[Theo Walcoott on £140,000 a week.....]

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Tightend I can assure you that the suspicions you have are wrong
Quite happy to not post again if you don't want me to
Seems that disagreeing with certain people's views on here is license to be insulted

fine, hopefully i am wrong but unfortunately i've been made a fool of a few too many times.

Now, no one should be insulting anyone else please and that includes everyone.

Can we get back on track?

I think we are discussing Theo Walcoott on £140,000 a week.....

That's insulting.

Hasn't it been Sheff Utd's season for the past 5 years?

Can't blame Vardy for leaving, a great opportunity for him. He's played his way up the leagues, so yeah he is probably minted now but it's not like he's been on 70k a week for all his 20s. I don't like the guy but can't begrudge him this move, and Leicester get a big whack of cash for him as well.

40/1 on them to go down is huge IMO. Unlikely to happen but not to be passed up.

Vardy medical tomorrow.

Very interesting buy for arsenal. Probably worth the gamble for that price, even if he's closer to Jeffers than Henry.

If you were Theo Walcott, would you try to angle a move the other way?

Really not a typical Arsenal signing, and I struggle to see how Vardy would fit in? Tippy tappy in the final 3rd with him as the focal point?

i think it works in one important respect, it stretches the field

teams have to defend deeper against Vardy if he is playing on the last defender, so it gives the Arsenal midfield a lot of room within which to create stuff

it also is likely to be effective in away european games enabling them to play on the counter

in principle it gives them what walcott gives them, only fitter, a better finisher and nastier. and i think the team needs a bit of nasty

i do agree that he won't be used to waiting for the ball in patient build ups though

It's the fee and his age as well, can't remember the last time Wenger shelled out a significant sum on someone who is gonna have no re-sale value. (I'm not including Cech for obvious reasons)

Will Vardy start? I can see how he'd be useful against certain opposition, but his game is geared towards fast direct football. Will his talents be somewhat wasted in a possession based team?

In before Vardy nets 30 next season

Vardy medical tomorrow.

Very interesting buy for arsenal. Probably worth the gamble for that price, even if he's closer to Jeffers than Henry.

If you were Theo Walcott, would you try to angle a move the other way?

Really not a typical Arsenal signing, and I struggle to see how Vardy would fit in? Tippy tappy in the final 3rd with him as the focal point?

Thierry Henry was a similarly pacy striker and he didn't do too badly.

Are you really comparing Vardy to Henry? lol Henry had much more to his game.

Vardy medical tomorrow.

Very interesting buy for arsenal. Probably worth the gamble for that price, even if he's closer to Jeffers than Henry.

If you were Theo Walcott, would you try to angle a move the other way?

Really not a typical Arsenal signing, and I struggle to see how Vardy would fit in? Tippy tappy in the final 3rd with him as the focal point?

Coral have a special on and it is (whispers) England to reach the final of Euro2016 at 6/1.   Sure that must be a good price whatever you think of England.  I assume you can Arb that it you are a hater.  £20 max.

Not a hater, just a realist

Zlatan done and dusted. Looking forward to seeing him in the PL.

I have no idea how he'll be shoehorned in their starting XI.

If its anything like my gaff then there will be an investigation for such an amount to go missing, CCTV checked and whatnot, person involved interviewed by the powers that be etc.

I don't understand how it happened though? Unless the worker had a complete brain fart moment. Was it machine error?

3 and a half hours?! That's pretty damn good value for money, though I'm guessing the ticket wasn't on the budget end of the spectrum

Editors and The View have recently been confirmed for Glasto, I think Adele would be pretty cool to see live (I wouldn't pay to see her as such but if she was doing a festival I might pop along if it didn't clash with someone good).

Just over 2 weeks until Best Kept Secret in Eindhoven for me, then they come thick and fast in July with Shed Seven, Ash, Ocean Colour Scene w/ Sheds, View and Bluetones and also Kaiser Chiefs playing York races.

August is looking empty as it stands

Another band from that mid 00s era are packing it in.

Sunshine Underground are releasing one last album and then going on a farewell tour in October before knocking it on the head. Never made it quite as big as some of their counterparts but they have a few decent songs.

Kula Shaker touring the 20th anniversary of their debut album. These anniversary tours need to stop, cos all they are is a constant reminder of how old I'm getting!

Agreed Tikay, I wish I could articulate myself as well as Archer! I think going forward I'll let him post on stuff first so I can just go 'yep, +1 from me'.

Ps have a great time in Vegas, looking forward to the updates

You do just fine.

Did I see you playing for Wimbledon in that play off at the weekend?

Nah, I've got a slightly bigger build than Akinfenwa, but I can see why you'd mistake me for him. When do you fly out? VA or BA? (guessing former).

Looks like we can welcome Gundogan to Manchester.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/10301831/manchester-city-sign-ilkay-gundogan-from-borussia-dortmund

Tomorrow morning, Virgin from Gatters.

Excellent, I'm very jealous. Without wanting to pile pressure on your shoulders, but remember I'm a poor Yorkshireman when you have a decision for your MTT life this summer

Agreed Tikay, I wish I could articulate myself as well as Archer! I think going forward I'll let him post on stuff first so I can just go 'yep, +1 from me'.

Ps have a great time in Vegas, looking forward to the updates

You do just fine.

Did I see you playing for Wimbledon in that play off at the weekend?

Nah, I've got a slightly bigger build than Akinfenwa, but I can see why you'd mistake me for him. When do you fly out? VA or BA? (guessing former).

Looks like we can welcome Gundogan to Manchester.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/10301831/manchester-city-sign-ilkay-gundogan-from-borussia-dortmund

Agreed Tikay, I wish I could articulate myself as well as Archer! I think going forward I'll let him post on stuff first so I can just go 'yep, +1 from me'.

Ps have a great time in Vegas, looking forward to the updates

<3 Archer. I wish I could be as detailed as you in my posts

We differ on Henry though! He was an immense talent, but I couldn't stand the guy. Just really disliked him and I'm not sure why. Bergkamp on the other hand; far and away my favourite none City player to have played in the PL over the years. That goal against Newcastle I could watch on a loop for hours and still never understand how he did it.

Suarez was indeed in a decent but not outstanding team, but you could easily say the same about Aguero sometimes! And I don't really consider Henry an out and out striker. Shearer obviously runs Serg close due to the sheer number of goals he netted, but as said different era's and arguably the Premier League today is much stronger than it was 10/15/20 years ago.

Any PL fantasy XI would simply have to have Aguero up front. Who partners him, if anyone, is very much open for debate, but the most lethal finisher the league has ever seen deserves his berth.

I liked Bergkamp as well  

I had no problems with Henry when he was playing but don't like him as a pundit.

Obviously agree about Aguero taking 1 of the 2 strikers berths in an all-time PL team. The PFA wouldn't agree tho...

Maybe it stems from that botched penalty he and Pires tried to take vs us? But I'm sure it runs deeper/longer than that yet I have no real reason to dislike him haha Mind you the list of players I hate is long.....oh so long!

Is this the same PFA that gave Rodgers manager of the year for coming 2nd over Pellers who won the league and cup double in his first season in England? lol

<3 Archer. I wish I could be as detailed as you in my posts

We differ on Henry though! He was an immense talent, but I couldn't stand the guy. Just really disliked him and I'm not sure why. Bergkamp on the other hand; far and away my favourite none City player to have played in the PL over the years. That goal against Newcastle I could watch on a loop for hours and still never understand how he did it.

Suarez was indeed in a decent but not outstanding team, but you could easily say the same about Aguero sometimes! And I don't really consider Henry an out and out striker. Shearer obviously runs Serg close due to the sheer number of goals he netted, but as said different era's and arguably the Premier League today is much stronger than it was 10/15/20 years ago.

Any PL fantasy XI would simply have to have Aguero up front. Who partners him, if anyone, is very much open for debate, but the most lethal finisher the league has ever seen deserves his berth.