| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:29 - Jan 29 with 4298 views | gainsboroughblue |
Before or after he took that pen? |  |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:29 - Jan 29 with 4292 views | Illinoisblue |
He just missed a penalty in the most fantastic way . |  |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:29 - Jan 29 with 4287 views | Metal_Hacker |
What a penalty that is |  |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:33 - Jan 29 with 4219 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:29 - Jan 29 by gainsboroughblue |
Before or after he took that pen? |
Wouldn't want a stationery thief would they? [Post edited 29 Jan 21:33]
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:34 - Jan 29 with 4208 views | FoghornGleghorn |
I remember the moment a few years ago when my fogged brain made me think we'd played an absolute blinder, until I realised it was Oli Hawkins we'd signed. Maybe Lambert had made the same mistake. |  | | |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:35 - Jan 29 with 4179 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Some Spoonerisms are great.
I do like Wallie Otkins. | |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:35 - Jan 29 with 4183 views | J2BLUE |
Looks unlikely with Duran heading for Saudi.
Why leave it so late in the window? Unless it's just to try and show Arsenal fans they tried with no intention of actually signing him... |  |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:39 - Jan 29 with 4099 views | cressi |
Just to shut their fans up not really going to happen they will say we have tried. | | | |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:54 - Jan 29 with 3902 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:35 - Jan 29 by J2BLUE |
Looks unlikely with Duran heading for Saudi.
Why leave it so late in the window? Unless it's just to try and show Arsenal fans they tried with no intention of actually signing him... |
Shame to see Duran retire at 21, but that's one hell of a pension.
I guess it shows he's not that driven by football. Each to their own. |  |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 22:29 - Jan 29 with 3539 views | Vaughan8 |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:39 - Jan 29 by cressi |
Just to shut their fans up not really going to happen they will say we have tried. |
I heard on some talk show (probably talksport), some west ham fan saying the owners just make a bid on a player to appease the fans, but its not a serious bid as its too low.
Seems like Arsenal are doing that, but if they come back with £90-100m Villa might consider it. | | | |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 22:56 - Jan 29 with 3371 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:54 - Jan 29 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Shame to see Duran retire at 21, but that's one hell of a pension.
I guess it shows he's not that driven by football. Each to their own. |
I agree it's a big shame but you can understand him going there.
I wonder if he might be young enough to come back after and still be a top player but it looks like a poor footballing move. | |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 23:01 - Jan 29 with 3317 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 22:56 - Jan 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I agree it's a big shame but you can understand him going there.
I wonder if he might be young enough to come back after and still be a top player but it looks like a poor footballing move. |
I can’t understand him going there. He could get more money than he could ever spend, be adored, play against the best teams at the top level in packed out stadia in some of the biggest occasions you could ever experience in club football.
Or go to Saudi. |  |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 23:09 - Jan 29 with 3271 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 23:01 - Jan 29 by Swansea_Blue |
I can’t understand him going there. He could get more money than he could ever spend, be adored, play against the best teams at the top level in packed out stadia in some of the biggest occasions you could ever experience in club football.
Or go to Saudi. |
Would he get that amount of money now staying here? Yes, if his career progresses he probably will but plenty of young promising players haven't done (think Macheda, etc). This guarantees that income now regardless and he is young enough that he could possibly still make it after (depending on length of contract).
If the career matters more to him than the money he won't go but I can understand why he would go. | |
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 00:12 - Jan 30 with 3017 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 23:09 - Jan 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Would he get that amount of money now staying here? Yes, if his career progresses he probably will but plenty of young promising players haven't done (think Macheda, etc). This guarantees that income now regardless and he is young enough that he could possibly still make it after (depending on length of contract).
If the career matters more to him than the money he won't go but I can understand why he would go. |
He could get £100k+ a week here. Possibly a lot more.
Enough to scrape by on. But not compared to Saudi. [Post edited 30 Jan 0:15]
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| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 08:32 - Jan 30 with 2473 views | davblue |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 22:29 - Jan 29 by Vaughan8 |
I heard on some talk show (probably talksport), some west ham fan saying the owners just make a bid on a player to appease the fans, but its not a serious bid as its too low.
Seems like Arsenal are doing that, but if they come back with £90-100m Villa might consider it. |
Watkins is never worth that and if Arsenal pay that then they've lost the plot. Good player, just turned 29. I get that's probably what he's worth to Villa at this moment in time end of the window etc. |  | | |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 09:06 - Jan 30 with 2326 views | davblue |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 00:12 - Jan 30 by Marshalls_Mullet |
He could get £100k+ a week here. Possibly a lot more.
Enough to scrape by on. But not compared to Saudi. [Post edited 30 Jan 0:15]
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think for a purist i understand the position of why would he go there at that age.
But looking at it coldly, he could get injured tomorrow and his career finished, so taking that offer for him and his family makes sense. Not sure on his upbringing but some young south Americans have grown up in desperately poor conditions, so for them to be able to provide for their family is probably very important to them.
Not that being a premier league strike you should be short of money. | | | |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 09:14 - Jan 30 with 2279 views | Vaughan8 |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 08:32 - Jan 30 by davblue |
Watkins is never worth that and if Arsenal pay that then they've lost the plot. Good player, just turned 29. I get that's probably what he's worth to Villa at this moment in time end of the window etc. |
Oh totally agree, and £60m in the summer when there is time to get a replacement, possibly.
But now with days left of the transfer window.....Watkins could potentially be the difference between champinos league football again or not. | | | |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 09:23 - Jan 30 with 2218 views | davblue |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 09:14 - Jan 30 by Vaughan8 |
Oh totally agree, and £60m in the summer when there is time to get a replacement, possibly.
But now with days left of the transfer window.....Watkins could potentially be the difference between champinos league football again or not. |
yeah, if they weren't losing the other striker then you could understand them selling given a good price and his age. | | | |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 13:03 - Jan 30 with 1762 views | OldFart71 |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 21:33 - Jan 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Wouldn't want a stationery thief would they? [Post edited 29 Jan 21:33]
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If he was, wouldn't he soon get caught ? | | | |
| Blimey Arsenal have bid for Ollie Watkins on 13:46 - Jan 30 with 1637 views | Reus30 |
Honestly, this just shows how lucky we are as both Villa, Arsenal and Duran have completed ballsed this up.
Villa - in PSR trouble, could have shifted a 29 year old striker for £60m plus.
Makes sense for them to then put Duran as the main man and find a suitable youngster to back up.
Arsenal - could sign the striker they need to possibly put them over and compete on all fronts. Negotiate the deal early in the window, get it done.
Duran - Becomes the main man, boosts his price further and goes on to play at the top top top level of world football.
Instead, they all take the easy way out. Football no longer has any logic to it. |  | | |
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