of the season on a free.
Outflanked on the negotiation front, Ivan Gazidis and Dick Law can at least take heart from the fact that one of the squad’s most marketable faces remains at the club despite obvious interest from rival Premier League clubs. Indeed, given the high-profile departures of Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas it represents something of a bitter-sweet feat for the beleaguered duo.
Walcott becomes the sixth British player to sign a contract extension at Arsenal in quick succession with new deals signed last month by Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Carl Jenkinson.
Having signed Walcott as a 16-year-old from Southampton in January 2006, Arsene Wenger spoke of his delight at keeping the winger-cum-striker at the Emirates.
“We are all delighted that Theo has signed a new contract. He joined us as a 16-year-old and since then has developed very well to become an extremely important player for both Arsenal Football Club and England.
“Theo is a strong player and also a great person, and the combination of his ability and pace always make him such a valuable asset either from the flanks or down the middle. Theo’s contract extension now gives us a strong nucleus of ambitious young players who have committed to the Club and want to be successful with us as a group.”
Walcott, who has previously spoken not just about playing as a striker but also of emulating the achievements of mentor Thierry Henry, also went on record stating his happiness at committing his long-term future to the Gunners.
“I am very happy to have signed a new contract here at Arsenal. Thanks to everyone for their continued support, especially the manager, everyone at the club and most importantly the fans. I have made it clear from the start that I wanted to stay at Arsenal so I am pleased we have agreed a deal that everyone is happy with. What’s important now is for the team to realise its potential and win trophies.”
Arseblog News is very glad to see a line drawn under the uncertainty, wishes Theo all the best on the wing (just kidding champ…) and urges all Arsenal fans to resist the temptation to use slang in describing how he utilised a pen to sign off on the deal.
Now for some new faces…
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Good. That’s like a new sig…
i’ll get my coat
100 grand a week for 3.5 years, plus 3m signing on fee.
thats 21 million.
21 million!
TFW!
Great! Now we can sell him for about 20 million to man city or liverpool. Since his initial value was around 10 million with 6 months left on his contract we made a profit of 10-3=7 million. Good piece of bussiness
I don’t think he’s worth that much but it’s good we’ve kept him till he decides he wants to fuck off in 3 years time.
Or for a fee when WE decide. Good decision to up the offer rather than losing him for nowt.
plus appearence fee goal bonus ect
now he got what he wanted….million dollar question is
will arsenal get what is expected from him?
i just hope he understands that microscopes are already trained at him, now his every game will be under scrutiny like never before.
But the happy part is, now we can afford to pay players £100Ks and try to lure the so called elusive top top top players.
My question: what’s a cum striker?
Cum Striker = porn actor / actress that won’t sign the film studio’s contract offer.
Let’s be fair, it proves he really wanted to stay at Arsenal, as he could have earned far more by leaving on a free in the summer… so now he must get full support
21 million pound question*
Unfortunately I doubt we will get what we expect/hope from him. If there has been much of a progression in his form to date it’s been painfully slow and certainly not worth spending £21m over 3 years. He’s just got a good agent(s) and we’ve caved in to his extortionate demands – personally I now want to see RVP/Cesc/Thierry standard displays on a regular basis from him cos that’s what’ we’re paying him (no you didn’t endear yourself to me at least TW by your actions). If we don’t, and I’m not holding my breath, then (message for you here Ivan ole mate) sell him at the end of next season while there’s 2 years left on his contract so we don’t have another TW contract saga. Talking of Arsenal contracts who’s next for the saga drama – Arsene maybe, should be interesting?
Keep calm and listen to Leo…
Messi:
“I can only speak from experience but he was one of the most dangerous players I have ever played against,”
“When we were playing Arsenal at the Emirates we were so in control of the game at 2-0, with all respect Arsenal were not even in the game,”
“Then Theo came on and changed the game. He pretty much single-handedly salvaged a draw that night.”
NOW SELL!!!
I love you.
How is it like a new signing he has be
en there years and he is still rubbish
Theo signED the thing!!!
Woho!
Now his Arsenal career really begins, Gary Neville made some really good comments on the Walcott situation after the Newcastle game.
“The minute he puts that pen to paper, whether it’ll be at Arsenal, or any of the other clubs that are potentially looking to sign him, that’s when his career begins. There will be no forgiveness from that point on.”
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwcwzx_gary-neville-analysis-arsenal-7-newcastle-3-walcott_sport#.UPl3lKVDLgI
Mr. Neville continues to surprise with an unbiased and insightful analysis devoid of any sort of cuntery
Axel & Gary Nev make exactly the right point – im pleased that he has signed, but I think that if you play the game we played with Walcott with RVP, & given him that extra ££, we would be top of the League now
Just saying…..
I would’ve let the little prick walk.
If we weren’t prepared to pay Sicknote Van PurseString more money, then why should we cough up for this little knob who isn’t even half as good!?
We’ve been done here.
Don’t think skunky wanted the money, he wanted the glory.
For whatever reason he did not think he would find it at Arsenal, can say what you want about a lack of respect for the club that stood by him, but I don’t know Arsenal could have kepy him on money alone.
You can’t on one hand moan constantly about us selling our big name players and on the other complain about us not selling them. It’s worth the 10 grand a week extra just to be spared the embarrassment of City utd or chelsea taking another one of our best players ,Theo has his flaws but he is improving and is our top scorers and one IS of our best players. So lets give him our full support .
one IS or IS one. Either way we have kept him.
COYG!
Wrong on all counts, we offered Van Persie 140,000 per week, more than 50% more than Walcott but Manure offered him 250,000, again more than half again more than what we were offering him, and the Manure add ons were significantly better, to the point that the Manure board didn’t want to do the deal and Alex had to go directly to the owners
Finally… Jesus Christ, and I don’t even really think he is as good as everyone would have me believe….I’m just glad it is over
At last! I wasn’t expecting it, hopefully that will stop the rot of players leaving every summer. Now let’s get on with our season and get that Champions League spot!
Will they run a new batch of 2013 Arsenal calendars with him in it?
There’s a supplement coming with the new calendars apparently. It’s a spot-the-ball from one of Theo’s free kicks. We’ve got no fucking chance.
@Art and in turn Manure had to float their company on the NYSE to afford the purchase… shares which are worth as much as a piece of land on the moon.
No way! Did Theo even read the fine print? You do know … that we’re going to stick you back to the wing.
With the way we’re playing these days, he’ll probably play as a withdrawn striker, drifting onto the wing, whilst on the other side, we’ll have a winger who also drifts inside, but much deeper. (Cazorla, Ox, Rosicky).
If this is the case, we still need a decent CF.
If that is the case as you said, we got Giroud and also Podolski then.
I love that system, especially when we have Diaby mopping up/driving forward.
^if only Wenger had as much faith in them as you do…
@ Miranda
Yeah but about that decent CF…
yes, the ‘fine print’ also stipulates that “the player shall not be allowed to take any corner kicks or free kick”
I fucking hope so
amen! (kneeling down…head bowed plus fingers crossed)
There must be something I dont understand. Why Theo Walcott lines up to take the free kicks (over Arteta, Cazorla, Poldi, or anyone else with two legs and an Arsenal shirt on) is something I cannot, in any sense, wrap my head around
About time to start negotiating his next one i reckon.
FINALLY! Now he can cap this up with a hat trick on Sunday!
More signings please!
COYG!!!!
A bit expensive… but hopefully he’ll turn out to be worth it, In any case, it sends a positive message after the last couple of years of us losing some of our best players.
Let’s just hope this is followed with one or two proper signings.
Was his contract running out soon? They kept that quiet.
that’s the hallmark of the arsenal, doing things quietly. true class.
Now maybe he can stop taking all the fucking free kicks
He might as well take them – he’s not going to be heading anything in the backadanet is he?
is he set up to head lots of set pieces is he? he’s not a very good centre back either, the bastard.
….and stop playing as a central striker.
Get the fuck back to the wings mate. And another positive is that he wont hog all the spot kicks.
STFU blad!!
time to shine theo….
Cost of preventing a PR disaster = 100k / Week.
We earned money from RVP deal, were forced to cough it on Theo’s.
So much for AW the economist.
good to know that had he gone you’d be saying AW had done the right thing. oh, wait you’d have been negative no matter what wouldn’t you?
Of course, you are right Sam. My comment isnt negative because we are struggling for top four or because AW sold our best player to our rivals when he knew he’ll score loads for them or because Arsenal never really make an effort for building a quality squad or because we are paying Theo more than wilshere or Cazorla because of our refusal to learn from Nasri/Flamini contract issues…I made a negative comment because I am an eternal pessimist.
If only economics were that simple
Never. Mock. Economists!
sad but true… let’s move on though and try to beat that Dutch cunt at Wembley in the FA Cup final!
Not true, buying a replacement of similar quality + wages would likely cost more. In terms of money, Wenger knows.
CONGRATULATIONS you have attained a whole new level of idiocy previously unknown to man-kind
thats to rocket diary, to avoid any confusion
Good, now sign some bloody players Arsene
Walcott. Diaby. Bendtner.
Done!
[weeping]
Now start playing like a 100 grand a week, every week
What like Ashely young?? or prehaps your talking about Floruent Malouda
Fluorescent Malouda? Fluoride Malouda?
in hindi fluorescent malouda translates to ” my dick is flourescent”.heh.
…in patches.
Does Podolski plays by the level he receives money from Arsenal? Hmmmm
Poldi has been here half a season and has done ok 10 goals so far if he stays injury free and gets plenty of game time should get over 20 not bad return for first season in Premier League.
And what? Walcott didn t score any ??? I don t think that Podolski was that great transfer for us. How many games he played 90 min?? We are so fucked that we are happy with every transfer and yes he has 100 national caps but I don t see how he will adjust to a game Arsenal wants to play. Very soon Podolski will be on the bench. It is not that I would like that but you will see.
First point how many seasons did it take Theo to score 10 goals. Second point the manager makes the sub calls not Poldi. As i pointed out his first season. He is not doing brilliant but he is doing ok. Who is going to be playing regularly infront of him at the moment? Gervinho when he gets back? Ramsey on the wing?
I just pointed out that he is not playing as paid. And of course that he is miles infront of Gervinho or Ramsey… not just on the wing… everywhere.
Very few players are playing to what they are being paid at the moment. Hence the poor season. Point taken though let us hope they both have great second parts of the season.
LANS.
I’m not sorry.
Good stuff. Price aside, it is great to see us hold on to one of “our most marketable faces” to get the meme of ‘feeder club’ off our backs.
Good news. Thank fuck for that. LANS
Now lets actually buy someone
Come on Theo! Sign the deal! What is taking so long!? I’m really worried that he could end up going on a free in the Summer.
He’s gone lady, it’s been confirmed on Arsenal.com
We’ll miss you Theo, George Graham OUT!!!!
He signs when he waaaantttsss he siiiignnns wheeen he wants!
Yes, he said numerous times that it will take time but he wants to stay with the club, so he was named “cunt” too soon.
It is amazing how many haters he has on this forum. More then Ramsey.
Now they will have to turn off!
I hope Sagna signs also asap.
Although first I hope Sagna gets out of his run of poor form
Well, that’s now sorted for the next two years. And then we can do this all over again.
Quick!!! Sell him now before his contract runs down……!!
I can’t do that I’m afraid.
It’s good news – I’ve been one of those urging the club to get it sorted, albeit maybe for wider reasons.
But what with the painfully long time it’s taken and the whole centre forwardy/take all the free kicks and corners going thing, it’s just a bit hard to get excited about it in truth.
If there’s a noise that would sum it up it’d be ‘pppprrppffffftttt’, which is the sound made by one of those whistle things with the curled up paper you get in a Xmas cracker, when you blow in it, but after ya fat Auntie Reenie has been sitting on it for an hour.
Did you ever consider why Fat Auntie Reenie sat on it for an hour in the first place? I take it the tumble dryer wasn’t working.
I don’t dislike Theo but fuck me do I feel sick reading about his earnings. And at the end of next season if we want to keep him longer we’ll have to re-negotiate his contract and give him more money no doubt! He’d better score a minimum of 30 goals every season or I’m going to be angry with him (and he’ll be super bothered by that I’m sure).
He could score 35 a season and there would still be Arsenal fans that picked holes in him every chance they got.
The principle here is probably as important as anything else. Let all of your 1st team players leave, sends a bad message to a) the existing squad b) any potential new signings.
I like Theo, but for me he is still yet to prove himself in an Arsenal shirt against the big boys. Sunday is a good opportunity. Newcastle & Reading don’t count!
You are frustrated man. Leave it. That was all legit. He probably got what he wanted.
Fookin’ hell, took him a long time to figure out how to write his name.
Seriously though, I’m happy we keep him in the club, stopping the bleeding of losing out best players every year. Not happy about the manner Theo signed though. He can’t seriously value himself more valuable than Jack.
Anyway, for now I’m going to be less enthusiastic about him than about Jack, Kieran, Carl, Alex or Aaron.
But well done Arsenal. Let’s move on now and strengthen. COYG!
WELL DONE ARSENAL. Credit where it’s due.
THEOOOOO!!!
At last. That felt fucking interminable.
Really good news, despite the whole prolonged process leaving a slightly sour taste. Now he has to earn it etc etc etc
This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end.
It is, however, the end of the beginning.
Great to have you on-board Theo. Now prove you’re worthy of the No. 14 shirt.
Anyone remember who wore the no 14 shirt before Titi?
Now could we bring in new players pls.
I now dont think Arsene or Arsenal will sign another player. Coz they’ve already spent $3mil on the sign-on fee & will have to spent many more for the next 3.5 yrs paying theo. Damn!! Just to keep one player who is not as good as he think he is for so much money….at the expence of what? Not signing another player? I can just hope theo delivers…but from what Ive seen so far….Im one of the doubters. Money well spend? Well the jury is still out there.
we can absolutely afford signing more players. In fact, we really should, our squad depth is a real problem
I’m half thinking “too little too late” and “thank fuck we’ve convinced one player it’s worth hanging about”. Sagna is next then on that front but right now we should prioritise getting a top-qualitee forward in! We needn’t entertain this Theo down them middle thing anymore.
To be fair, we can put him there in games were it suits him. He DID get a good few goals up front recently. But that call is now 100% Wenger’s to make, and we won’t be held to the whims of a player anymore….for now at least.
Correct, and for that reason we don’t need ANY new signings. Most of the players the majority think we should buy are just popular youtube characters.
We have a team of winners, we just need everyone to click together in one big anti Manchester direction.
COYG!
They sent him on a mission and set him up to fail. But they made one mistake. They forgot they were dealing with Dick Fucking Law.
Theo’s best asset was his unselfishness (apart from the fact he’s lightning quick) – unfortunately through his determination to develop a steely confidence in his play he has become slightly arrogant in and out of possession (not passing with players in better positions and when he lost the ball against swansea he just stood still for an age)
Hopefully he can get the balance right over the next few years. This will be the most difficult season for us, all Arsenal Fans should be very excited about the coming years, and more so that we have all claimed to be in the past too.
bollocks I’m more excited about this shower than a young squad that included Fabregas, Adebayor, Van Persie and Nasri.
Our squad’s not even that young on the whole. Curb your enthusiasm guys, let’s remember this is not a squad improvement and that we’re still the 4th or possibly 5th best team in England
Agent earned every penny on his paycheck, they demanded 100k p/w at the beginning and they got it.
Within your statement lies the truth of (one of) modern football’s biggest problems.
Modern player agents = leeches bleeding an obscene amount of capital out of the game and into their offshore accounts.
As you know his pay please would you confirm to us all the terms of his contract and how you came by this information.
To be fair, if TW wasn’t as effective this season as his stats suggest, they wouldn’t have got the €100k.
You will note that I did not say his performances were anything amazing, but 14 goals and 10 assists in 24 games, lots as a sub, is as good a bargainning chip as it gets.
Lets just hope that isn’t the pre-contract effort that disspates once the damn thing is signed.
I don’t want to alarm anyone but doesn’t Squillaci’s contract run out this Summer? Can we risk him going on a free?
Good point. We want a fiver at least.
How did this happen sack everyone the manager the board and the tea lady Fu#k how has Arsenal come to this.
Online football talk is a very fake and depressing by-product of the EPL and we are the prime victims of it.
The PR battle has become so much more important than the one on the pitch, and so called narrative is not dictated by quality like it used to be [See Sp*rs ridiculous ascension circa Arry years]. It is the explanation of why Man City get found out in Europe, where only quality counts.
How can the BBC support the Kompany tackle which was centimetres from being another Eduardo or Ramsey? Cunning pomposity.
How can they all collude in fury at £62 tickets? Have they no shame at the real cause of inflation? A disgustingly managed club that can’t progress to the latter stages of UCL?
An old one that sticks out is the criticism we received for not having a shot on target, therefore fully deserving defeat after that fucking ridiculous red card our cunt got at Barcelona.
We perpetuate the problem by calling out for new signings and even calling for our managers head when we really must stick together. Our team is good enough we just need to believe it. Forget Wilshere being an example to his teammates, he is an example to the fans.
This is great news for the club, had we lost Theo it would have been a big blow, another key member of the team gone, no thanks!
Delighted we have kept him, I know he has his faults but he has proved very important over the last two seasons with assists and this season with goals, he should break 20 goals a season for the first time, let’s remember he is only 23 years of age!
Some people will say he held the club to Ransom (not me) but it could also be a watershed in negotiations, with the club realizing if you pay top dollar you keep your important players and can sign the best too!
I was on the fence about Theo but ultimately glad he signed.
With that being said, let’s not crucify him if he has a stretch of bad games (it’s inevitable). A lot of people wanted him to sign – and he did, but the minute he has a crap game, he/Arsene are going to be lambasted by some, I almost guarantee.
Now score da ting (terrible)
A bit to much money,he better work for it!
Theo Walcott isn’t quite worth that much yet. But I am glad he signed.
Losing another key (and marketable/star) player would have been a disaster.
Losing both Cesc and Nasri was a disaster as well and RVP and Song but I digress….
He is just 23 turning 24 and he is finally beginning to realize his potential. We put in too much to lose him now. NOW THAT THAT’s DONE……. according to Wenger the entire Arsenal staff is free to focus on new signings. 2-3 good players, gems like the ones you used to sign Arsene. But if you want to surprise is with a marquee signing like Arshavin, go right ahead (But make it a striker or a defensive midfielder)
Hmmm…you’re right about marketability.
Shame that it sometimes / often (delete according to player in question) seems to be more important than footballing ability.
relief. he either performs and we benefit, or we can sell him to liverpool for £20m anyway
Well thank fuck that’s over!
So far so good in terms of Arsene’s
1-2-3, dead weight out, signing Theo and bring in a top class player. 2/3, waiting for the third!
The signing of theo extended contract really leaves me a bitter after taste.
If they could bow to one player’s demands….what’s next?
They didnt with RVP…why now? Why with Theo?
In my opinion, RVP is so much better than Theo in many footballing ways!!
Im totally bewildered by all these mess!!
Better to look forward mate.
Because RvP was offered deals of 200K pw and had no resale value.
There’s no way we can (or should for that matter) pay that kind of money for anybody.
Walcott at 23 could easily be sold for 20+ M is he comes good in a cpl years time.
So it’s true, peeps are already speculating on his future sale.
Is that a reflection of our true thoughts on the value, or otherwise, of Teeeo’s new contract, or a reflection of the club’s business model? Possibly both.
Theo didn’t put up a letter on his website giving lecture to the board about how to run the club like RVP. Theo is 23 and more likely to get better. He is British so could command a premium if the club decide to sell him.
RVP had one great injury free season and then got too big for his boots. A new contract would have been a massive gamble for the club given his injury record. Despite not wanting to sell him to Man U, Wenger had no choice but to bite the bullet as RVP did not want to go to any other club.
Keeping him for the final year of the contract would have been a massive risk too. If he did get injured then the club would have given up on $29 million and had a crocked player who would have been toxic for the dressing room anyway. So Wenger choose to take the money and decided to invest in 3 players from that sale. Ferguson also took a gamble and it is paying off for Man U. But what if RVP gets a bad injury next season and is out for next 2-3 seasons without contributing much. Will he still be a good investment. Every signing or LANS are a gamble. I think Arsenal has made these signings and RVP sale with a long term perspective about the team. Ferguson bought RVP because he is keen to win the title this year and go out on a high if he retires.
well said mate. spot on
RVP est une cuuuuunte. That’s why we didn’t bow to his demands. He never wanted to stay in the first place. He kept acting like the greatest Gooner, relishing the love the fans poured out for him whenever he scored, soaking in all the worship, ALL THE WHILE he had already decided to fuck with Arsene, and the fans. That’s really the most disgusting thing.
Arsene was right to sell him off, as good as RVP might be as a footballer, there simply was no way he could have stayed.
Glad he signed on to stop the rot of players leaving but 100K pw for 3.5 year extension.
I know it’s jumping the gun but his 100K pw contract ends in 2017, we have to re-negotiate with around 2 years left to stop the vultures circling.
In theory in 2017 he’ll be in his ‘prime’ so where would we go from here? He’d want another payrise after all and would Arsenal pay it?…
The guys hit our wage ceiling at 23 years old.
We may have him now but I fear we will lose him when (if.. it’s still debatabe) he hits his best years anyway.
As a fan I don’t care two hoots whether Walcott gets 50k or 100k. All that matters is that he performs on the pitch. As long as he scores goals, creates chances, gives assists he is worth every penny. This contract is a perfect one for both the player and the club. Theo gets his sign on fees, club gets to make a statement that they can keep their exciting young talent. If Theo does well, he can renegotiate in 18 months. If he is not so good, club can think of moving him by then without being burdened by a long term contract. Most importantly, we now have a core group of young talents who can become the spine of the team if they have a strong desire to be the best. It is a gamble but wasn’t that what most fans kept harping about when Wenger was putting out 11 international players for the matches. Well they got their wish. NOW GO CHEER THEM ON!
Honestly never thought I would see him sign da ting. I love you theo x
I dont care what anybody says.. it was absolutely crucial to keep the clubs top goal scorer here. Theo Walcott has endless potential his burst of speed alone scares the shite out of defenders whether its Bradford city or bayern Munich. I am absolutely pumped after such negativity the arsenal have copped, one of the brit boys has said Fuck you all. This is the arsenal. And I am going to guide this club to success beyond belief. If that fucking donkey Michael Owen won ballon d’or why can’t theo…
100% man.
Messi:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/8323992/Arsenal-v-Barcelona-Lionel-Messi-admits-Spaniards-are-scared-of-Theo-Walcotts-pace-in-Champions-League.html
Arjen Robben once said Joe Cole was one of the best players in the world. Players don’t know their arse from their elbow in assessing other players.
/retort
Is Theo the secret £30M striker? with wages ans signing on fee hes probably not far off…lets hope this starts off our shopping spree…
Thank fuck for that lol
Also, now that’s happened does this mean we can stop devoting the entirety of our clubs billion pound operation to getting some speedy dude to be our friend? An you know, go out there and get some quality to be next to the £100,000 man? TheofuckingWalcott 100k a week this is a weird place to have reached. Well there is going to be a ton of preasure on him now. If he keeps Walcotting the ball our of play cause he can’t control on the run the terraces are not going to be impressed, I remember being there for a few of Adebayors big contract games and he got some vitriolic shit. There is going to be no patience if it’s our top earner.
Still all the best of luck to him. What a nice boy.
eh? three years? We’ve made him our highest played player, on the wage cap, and it’s three years? Fucks sake, what a waste of my brain. Ah well, at least I get to enjoy his goals now. Walcott is being seriously shown up by guys like the 5 brits.
He’s going in 3 years then, unless we bust our wage cap, and you have to literally be Henry to get that.
Still, at least we’ve kicked this can down the road for two years.
That pressure is already coming from all the Stewart Robsons and Craig Burleys in this hellish media bukkake.
Your job is to support him.
@Manninger my job? Supporting Arsenal is my passion, it ain’t a duty.
Within that the support for the club is unconditional, but for the way the club is run? It’s certainly not unconditional for players like Walcott who have taken the club for absolutely everything he can get this early in his career. He’s hardly delivered on our investment so far and now your telling me it’s my job to support him against everything, and be able to attend maybe three matches a season if i’m lucky cause we’re giving the man £25million over 4 and a bit years?
That’s not support that’s mindless.
And it is a job mon frere, although I can understand why Sky subscribers don’t see it that way.
Shouldn’t talk like that bro. It’s not your place to define my relationship to my club. I can’t afford sky, if I’m lucky I get to maybe 3 games a season, an I live in Holloway. Arsenal are literally my local team, I grew up surrounded by gooners with gooners in the family. If I think it’s a fucking joke that someone like Theo Walcott gets 100k a week and I voice that opinion it’s out of line to tell me how I should be reacting.
Have read that back and I didn’t realize Theo signing would make me so angry. Partly it’s the short nature of the contract that just says to me he’s gonna be holding us to ransom again in no time, I hope they got some extensions in there. Also, who here thinks Walcott is our best player? I don’t anyone could make a genuine case to say he’s either our best, most vital, hardest working or most enjoyable to watch.
I mean his pace is useful on the wing, and the goals are nice, but he’s still not close to consistent, not a player that I think you can look at and go alright, he’ll deliver in this vital game, no worries. I almost think it’s stupid of him to have gone for so much money at a stage when he’s still like that. The pressure is going to be monumental, it’s just greed.
I really wish I didn’t feel so negative about this, but when we sell vital players like Song an ‘im. An pay useful squad players like Walcott it just isn’t an overwhelming positive.
Everything you’ve said there has merit, whether I agree with it or not, except for one small matter….I can’t honestly say that I thought of Song as a vital player. Impressive in patches, for sure.
Think Song was a bit of a fool believing his own hype. I also think he was a victim of the circumstances in midfield. I mean we had almost no creativity from midfield and we supposedly play possession football.
If ya listen to the Arse2Mouse podcast YankeeGunner puts it best. The man had to do something, and in patches he did it brilliantly. As a player Song improved every season. An when you see how vital Diaby looks when he plays well selling Song starts to look like criminal negligence.
Can we all just remember how much we expect from Kieran Gibbs, who is the same age?
I know he is on less money – but there are tariffs for experienced internationals [see Podolski].
You should feel good as we have not strengthened our rivals, maintained our British core and secured the future of a player who still has potential.
Scribe, by no means did I think that Song was a waster or a write – off, but at no stage did I feel secure with him playing the supposed holding midfield role. I’m probably biased because of the standard set by Gilberto.
Pressure on Gibbs ain’t half what it’s going to be for Walcott. An there are a lot of positives in keeping Walcott. I just wish we hadn’t stopped the rot at Walcott, wish he’d signed on after we’d kept a more important player.
The whole thing leaves me with a bad taste in the mouth. Especially when you consider we’ve effectively spent arguably the worlds best strikers transfer fee on this boys wages. We need a Cf and a robust midfielder, two absolutely vital positions in when you look at the way we play and consider the extent of the cover for them. Basically non existent, and we fucking sold those players in the the last window. This whole thing has been a massive deflection from some of Arsenal’s more serious and baffling issues.
That’s a nice popular view you are taking, but I like what we have emerging in DM and CF.
Coquelin has bags of potential.
I also think Frimpong looked promising until his injuries and deserves a second chance.
Aneke is having a fantastic loan spell at Crewe, and is not far behind Wilshere for me.
There is always Diaby aswell, who I sincerely hope can overcome that cruel tackle.
As for CF, we can play Walcott there for a certain type of game and we can survive with what we have until the summer when there is more value.
I agree totally agree Gary. I just don’t think he was really a defensive midfielder anyway by the end. DM’s tend not to get 18 assists.
Top dollar for average player.
Football stinks.
See below–I think you’ll find that Theo is one of only two players in the Premiership in the top 10 in both goals and assists. How this equates to an “average player” in the minds of so many just boggles my mind.
Congratulations on the big paycheck….Arsene what next??
YES!
This is important for many reasons but one is that we finally stoped exodus of our stars! He has lot to prove still but it is great news.
Sorry Wenger, we are still waiting for 2 signings.
all outcomes to this were suboptimal – pay him over the odds, or lose him and send out a terrible signal. in the end, paying him over the odds is far “less bad”. so good news – but no time for a celebration. we’ve stopped the hemorrhaging of blood from the wound – now let’s see what wenger can do to add to bring us back up to full strength again…
It’s all a bit “meh” now isn’t it
…now we can put back on the wing and buy a real centre forward…
Sell him in 18 months. By that time we might have got a proper striker and not a sprinter turned footballer.
Congratulations on all the money Theo!!….Arsene, what next?
Good to kick the trend. Hopefully this means from now on a more financially competitive Arsenal that can keep key players if we choose to and also buy the players that Wenger feels are top top……although the squad is brilliant and hard to improve.
I mean if we have Gervinho, where next, Messi?? The market is very very hard and im 99% sure im talking bollocks and you have stopped listening to me now.
So can we now stop allowing him from taking free kicks ever again?
Wow if ivan takes that long signing big name players we may sign Cavani when he turns forty. Seriously great news back to the wing Theo using your pace to score and assist.
Thanks to oil money £100K a week is pretty standard for an established English International. We also have budget with some high earning wood leaving the club this year.
I hope this means we’ll be abe to keep Sagna as well.
This Theo contract ordeal has been draught so long that now that it’s over I feel like a hostage who has just been released from the dungeon.
The signing of “five core British” players last month didn’t really excite me except for giving me ‘comfot’ over Wilshere and AOC.
Is there any chance we can see some NEW Arsenal signing news that genuinely gets the fans’ adrenaline flowing? Demba Ba or David Villa would’ve got that adrenaline going for at least a few minutes. But the signing of Cavani would definitely get the Emirates (sometimes blamed for being ‘soulless’) properly rocking as if it were Highbury reborn!
Me thinks Sagna might be asking for £100 grand a week in the near future.
and when he loses his pace he might get a game for Chesterfield
I hope he proves his worth. The pressure’s back on him now :O. He really needs to improve. I hope he does.
Why are so many people bothered about Walcott earning 100k a week? His pace created a penalty against Wigan which got us 3 points. At the end of the season, if we reach 4th (the best we can do this season) by 1 point, wouldn’t that 100k a week worth it. My main point being, as a fan can we pay less attention to his salary and more on his performances. Let’s cheer him on along with the rest of the team. So many fans are supporting this team with this shitty entitlement mentality. If you can’t be arsed supporting the team then don’t go for live games. Stop being a season ticket holder. Don’t buy any merchandise. But for god’s sake, STOP WHINING!
People were afraid that he would leave so they turned on their “cunt” mode helped by this arseblog also.
Same psychology when afraid that your girlfriend will left you so you dump her before or something stupid like that, and you don t talk to her instead.
Very stupid but thats life, for some.
The best thing about this is that we now can do the transfer business that we were going to do as soon as we got Theos contract sorted. I am waiting…
A hundred grand per week plus 3 million quid for a seriously limited,frustrating,inconsistent player like Walcott?There’s something very,very wrong here.I really hope Theo earns it (he certainly hasn’t yet) but I can’t see it happening…and Jack must be wishing he shared Walcotts agent!
But it’s never about the money! Theo said as much. He just wants the striker role er and a bit more money and a signing fee and commercial rights and er but it’s not about the money.
Jack, Carl, Aaron just got on with it and signed!
..and Ox and Jenko!!!!
Actually our opponents don’t need to bring their fans to The emirates for their games, there are enough Gooners in the stadium each week who will willing boo the Arsenal team! Maybe all these guys can but the quota of away fans as well.
*buy *
people boeing arsenal and Wenger at the games are cunts, just saying.
Now that he as signed can we start doing some business in the transfermarket please
Well, we kept one, finally.
Back to the wing with ya, son.
It’s quite an expensive statement of intent but a necessary one after being forced to sell moneygrubbing tossbags.
It’s also good advertising to any future money-grubbing tossbags that Arsenal will throw money at them should they threaten to leave, so making Arsenal a more attractive place to earn their filthy lucre.
The important thing, (Arsene,) is to prevent your club being so affected by a single contract extension! That’s the real problem here.
if all’s to be believed, Nasri £170k, Adebeyor £100k (was £170 at citeh), Van Persie £200k etc etc. If Walcott was really only interesed in money he would have cashed in this summer but repeatedly said he wanted to stay and has now signed so time to give him a break. It’s not his fault that football wages are daft!
Do you really believe anyone but citeh would have paid Theo more than £100k a week. Would he have got regular football at other big clubs doubt it. Any of them played him centre foward dont think so.
I suppose we’ll never know but he is VERY marketable and with no transfer fee and the extra TV cash it could of happened although only Chelski seem to be splashing out at the moment. I agree with you on the centre forward thing though but I do think he could work in a 4-4-2 as Giroud has a good touch both with the head and feet but this also could work with the current system. I keep reading about putting him back on the wing but when was the last time we played with a proper winger?
In honesty as a player if not as a man I would much rather have Ade than Theo at 100k.
Hopefully this means that he’ll stop acting like a little prima donna bitch (taking corners and free kicks) while being more consistent at RW..
Great, now all the players will sign up with Theo’s agents, start demanding insane money like his, and all that extra cash from the renewed sponsorship deal will be spent before it’s even available…..I try not to be a negative gooner, but this really is a disappointment. For 100k/wk + 3mil??, There’s no one we could have brought in better for that kind of cash? C’mon…….
Oh, and I wish Gazidis & Law had put this kind of effort into appeasing & retaining RVP.
Theo better earn his keep, or the fans will turn quickly. That means playing A LOT better than the last two matches.
In all honesty, they offered RvP 130k/week. Apparently “ambition” was an issue.
£100 grand a week for footballs version of Tim nice but Dim? We should have fucked him off last year ,over paid over hyped and I bet you my left bollock he will dissappear for the rest of the season now he’s got his money. We’ve been done.
That is NOT a long term contract!!!!
That seems like a “this’ll do for now” contract which enable Theo to renegotiate in 2years time for an even higher deal or even for Arsenal to decide in a years time that they now want to sell.
I imagine that’s our 2 signings this window
Theo and Diaby
Yay!!!
Absolute no lose for Theo.
Plays shitly – we end up paying him all the way to the end of his contract because like so many others we won’t be able to shift them.
Plays well – “200k pls.”
LANS
Thank the lord that’s over. It’s dragged on far too long and there was only ever gonna be one winner.
I am surprised at the length of the contract, i was expecting at least 4.5 years. We will have to start discussing his new contract in 18 month. Over a barrel again?
Now we have freed up all the clubs resources, we can start looking at signing someone.
Now start playing (every week) like a 100 grand a week player. You need to step it mate just like Jack is.
What a joke, money better spent on a top player like Wesley Snijder, Mario Gotze, Edison Cavani.
Can’t believe we’ve let someone who’s never been consistently good on either the flank or upfront bag that kinda deal.
Sneijder is on insane wages (240K per week), and Dortmund have absolutely no reason to sell Götze this year (see what Wenger said about Cavani), and even if they did he would cost Arsenal a lot more than Theo will (30m+, PLUS wages).
Keeping Theo is the cheaper option. I know it looks like a lot, it leaves a bit of a bad taste in the mouth, the way he let it drag out, but all things being relative he doesn’t have “that kind of deal.”
Besides, as much as I like him Sneijder hasn’t been the same player since his big year (2010)… lots of injuries. With Wilshere and Cazorla we don’t need him. We need an injury-proof Diaby clone, is what we need. Anyone know one off-hand?
Let’s hope it is Diaby himself!
I think it’s a win-win for club and player. We get to sell him after 1.5 years if he goes back to his consistent in patches form but can chose to renegotiate if he turns out to be the next Henry..
That monkey looking boy in Sp*rs is on 75k /week. Just saying…
[citation needed]
He signed up while ol’ Arry was still manager, didn’t he?
He’s on double that, mate.
I don t give a fuck for 5pur2 and their ugly players !
Bale is on the top 3 of the uggliest players in premier league together with Tevez and Lescott.
I kind of feel robbed here and I really don’t know why.
I am scared Theo will now become his usual lazy self and not show his full potential now the shopping window is closed. But I suppose we are now in a better position to sell him if he does not prove himself I suppose.
Anyway lets be positive we have a young core of British players that with a little added spice to the team could go on a really win a few things.
Jesus Christ.
“Wenger, spend some money!”
is immediately followed by
“Oh my God, you’ve spent how much on our top goal scorer?! You crazy?!”
Fuck sake people, get a grip. The wages were always going to be high, and they’ll continue to rise. Just look at Torres and Adebayor – two players on crazily high wages who contribute nothing.
Don’t forget as well, that Theo has scored more goals this season than that granny fucker over in salford, and he’s supposed to be a ‘proper’ striker.
Cool. Let’s sell him then and buy a real striker. And a left back. And a central midfielder.
Breaking news. Theo injured his middle foot, just right after he signed the contract. It could take 1 and a half year to heal.
best possible outcome whether it be to keep him as an asset or sell him in the future. simples.
It is a good deal for both parties. Although as gooners we are not used to seeing players get thier own way so I dont know if this is a good change. However Theo get his money we get to keep hom and whether he steps up or not, he is useful and is handy to have. Also for 3.5 years we can enjoy him and decide to cash in or if he flops we will not have to put up with a player waiting out a contract for 4+ yrs picking up w huge wage and lets be honest we could do without that.
I don’t particularly rate Walcott and I think he’s a bit of a cunt, but at least its better than everyone leaving all the fucking time. With a bit of luck both he and Wenger have also realised that he’s not a centre forward. What with the whole no ability to head a ball thing.
“beleaguered duo” – made me laugh. The hmv and blockbuster of football negotiation.
Im struggling to understand why a majority of these responses focus solely on the wages or signing fee. This is not your money, therefore why should it concern you?
One minute many of you complain about our limited wage structure, the next you complain about our indescretion in regards to Theo’s contract. You cannot have it both ways. Does Theo’s new contract affect your wallet? The answer is no. So what does it matter?
The important aspect that only some seem to appreciate is that we have kept an important player. He may not be polished or complete, and sure he can be frustrating,however he is important.
The only people who know the terms are the club and Theo and his advisors. All the “commentary” is mental masturbation. It was important to close a deal with him to avoid a “selling club” frenzy in the media. If he does not deliver what is required in the next year or so he can be moved on for value.
Do you get to bust a nut during mental masturbation?
Reminder that it was doubtful that even liverpool wanted him, so I’m a little dubious about the level of his resale value
Very well said. I don’t know why arsenal fans keep dissecting the players salaries. Who gives a toss! Just talk about ability, commitment and effort. That is way more important. Also, if he really wanted money, Man City could have paid him same as Nasri and a signing on fees. Remember, they did bid for him in the summer.
Yes, he may have been put on the wings but if as we all are whining that all he wanted was money then why did he sign back for us and not got to Man City. It tells me that he would like to be given chances to play as a striker and who knows, he may become really good. Also, he knows Wenger is much more tolerant towards young players. Lastly, he may really be excited about playing with his British mates in the team. Let’s try and be willing to see positives in this. Unfortunately, we have become such toxic fans that even good news gets greeted by indifference. Until Wenger signs a Cavani or Falcao, some people will not be placated I guess…
I think Arseblog should take a littlebit of blame for that. Talking about wages like we can change something or thinking that Theo is lying us and delaying a deal waiting for the summer.
I think this deal is great for the club cos they can sell him anytime somebody wants him. Thats sad but thats the only truth in Board and Wenger giving him 100.000.
Although we don’t know that, yet.
It’s not our money, right. It’s the club’s money, which could have been invested much better, and spent on better and more loyal players. Not to mention that the fact that our highest paid player is not even close to being our best player, which might cause some resentment among the rest of the squad.
I’ve never been a fan of Theo, but this whole contract saga has made me actually dislike him. The worst part is that it’s not even his fault really. If our management is so weak that a player of Walcott’s calibre can hold them ransom, we have much bigger problems than his contract.
Yeah, you’re right. He’s only our top scorer after all.
And he has repeatedly said he’ll stay.. And now has.
Can see why you dislike him so much. What a cunt!
Not our money? Will you be saying that after the ticket prices rise again this year?
Looking at the money side this deal works out to only 1.8m more than the previous offer. At least its done. Lets sign some character now, doesn’t matter what position.
Robin van Persie = Penis Brain, Over
I despise him for going to United but he is having a great time there. I can t see him playing at all but news are that he is a top scorer, earning shitloads of money and he looks happy like a little fuckn boy.
So, It is very relative is he a no brainer?
All i know is that he is in the top of arsenals hall of cunts list…
For me he is above adebyor or na$ri just for a single fact: United!
Would rather have him with us than against us. 100k is taking the fucking piss but when he’s good he’s devastating. He’s becoming more consistent but still has a way to go. Just a bit shit he didn’t sign for the full 5 years. A bit non-commital that, seeing as he’ll be just entering his prime when the next one’s up.
Yeah, if he does his little ‘whoops i’ve fallen, oh wait here’s a goal’ trick again just once I’ll consider this deal good value for money.
Not sure how I feel – good to have him re-sign but 100k? + 3mil?
I get the point we would have spent as much on a replacement but is he worth more than Jack Wilshere or Carzola?
I honestly hope he comes good but in this system he can not play as a lone striker! See how well Giroud did vs Swansea in holding up the ball and laying it of to a team mate. Theo does not have the strength for that.
Lets hope this puts an end to him taking any corners or free kicks!
Hope we can stop letting h
Expensive deal. Now where are the rumours about the shiny new players?
Lots of moaning on here, but if Walcott burns Terry a few times this weekend and scores most of you won’t mind so much that he can’t hold the ball up for shit. I know I won’t.
it’s not that long a contract – which means after a yr and a half will have to start re-negotiating, or finally sell to recoup/profit some money.
At the moment he remains an asset to the team with pace and, surprisingly enough, being the top scorer less anyone forgets.
Get behind the man and support him for goodness sakes instead of always criticising and picking holes!
Theo’s corners and free kicks HAVE created goals. Let’s not get carried away with Cazrola’s corners and free kicks. His record is not much better. The problem here is that lot of fans are upset that Walcott was not a nice little boy and did not just pen the deal offered by Arsenal. That is the crux of the problem. If he had done that, I can bet there would be very few complains about his striker role and taking corners and free kicks.
BTW, what did Theo do wrong? He asked for 100K and signed for 100K. He did not use other clubs as bargaining chips like Huntelaar did with Schalke. How many games has he played as a striker that all the esteemed fans of Arsenal can make judgement on his abilities? He seems to have done pretty well for someone who has played a handful of games as the main striker. Yes, he needs to improve but then so does Giroud, so does Podolski and so does Cazrola. Where was Santi on the wings during the Man City game? Nowhere.
Lastly, how many people here play football? Do you know how difficult it is to mentally switch from playing on the wingers to slating through the middle. For ages, we complained that Theo cannot finish. Now he finishes, we complain, Theo cannot hold the ball. Well, Giroud can do that but can he score? So the whole team needs to do better. Lets not make the scapegoats out of Walcott and Ramsey!
*playing on the wings to starting through the middle as a striker*
Good, one squad player signed up, now let’s sign the player he’s back up to.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I wish we could afford to do that.
Listen, I know that not everyone is a huge fan of statistics, but has anyone looked at the PL leaderboard lately?
Goalscoring:
10. Theo Walcott (8 goals, tied with Fellaini, Aguero, and Javier Hernandez)
Assists:
7. Theo Walcott (8 assists, ahead of Santi Cazorla, Wayne Rooney, and others)
The ONLY other player in the top 10 in both categories is a certain Robin van Persie. This shows very clearly, in my mind, just how productive Walcott is, despite all his imperfections.
Witolda, for Arsenal fans the grass is always greener on the other side no matter what stats you trot out. People here will find negatives even in these stats and use the same stick to beat your argument.
I guess I should have written “just how productive Walcott can be”–if he keeps up this level of production for the length of the contract, I don’t think you can begrudge him his salary, especially his marketability and the premium for English players (remember that even stricter rules will be coming into effect in Europe about the necessity to field homegrown players in the CL, and, quite frankly, there just aren’t very many great English players to go around).
Witoldo, I am totally on your side on this. I was just mentioning that lot of people are seriously underwhelmed by the signing not realizing that we are getting a player about to hit his prime at a transfer fees of 3.5 million.
I agree with you guys 100%… let’s hope he prove himself asap against chelsea. For people shiting him now it will be enough cos they have a short term memory or they started watching football 10 years ago.
Meh. The truth is somewhere in the middle. Fact is he’s a good winger and impact sub. He’s not the cf we so badly need rite now. If I was told we payed 3.5 mil for a quality winger who could dominate his wing or come of the bench when needed and make a mark on a match, I’d be thrilled. If we just payed £3.5 mil for a weak striker who’s going to take shitty corners and free kicks , get bullied off the ball and disappear from games when he asked to play on the wing, I wouldn’t be so happy.
So in conclusion. MEH.
Bang on frog, he will get us 20+goals this season and if you had to pay for that strike rate it would cost us a fortune.
And he is not a cf and arsene needs to have the Bollox not to play him there, but arsene will do what he always does and look for the cheap option and rather than buy the forward we clearly badly need he will play theo there, and he and the team and ultimately the fans will suffer for it.
On the wing great, impact sub perfect, cf against certain weaker teams possibly but that takes tactical nouse and arsene doesn’t have a lot of that. As shown when he played him against city at cf.
http://www.7amkickoff.com/2013/walcotts-signature-adds-up-to-a-good-deal/
The above article very nicely sums up why this is a good deal and what kind of player we are getting for $3.5 million. Imagine if we signed a Walcott calibre player for that amount. People here would be wetting their pants if he had some Spanish name.
Well done Theo. You have just earned my complete trust and admiration. Theo you held your ground and didn’t blink and got what you wanted. You can see the potential and want to be a part of something beautiful at The Arsenal. On the downside though you are going to have Jack shouting at you all the time now so best be fucking ace all the time or you are in for serious earache.
Completely agree. He said, I want to stay at Arsenal and indeed he has signed. Let’s appreciate that commitment from him for the club. People here always complain that we want players who want to play for Arsenal. Well, now you got one who does. So what are we going to do about it? APPLAUD HIM!
Lets be honest, he wanted to play for The Cash not necessarily for The Arsenal.
For all the ranting about how much he’s making, let’s be honest, it’s the market, and the market is what it is because of cunts like chavski and shitteh. The sad truth is, a player is worth whatever his agents can squeeze out of the club. Whether or not Theo manages to justify his price tag is a whole other matter, but for now, let’s just be grateful we’ve managed to retain a player who has been productive this season, and pray that the management builds on this success. You can critique matters as they stand all you want, but let’s take a positive for what it is, a positive. Otherwise, we’re no better than Piers cunting Morgan.
im a die hard gooner, season ticket holder and attend as many away games as i can yet i do not like the way theo has held the club too ransom and have lost all respect for him. he only signed when 100 k was put on the table. Mercenary.
Theo is a Gooner toooooooo. And if his head starts getting a bit big to fit through the door Jack will get him in the locker room and kick him in the nuts till he gets it again. Remember Jack is the man now and the piss will not be taken any more.
Ooooh you are really a true gooner! We should all hail you cezare you!
Jesus man, you think that somebody from Africa or America is less of a gooner than you?
Theo is an Arsenal player who extended his contract and he will be (if not sold by the Board) at his prime with us!
Peter is slang for a dick.
I agree Peter, he’s a mercenary with cunt agents but I’m looking forward to seeing him earn his pay.
Besides which you know we can afford it. Principles? They went out when the Sheikhs came in mate.
I should have been a footballer.
I can run fast, and kick the ball into touch for a lot less than that
This is a bad deal for the club because:
1. Walcott is not worth that much money. If he’s worth 100k then how much is Wilshere worth? Or Cazorla?
2. We won’t be able to re-sell him. He’s just not that good, so no potential signing club will pay 100k a week for his signature. We are stuck with him for the next 3 and a half years.
3. He has weakened the club’s position by proving that you can play hardball and win.
4. We now have less money for new signings.
A bad day for the club. This cunt better start performing REGULARLLY now that he’s got his money. Or fuck off.
Fats, might I remind you that you wrote exactly one month ago: “With Walcott playing the Henry role we looked more likely to score, especially with the brilliant Carzola threading through those balls. Walcott deserves more chances as a centre-forward.”
And now you’re slating Theo and giving him ultimatums.
Truly, our fans are just as schizophrenic as our team! We deserve each other.
Bravo Witoldo! We need to use history more….
Wiltodo, I did indeed say those words, I also said a few days ago that I wanted Walcott to stay – but not for stupid money. He should be paid for exactly for what he’s worth – no more, no less. He’s an average player who’s worth no more than 60 to 70k a week. Ask yourself this simple question: would he get this wage at Old Trafford? You know the answer.
I honestly hope that Theo steps up a few notches and becomes a truly world-class player – then he will be worth that money. But I’m not hopeful.
Fact: Ashley Young is on 120k or 130k per week at Man United.
Would you rather have Ashley Young or Theo Walcott on your team?
I’m very comfortable with Walcott earning 85k or 100k a week (depending on how you calculate his signing bonus). All the moreso since it’s not my money.
Andy Carroll is on 90k per week. Joe Cole was on 90k per week at Liverpool.
Would you rather have Theo Walcott or Andy Carroll?
There are much, much worse ways to blow through that amount on “English talent.”
We still can’t compete with Chelsea’s and Man City’s riches. But this signing shows that all of our top producers (Theo is in the PL Top 10 in both goals and assists this season) doesn’t necessarily have to leave.
It is a lot of money compared to the salaries Arsenal have been paying, but it’s the wages this team has to pay good players to compete in this age. I don’t think it’s weakening our position, the club has made it known that it will pay good players market value, and can only help the pursuit of top talent.
Further, if you take the transfer fee into account, this isn’t a far cry from what Arsenal would have to shell out to get, say, Zaha. And if we replaced Walcott with Zaha that would be another step back, in my opinion, having to develop another young player as well as for him to build chemistry with a new team.
As for point #2, you’re making the assumption that other English clubs are smart and look to be cost effective when they go shopping for English talent, and looking at the last few years I don’t know how much more evidence you need to know that isn’t the least bit accurate.
My new Arsenal kit arrived the same day of this signing. I’m choosing to believe the money I shelled out for the jersey tipped financial balance to make this signing possible. Needless to say, I’ll be buying jersey’s more often.
The 100K/wk is worth it if he’ll stop taking corners and free kicks now.
No new signings now that’s for sure, the only player we would have signed was Zaha to replace Theo..
Not worth 100k a week but Theo and his agents get their way!
We had no problem with renewing Wilshere signing a new contract
Not saying that the signing of Walcott is the feel good story of the year but the amount of cynicism displayed above is sad.
Thanks to the posters who still enjoy being an Arsenal fan.
YAWN sign me I’m way better than him
football is stupid. fuck this. that shit bag earning 24 million in just over three years. lets hang our heads for being stupid.
It’s shit, but we’re having to fall into line with all the shit blue clubs who created this fiasco….
Just saw this bit of news on the Arsenal website. I find it a little disingenuous to only post the picture of the manager and player. They should be required to post a picture with all the people that have a (direct) financial stake in the deal, to really understand the scope of what we deal with in modern football.
Oh and yes, I am elated that Theo and his posse signed on for a couple more years !
some people are never satisfied.
every season “why do we keep selling our top goal scorers, it has to stop”
today “what an overpaid wanker, we should just sell him for more now”
i dont understand half of you fickle ass “fans”
RVP may have been a cunt, but he was a proven world class cunt.
Theo is a chronically overrated player who has never played consistently well for even a month, and whose only real asset is his speed.
What don’t you understand about this?
Will this end the Walcott hatefest on the liveblog?
Pretty relieved if only because now we won’t have to deal with that god awful “sign da ting” nonsense. That was so irritating to read every story lol
Glad he signed just hope we see more of the reading/Newcastle Walcott and less of the Southampton performances
maybe a lot of the fans just wanted to see theo go so they can do their usual bemoaning and calling him whatever expletives they choose to use and put him in the likes of Ca$hley; Na$ri and others – surprisingly not that many have a go at VP who also left the club for more money and trophies.
Its in any case about time Arsenal woke up and sorted it’s pay structure to afford the bigger wages. Yes, it’s amzing that any player can earn so much but that’s the market – especially if Man City/ ManU/ Chelsea and even Barca express an interest.
Going by that, we have something very valuable in Theo. It should be something to be proud about for a change that we managed to hold on to currently our best winger and attacker, who had less than 6 months left on his contract
He’s only wants to be here if the money is right otherwise he would have been off. Sad.
We need more jacks, jenkos etc. who want to be here regardless of their pay cheque and who in truth should be earning much more than what they’re on right now.
Not sure why you got thumbed down for that comment, the problem is JW’s dont come along very often..
Hopefully now he doesn’t miss any games due to the ballrash he’ll get from wiping with cash money
By Wenger’s own admission this saga has prevented us securing a real new signing. Now its done he needs to get off his arse and fucking buy.
And not some French-Afro 17 yr old starlet either please.
Well congrats Theo. Great to have you back….?
Honestly we are happy you are a committed guy, however, if you really wanna play a striker role and force the manager to go to a 4-4-2, you need to work on not being so bashful with your forehead occasionally, esp when Bacs puts one on the plate for you in the 80th minute or so with his off-foot in the replay of a cup tie against bastards.
Sometimes as a striker Theo the old dome needs to get dirty. Just ask the BHF. He aint scared, which is why unless Wenger signs a striker and winger like in the next 12 days or so, your ass is back out on the right unless BHF is hurt. At least I think (hope) thats the case.
Now please Wenger sign some depth in this fucking squad now so we can take all of this “nucleus” to the champs league and maybe even win a trophy to get taste buds used to it!
For fuck sake.
Can I just say, with regard to nothing, that I am loving our glorious Arsenal more than ever.
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh to be a GOONER!
Sleep well my friends!
Alright. Maybe a tad pissed. X
Finally….., almost the longest contract saga ever since watching football. The leaving flock from Arsenal seem to have stopped now. By the way, he must improve his consistency to show that he is worth that 100k pound a week new deal. Now, time for Mr Wenger to focus on bringing in some fresh faces. He has no excuse now.
I don’t how or care much they’re actually paying him but ffs someone stop him from taking free kicks and corners…that’s just wrong…
Not bothered by the wage (compared to the 75k the majority of gooners were ok with). In two years, when he renegotiates, 100k pw will either seem like a steal for a well-developed player or we’ll get the difference back if he’s sold. In the meantime, we keep some credibility and hold onto a developing asset.
I have not seen a gunner’s signing met with so much disdain and cynicism among gooners. this is not right, really not right for the Club. Gooners are you happy? I’m not. That’s a lot of money wasted on an average player who can’t even get past above average left backs like Evra & Clichy. Now he wants to play in the centre taking on the best central defenders in the world for us. Our future is bleak, really bleak. Unless Wenger has in mind to sell him for 20m quid in the summer. That’s the only positive prospect left in this deal. What a shame.
And to think that he earns more than Jack Wilshere now. What a shame. This is not right for the Club. Players like Cazorla and Arteta deserve more than what we are giving Walcott.
right.Now fuck him off onto the wing again,taking the piss through the middle with his free kicks and bullshit.He showed his true colours this winter,and he should be appalled that he is almost on double the money of Wilshire.Shameful.
Based on theo’s new wage and on current form and consistency surely Jack is worth £200,000! a week. Sorry arsenal but that’s allot of money for a player we all still have reservations about.
err .. happy days ..
I have to question though the person in charge of managing these negotiations ..
surely if the club decided to make a compromise and offer him the £90/£100 k a week, they would have expected to make an offer that would have the player make a compromise .. that’s rule number 1 in negotiating (i.e. a compromise on both sides).
Why was the offer only for 3.5 years (taking away the half of the season remaining now) that leaves 3 years up to season 2015-2016 which highly likely see the next increase beyond £100k pw and so the possible sale of the player (given the current salary cap policy at the club) at the age of 27 years.
Wouldn’t it have been “wiser” to ask the player to compromise as well and sign this contract for 5 years instead taking him into reaching 29 years before the renegotiation of his next salary increase ?
Seems to be the player won on this one without hardly making any compromises on his behalf and the club had their ‘arm’ bent.
Probably because in 5 years time he will be losing the one thing that sets him apart from most other players – his pace. Let’s face it he’s not skillful enough as a wide player to go past people and get quality crosses in (when did you last him skin the full back) and he is not (yet) a clinical finisher….
i’m all for giving the guy a chance to play upfront, but i can’t stand seeing him struting around the pitch like he’s fucking Pele!!!!!!