Transfer Rumour Theo Walcott

[BernieWright13]

hearing west ham are trying to make a late move for him

anyone else heard this

Fingers crossed.
TBF, Walcott would make a good virtual pairing down there with Andy Caroll

 

[Igrok]

Too late

 

[blue_order]

No.11

 

[Barnfred 55]

wondering if we are waiting for around 5 for maximum press/media

What?. 5 signings?

 

[thorney33]

When he turns 30 someone can sell the headline “three-o Walcott” to the echo. Worth millions.

Peep Show reference there.

Likely to see that headline before his welcome video is finished.

 

[rstevens]

For me its a bad signing simply because:

1. he has been on a massive decline this season.
2.He was a pace merchant - they often decline even more repidly that most players.
3. What the **** is our system and what we are building towards?

The last point is the major thing for me. We Dont seem to buying for a certain style of play or system, it just seems like a bunch of individuals trying to kick a ball.

 

[Azza]

Wait... So SSN saying Walcott turned up today for training at USM Finch Farm... but we haven't announced him... lol

 

[DanB90]

Has anyone pointed out his age at all?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Wait... So SSN saying Walcott turned up today for training at USM Finch Farm... but we have announced him... lol

To be fair, takes some effort/time those videos for twitter.

 

[Efcjake]

They must be taking plenty of photos.

 

[neil999]

To be fair, takes some effort/time those videos for twitter.

You should do one every time you appoint a new moderator.....

 

[heatmeiser]

Can't be announced yet, Jim White's phone is on charge at the service station so Moshiri can't get through to him yet.

 

[scratchnsurf]

Has anyone pointed out his age at all?

I was going to, just after mentioning that we need a left back.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Hurry up Walnut la.

 

[trueblue10]

I think what concerns some people is that paying that premium when it's unlikely to reap immediate dividends (i.e. Walcott isn't the difference between us winning and not winning a trophy) is scary for a club like Everton that doesn't have unlimited resources. It's OK for it to be the exception, but we're adding a lot of expensive players (fees and wages) whose talents will diminish or start to diminish over the next few years. Everyone gets that players in their prime are expensive, the question is whether it makes sense for us to buy players with no resale value who might well need replacing within the next few seasons.

Or we sign a talented youngsters ( Stones, Lukaku for instance) who we nurture for a few seasons , sell them at a profit, and replace them?

The debate goes both ways, if we sign proven players , if we sign talented youngsters both will need replacing eventually.

Yes we make money off the youngsters, but then, to your point , do we go out and buy more youngsters?, so in fact turning us into a feeder club?

A successful club has a balance of youth and experience.

Go back a couple of pages and look at the majority of our summer signings, all under the age of 25.

Add Siggy ,Rooney and now Walcott and you have a blend of talented youngsters with bags of potential and experienced internationals in their prime ( Siggy, Walcott ).