Theo Walcott is set to announce his retirement, talkSPORT understands. The 34-year-old, who left Southampton at the end of last season, scored more than 100 goals for Arsenal and won 47 England cap…
That’s actually a good question. What are the minimum (if there are any hard conditions) requirements for a statue? Imho Theo doesn’t deserve one if i compare him to the ones who have one, but he did spend quite some time here (12 years or so?) and is in the 100-goals-for-arsenal club
I was surprised to find out that Theo is only a few total goals for us behind Dennis Bergkamp (108 to 119) with 80 vs 98 assists, according to Transfermarkt. Theo’s minutes per goal is better! 23.345 mins vs 29.379 mins. I am not saying Theo should or will get a statue, but it’s an interesting talking point.
I’d say you’d have to be a legend of the club. The six that have them are Wenger and Chapman, legendary managers; Friar, whose years of servitude are longer than most fans have been alive; Henry and Bergkamp, who are Invincibles and two of the most popular players ever for this club, etc. etc.; and Adams is literally Mr. Arsenal.
Walcott was amazing, but not up there. There’s more ahead of him tbh. Hell, Graham doesn’t even have one.
@Astrealix@kleautviool I see Wrighty has a bust, a nice compromise, perhaps?
Personally, although I have VERY fond memories of Walcott’s Arsenal days, I don’t think he makes the cut for the sort of truly iconic status required to be made into a literal icon
I agree with everything. I started following Arsenal in 2010 and watching Walcott just outpace everyone made me fall in love with him very quickly. He definitely had some great moments for the club and contributed greatly over his decade here, but hes still a tier or two below those who are enshrined outside the Emirates
Iconic. I dont know if Theo accomplished enough with us to warrant a statue, but if he did, this needs to be it
That’s actually a good question. What are the minimum (if there are any hard conditions) requirements for a statue? Imho Theo doesn’t deserve one if i compare him to the ones who have one, but he did spend quite some time here (12 years or so?) and is in the 100-goals-for-arsenal club
I was surprised to find out that Theo is only a few total goals for us behind Dennis Bergkamp (108 to 119) with 80 vs 98 assists, according to Transfermarkt. Theo’s minutes per goal is better! 23.345 mins vs 29.379 mins. I am not saying Theo should or will get a statue, but it’s an interesting talking point.
I’d say you’d have to be a legend of the club. The six that have them are Wenger and Chapman, legendary managers; Friar, whose years of servitude are longer than most fans have been alive; Henry and Bergkamp, who are Invincibles and two of the most popular players ever for this club, etc. etc.; and Adams is literally Mr. Arsenal.
Walcott was amazing, but not up there. There’s more ahead of him tbh. Hell, Graham doesn’t even have one.
@Astrealix @kleautviool I see Wrighty has a bust, a nice compromise, perhaps?
Personally, although I have VERY fond memories of Walcott’s Arsenal days, I don’t think he makes the cut for the sort of truly iconic status required to be made into a literal icon
I agree with everything. I started following Arsenal in 2010 and watching Walcott just outpace everyone made me fall in love with him very quickly. He definitely had some great moments for the club and contributed greatly over his decade here, but hes still a tier or two below those who are enshrined outside the Emirates
Definitely closer to two imo, love the guy but the lack of titles over the past two decades puts a dampener on most players since the Invincibles.