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Gabbarelli- 01-13-2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ton/4608456.stm

Arsenal are set to win the £15m race for highly-rated Southampton teenager Theo Walcott, BBC Sport understands.

Jeezo!!!

Perhaps Celtic should have sold some of our previous "boy wonders" like Burchill, Donnelly and Lynch to Arsene Wenger, before we found they were distinctly average! SESL/header.gif

SeslDotNet- 01-13-2006
QUOTE (Gabbarelli @ Jan 13 2006, 12:49 PM)
Celtic should have sold some of our previous "boy wonders" like Burchill, Donnelly and Lynch to Arsene Wenger, before we found they were distinctly average!

When did Celtic last sell a player for money ? SESL/wink.gif

Gabbarelli- 01-13-2006
QUOTE (SeslDotNet @ Jan 13 2006, 12:56 PM)
QUOTE (Gabbarelli @ Jan 13 2006, 12:49 PM)
Celtic should have sold some of our previous "boy wonders" like Burchill, Donnelly and Lynch to Arsene Wenger, before we found they were distinctly average!

When did Celtic last sell a player for money ? SESL/wink.gif

Why, what do the normally sell them for?

(Peanuts would be too obvious an answer)


Elgin_Boss- 01-14-2006
QUOTE (Gabbarelli @ Jan 13 2006, 01:08 PM)
Why, what do the normally sell them for?


It does appear Celtic need to give their players away for free. Surprised Chris Sutton left for no transfer fee last week.

You should know better than ask Gaby a direct question.
He'll wriggle like a snake to avoid answering.
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Pictured: Gaby slithering away yesterday

QueensPark- 01-16-2006
15m no more! "LOWER LOWER"

Arsenal are set to win the £12m race for highly-rated Southampton teenager Theo Walcott.

Price will be 10m by the end of the week! SESL/header.gif

QueensPark- 01-20-2006
Fee was 5m > 12.5m in the end.


"Arsenal have completed the signing of Southampton striker Theo Walcott.

The highly-rated 16-year-old is moving to Arsenal for a fee that is expected to be worth an initial £5m, but rising to about £12.5m. "

Saint Mirren- 01-20-2006
So, teenager Theo Walcott:- is he the new

i) Wayne Wonderful Rooney SESL/flag_gb.gif
or
ii) Francis Failure Jeffers ?? SESL/athumbsdown.gif

Celtic- 01-22-2006
It's a hellofalot of money to pay for a largely unproven young player. He might have plenty potential (don't know haven't seen him), but who's to say he's definetly going to make it as a top draw player.

Surely it would have been better for him to stay at Southampton and learn his trade where he'll get a game every week rather than be a bit part player at Arsenal.

Lots of pressure on him now to deliver and justify his huge fee, will a young player who is still on school boy forms be able to live up to expectations.

Time will tell.

Lots of pressure on Mr. Wenger now as well to make sure this latest prodigy is the real deal after the flops of Francis Jeffers and Jermaine Pennant.

Devronvale- 02-02-2006
As many of you know i am a huge arsenal fan. probably one of the biggest arsenal fans here in South Africa.

What impressed me about this signing was not the fact that it was this youngster, but that at last Wenger was willing to spend some money.

The other awesome thing is that Chelsea wanted him too, the fact that he chose to come to Arsenal, and earn less money at the same time, is a huge victory for football.

Its a great day for football in the world

Cheers Tyron

Dunfermline- 02-02-2006
I think all Arsenal fans want to know now if Thierry Henry is going to sign an extended contract?

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Hearts- 02-08-2006
Teenager Theo Walcott scored his first goal for Arsenal last night....

Arsenal RESERVES went down to a 3-2 loss though.

Falkirk- 08-20-2006
QUOTE (Celtic @ January 22, 2006 09:31 pm)
Lots of pressure on him now to deliver and justify his huge fee

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Celtic jerseys are not for second best. They won't shrink to fit an inferior player.



Well Bill, Walcott certainly DELIVERED yesterday in Premiership putting in a delightful cross for the late equaliser.

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Celtic jerseys are not for second best. They WILL shrink to fit an inferior manager like Strachan though!

Saint Mirren- 09-01-2006
Theo Walcott is more likely to get his chance in Arsenal first team this season, as Arsenal never managed to bring in many players during August transfer window.

Gabbarelli- 09-01-2006
QUOTE (Saint Mirren @ September 01, 2006 04:06 pm)
Theo Walcott is more likely to get his chance in Arsenal first team this season, as Arsenal never managed to bring in many players during August transfer window.

The transfer window was longer than just the duration of August Mrs...

Saint Mirren- 11-10-2007

Theo Walcott getting a few more chances this season.

Hope it works out for him, and he goes on to have a great season at Arsenal.


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