Two Men Enter: Walcott vs Bale, which would you choose?

38 Responses to “Two Men Enter: Walcott vs Bale, which would you choose?”

1. Adam
   on September 14th, 2007 5:58 pm

   Let me guess:

   All the Arsenal supporters are going to choose Theo Walcott and all the Spurs supporters are going to choose Gareth Bale.

   Anyone care to surprise me?

2. Cliff Claven
   on September 14th, 2007 6:04 pm

   why not write this utter crap when it isn’t utter crap, in lets say a year or two when we know what they are like u thick nonce of a writer!

3. Joe
   on September 14th, 2007 6:05 pm

   Nope.

4. JP
   on September 14th, 2007 6:07 pm

   I’d take Bale over Walcott and I’m an Arsenal fan…

5. Si-lo
   on September 14th, 2007 6:11 pm

   I’m an Arsenal fan. And I’d say Bale seems to be making a real contribution to Spurs at the mo. Walcotts contribution has been fleeting (Carling Cup final for instance). I think Bale may have at the end of this season bedded in at Spurs more than Theo has at Arsenal. However I think Walcotts explosive pace makes him a genuinely exciting prospect. It’s been said before but when he makes runs it brings people to their feet. So I’d stick with Theo.

6. Armory
   on September 14th, 2007 6:12 pm

   Walcott of course if Bale was any good he would be playing for Arsenal.

7. arsenal man
   on September 14th, 2007 6:12 pm

   Simple……………….Walcott

8. footy-man
   on September 14th, 2007 6:13 pm

   walcott and i am a liverpool fan

9. cesco
   on September 14th, 2007 6:16 pm

   i WOULD TAKE BALE,walcott has got a lot of pace to burn but he is not ready technically, when he plays he seems to be very nervous because the arsenal players are technically very good, he prob feels out of place but i think in 2years we will see his potential realised.
   Bale doesnt seem to have that nervousness about him and is good on the ball and got very good delivery 7/10 times and im an arsenal supporter

10. knowledge
    on September 14th, 2007 6:16 pm

    i will choose walcott because we are really seeing the type of player he is now, last season was stoppped beacuse of his shoulder injury, now for the u-21 and the sparta game he was execellent he still needs to improve on his crossing thou.

11. blues
    on September 14th, 2007 6:18 pm

    i will choose emmm
    his young
    his quick
    his theo

12. Spurs forever
    on September 14th, 2007 6:19 pm

    i’d take walcoot over bale anyday, its a frikking no brainer guys…c’mon man…and this coming from a Spur fan…sometimes u just gotta accept that ur deadliest rivals have a better player than u….sad but true…walcott is destined to be the greatest EVER striker in our history of football…

13. king of north london
    on September 14th, 2007 6:27 pm

    Theo…cause he is more exciting than bale.

14. TD
    on September 14th, 2007 6:45 pm

    bale this season, walcott for the next 10 seasons

15. Junior Gooner
    on September 14th, 2007 6:49 pm

    Easy Theo he is going to be the next King of Europe………. Thierry Henry

16. Spurs spastic
    on September 14th, 2007 6:56 pm

    cant we have blanchflower back. Great days.

17. superscouser
    on September 14th, 2007 7:20 pm

    wallcot is better

    liverpool fan

18. superscouser
    on September 14th, 2007 7:21 pm

    [quote comment=”62128″]Easy Theo he is going to be the next King of Europe………. Thierry Henry[/quote]

    you mean ryan babel

19. andrew
    on September 14th, 2007 7:26 pm

    walcott and bale both have potential greatness ahead of them. but theo has wenger and bale has jol(ly fat bastard), that should answer it!

20. Grubbus
    on September 14th, 2007 7:37 pm

    Theo every single time - I don’t even know why this question is being asked?!?

21. Armory
    on September 14th, 2007 7:47 pm

    [quote comment=”62135″]Theo every single time - I don’t even know why this question is being asked?!?[/quote]
    I could not agree more.

22. Sinbad
    on September 14th, 2007 8:12 pm

    The thing is even if Walcott only turns out to be one of the top 5 forward in the premiership and Bale turns out to be the top left back in the premiership* Walcott would still have more value and be a better player because he’s a forward.

    *Doubtful because Arsenal have Armand Traore who is 17 and more talented than Bale, but for this exercise we’ll say Bale becomes the best.

23. Azza G
    on September 14th, 2007 8:15 pm

    Walcott of course,Bale will be good soon then he’ll join a real club! U realise Spuds are utds feeder club

    Their by far the greatest team the championship has ever seen, tottenham!! ha ha

24. OM
    on September 14th, 2007 8:25 pm

    [quote comment=”62134″]walcott and bale both have potential greatness ahead of them. but theo has wenger and bale has jol(ly fat bastard), that should answer it![/quote]

    Actually, Clichy is fairly young. And, that’s who Bale has to best to be the top left back in the Prem. In my eyes (grnted very tinted arsenal red) Clichy has already surpassed Cole. this year he started to become really dangerous attacking in the final third. Much better decision making distributing that final ball.

25. RJP
    on September 14th, 2007 8:52 pm

    I would take Walcott and Bale to avoid Bale’s disappointment of always being a loser in the Spurs team.

26. AusGunner
    on September 14th, 2007 8:56 pm

    I’d say Walcott but I think Bale has a fantastic future ahead of him, but there’s a couple of reasons why I say Walcott instead. Bale has been more prominent to date due to the NEED for Tottenham and Wales to play him to date. Tottenham won’t hesitate to play him because he offers Spurs something they don’t have, a left sided winger, so he gets a chance to shine there, and the wing is a natural position for him as opposed to Theo. Wales need him because they’re crap and he’s good so he gets a chance at international level. England don’t need Walcott because they have Owen and a bunch of other, older strikers so he’s used sparingly (although he excels at under 21 level), WC call up aside. Arsenal have also used him somewhat sparingly too because we have a lot of talented players that are slightly older than him and ahead of him and because he’s not been played in his favoured position, striker.

    However he’s still been given his chance at Arsenal and put in some great performances and he has a great future ahead of him too I’m sure. To date he’s scored (beautifully) in a cup final and helped turn a champions league match (against Hamburg), which are achievements that I doubt Bale will ever achieve in his time at Spurs because, y’know, they’re Spurs. Plus he’s under the watchful eye of one of the best managers when it comes to developing young talent in the world, and Wenger will probably keep him level-headed (he’s a pretty level-headed kid already) and make sure he doesn’t make him give too much too soon. I’m sure he’ll become a big star in the future, edging Bale slightly. The sooner Bale goes to a big club though, the better (I remember reading somewhere once that he was an Arsenal fan? The whole Tottenham squad seems to be full of them). Although I’m sure his time at Tottenham will give him very valuable experience.

27. charlie
    on September 14th, 2007 10:16 pm

    clicy is better than bale.

28. Armory
    on September 14th, 2007 11:01 pm

    [quote comment=”62148″]clicy is better than bale.[/quote]
    By a mile

29. Fulhamista
    on September 14th, 2007 11:14 pm

    Walcott is a mediocrity, Bale all the way

30. Eujen
    on September 15th, 2007 1:17 am

    bale hasnt shined as much as he can
    he’s gonna be like ryan giggs, too bad united didnt get him. he would have been a class replacement

31. since85
    on September 15th, 2007 7:46 am

    uhh has walcott done ANYTHING in the EPL? hes short, loses to any challenge, and has the pace a 16 year old should

    bale has come on to a struggling team and provided a spark, aggressively attacking 1v1’s and breaking down defenders. its resulted in his own goal and plenty of chances. he is by far the best choice.

32. MaxPower
    on September 15th, 2007 9:49 am

    Walcott made the mistake of joining arsenal because of henry. He was only there for around a year, and now walcott wants to go to barcelona. Great decision there Theo.

    Wenger is a douchebag for hyping up walcott’s england spot when he can’t even play him in epl matches. Now wenger is avoiding that possibility so he doesn’t cough up another 5 million pounds to southampton.

    The next francis jeffers. At least liverpool rescued pennant.

33. MaxPower
    on September 15th, 2007 9:51 am

    Did someone just mention armand traore will be the best left back in the EPL?

    Don’t you mean djimi traore?

34. patt
    on September 16th, 2007 3:34 pm

    i would have to say walcott he is a good player and also i am a liverpool supporter

35. Brady better than Ron
    on September 17th, 2007 2:00 am

    hmm, Walcott was more effective on the weekend and he didn’t play! Has anyone showed Bale what the goals look like - I think he was trying to kick the ball to one of his mates in the 34th row.

36. JK
    on September 24th, 2007 4:30 pm

    Bad comparison in my opinion. Bale will become a LB eventualy. Imo walcott shoald be compared to ryan babel. Both men are insanely fast and they will probably go on to be the true successors to henry.

37. Matthew
    on October 16th, 2007 4:16 pm

    Brady - Not a great point to make considering Bale has scored 3 goals in 5 starts this season from left mid/def…. he certainly knows where the goal is

38. Arsenalrulez
    on October 18th, 2007 12:27 pm

    i’d take both but spurs got their dirty hands on bale 1st, so i will just have walcott.
    anyway, bale is a left winger and walcotts a striker, so it is possible to take both.

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