My Theo Walcott Conspiracy Theory

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Do you think David Dein (the vice-chairman of Arsenal and of the FA) put pressure on Sven to pick Walcott so as to boost his value?

I think he might have.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I'm sure I read somewhere something about Theo Walcott sharing the same agent as somebody else with responsibilities within the Engalnd camp. Thought it was MacLaren, but doesn't seem to showe up on a Google Search. Definitely read something of that nature when Walcott's inclusion was first announced.

Something don't smell right about his inclusion for sure

 

[B.M.F]

Doubt it as I am sure part of the deal when he signed for Arsenal included a hefty sum if he represented England. Moneybags Dean would have done anything he could to stop this happening.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Although he had already played against Hungary.

 

[Easy 10]

I cannot BELIEVE Eriksson got such an easy ride in his final press conference today. The first question I wanted asked was quite simply: "So Sven. Why exactly DID you bring Theo Walcott to the World Cup ?".

Why did nobody ask this ?

 

[dougdeep]

I'd have asked him why he wasted five and a half years of players international careers.

 

[Les Biehn]

I would have asked him why he is such a lardo jock clown.

 

[Lander]

I think Theo's father paid for him to be called up, he looks like the sorta person who would

 

[Bakesy]

I think he is more clued up on the WAGS than the squad itself, and liked the look of Wallcotts bird.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

I cannot BELIEVE Eriksson got such an easy ride in his final press conference today. The first question I wanted asked was quite simply: "So Sven. Why exactly DID you bring Theo Walcott to the World Cup ?".

Why did nobody ask this ?

Because most football journalists have all the courage of a field vole. They spend their careers covering the same very small group of blokes -- and are usually either the type that 1) writes everything the club says they should; or 2) writes everything that agents say they should.

They're too scared of getting their accreditation or lucrative ghost-writing deals taken away (which can happen VERY easily) to ask any really probing questions.

 

[Easy 10]

But it was quite a reasonable question wasn't it ? As an England fan, I bloody want to know the answer !

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Of course it was a reasonable question. But whoever asked it was never going to get the contract to ghost "Sven: My England Story". And that's why no-one asked it.

 

[Skintagain 1983]

He came for the shopping at ASDA

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

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[1066gull]

Maybe because Theo is still a baby?