I remember when we start off bad men come on here calling for Arsene head so when I saw this article I had to put it on here.
Had a guy here who claim he been supporting Arsenal since the 80's cyah remember he f**king name and yet big article Arsene must go .... i go look .. prick!!!
This one is about Walcott .. granted he playing shit but fans are seriously fickle!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/909884-debate-about-walcotts-future-at-arsenal-highlights-the-danger-of-emotionalismIt is not even a year yet since Arsenal fans, in apparent agony, lamented the lack of safe hands in Arsenal goal. They had their usual victim in their cross-hairs, Arsene Wenger, whom they deemed unnecessarily stubborn and uncannily irrational in his reticence towards signing a clearly needed goalkeeper.
When, afterwards, Lukas Fabianski had a good run of excellent games, the din subsided, only to resurface when he got injured and the crisis appeared to return. Now everyone seems to agree that Wojciech Szczęsny is an excellent keeper and may yet develop to become one of the world's best.
The funny thing is that during all that ballyhoo about goalkeeping crises at Arsenal and the need to buy one, the team already had Szczęsny. In the end, Wenger's reticence has been proven to be prudence. He, indeed, has saved Arsenal some valuable money.
Only a few games ago, Arsenal fans wanted Laurent Koscielny—whom they consider a good exemplar of a bad defender—shipped away from Arsenal. Now, after three good games, Koscielny is the darling of their defense—talk about changing with every gust of wind!
There is, of course, the recent talk about relegation at the end of the season, merely because Arsenal failed to recreate their accustomed good start to the season. For the fickle fans, four defeats equals relegation at the end of the season. They, of course, had their hatchets ready for Wenger's head yet again.
There was even talk of unfurling a banner about sacking Wenger, whom many fans considered the obstacle to Arsenal's future. Some even asked for Carlo Ancelotti! But after a few run of good results, it appears the king may yet retain his crown.
Instant gratification seems to be the only language the current culture of football knows; the fickleness of Arsenal fans, as highlighted above, is only one example of this. Manchester City's spending spree or Manchester's United's debt, and while at it, Barcelona's and Real Maldrid's, represents another.
But what troubles me and prompts this article is the sentiment developing among some Arsenal fans about whether or not Arsenal should renew Theo Walcott's contract. They come out again as irrational as ever. Here is a sample of their opinion:
•Theo has gone backwards. It's funny how I never see articles about how bad Theo is, but I see hundreds of articles going on about how bad Arshavin is even though once again he had to come on and help improve the team on Sunday. Theo should not be given a new contract—so bad lately (emphases are mine).
•It's players like Theo Walcott we need to get rid off! Arshavin, Walcott and Chamakh need to move on from Arsenal...for Walcott, he needs to go he is just so poor, can't cross, can't shoot! He is just fast and when he does get in good position, his decision-making is shocking!
•Let him go, Arsene. He flatters to deceive. Sure, he's got pace, but it's no good when it's not linked to any vision, skill or capability. He's a headless chicken. Get as much money as you can and buy someone else—we won't miss him... (See here.)
The absurdity of this sentiment becomes apparent when one considers that just four games ago, the Emirates turned fearfully quiet at the thought of a Walcott injury. You see, Walcott had just had an excellent game in the victory against Bolton Wanderers, which included an assist for the second goal.
It was a continuation of a run of good form since the beginning of the season. He had even scored a goal in the defeat against Manchester United and was outstanding in the two games against Udinese, scoring the lone goal in the first game and another in the return leg to seal Arsenal's qualification for the UEFA Champions League.
After this great start to the season, and owing to the team's woeful beginning, there was then a genuine fear that Arsenal may not be able to retain him. Commentators urged Arsenal to find a way to make him sign a new contract or risk losing him in the same manner they had in Samir Nasri's case.
And now because of a few bad games, Walcott is trash. How irrational human beings can be. It is not without reason that Voltaire called them incurably stupid, lacking a shard of le bon sens.
A little common sense would prompt Arsenal fans to jump at the opportunity for extending Walcott's contract now that he want to talk about contract extension; they would encourage the management to sign him as quickly as possible to forestall the possibility of losing him to Manchester City (!) come summer.
For one thing is sure: Walcott will recover his form and when he does, Arsenal may not be able to keep him. This is therefore the right time to sign him when no team is interested!
But who says common sense is a liberal commodity?
If fans only employed their rational faculty in times of adversity they would know that knee-jerk reactions are seldom helpful. The same fans who wanted to slaughter Wenger for not signing a "world class" goalkeeper no longer think Arsenal have a goalkeeping problem.
The same ones who bayed for his blood over Koscielny, think Koscielny is now the Rock of Gibraltar.
Furthermore, the same ones, who now clamor for Oxlade-Chamberlain on the strength of a good couple of games, will be the first to throw him to the dogs when he passes through the inevitable patch of bad form.
Were they not the same ones that proclaimed his signing a waste of money when what Arsenal really needed was Chris Samba? (Not that Chris Samba would have been a bad idea, either.)
Recall, after all, that in the first part of last season, when the big stars were absent from Arsenal's lineup—Walcott (injured), Fabregas (injured), Van Persie (injured), it was the vilified duo of Marouane Chamakh and Andre Arshavin who stepped up and gave us an excellent first half of the season.
Ironically, it was when the stars returned that the season went downhill. My point? It is a not a pleasant sign when fans too quickly throw players under the bus during a patch of bad form.
Who says Chamakh may not recreate his former good form? Who says Walcott may not as yet become the next Thierry Henry? Why can we not support our players when they pass through the unavoidable bad time, stay together (team and fans) come rain or shine?
Besides, it is not the same fans that lament the dearth of senior players in the squad? Why are we too ready to discard those that show less than 100 percent form? Manchester United, after all, keep around the Michael Owens. Might it not be for reasons other than mere excellent form?
I would like to end by appealing to Arsenal fans to please keep faith with Walcott, to stop swinging about with every fickle wind. It is during the bad patches more than any that players need the support of the fans more.
How can we demand loyalty from them when we too quickly withhold ours?