Ollie Watkins

[LeeS]

If we sell both our strikers at the same time then you can only conclude that our owners are actually Blues fans who’ve played a fantastic long game.

[ChicagoLion]

No idea why people are adamant he is not going, you do not know what is in the contract and what the player wants. So let’s stop this , he definitely isn’t going anywhere.

[Bobby Boy]

Not sure why we're arguing if Ollie would be Arsenal's best striker or not. He's not going fucking anywhere!
He offers our team and style of play so much more than goals and assists - It would be nigh on impossible to replace him with someone like for like no matter how much money is available.

We could theoretically challenge Arsenal, who have arguably taken a backwards step this season. WHY would we give up one of our prized assets to a direct competitor?

We lose Watkins, I'm done with football. The Duran thing is bad enough, but with ticket pricing, general commercialisation of everything... if we sell Watkins, I think this will be my last season.

We should be on a crest of a wave right now - We qualify for the champions league and have to sell Dougie and Diaby. We qualify for the last 16 and there's talk of selling BOTH of our strikers?! I mean, what the fuck is actually going on with football right now??

Magnificent post which sums up my feelings exactly.

We've just had one of our great nights and instead of luxuriating in the joy of our success, we're stressing about whether we are about to lose both of our strikers with 3 days left in the transfer window.

Jeez. Tell the Arse to fucking do one.

[Olneythelonely]

No idea why people are adamant he is not going, you do not know what is in the contract and what the player wants. So let’s stop this , he isn’t going anywhere.

He isn’t going anywhere.

[SamTheMouse]

We saw the worst of Watkins last night with the missing of a couple of regulation chances, but we also saw the very best of him: non-stop running off the ball, chasing down lost causes, teamwork, a couple of assists...

He's a top-class professional and is invaluable to us. I hope we're not even prepared to countenance him leaving unless we have someone very special indeed lined up to replace him.

Incidentally, I wonder if Duran's departure will spur him to go goal crazy. We know he likes being the main man.

[Bobby Boy]

No idea why people are adamant he is not going, you do not know what is in the contract and what the player wants. So let’s stop this , he definitely isn’t going anywhere.

So, we have to accept that it's fine for us to lose both of our strikers with no time to replace them.

Arsenal could have come in for Watkins 3 weeks ago but didn't.

Screw them.

[Sexual Ealing]

I hate this bollocks about him being the 'main man'. It's 2025, we can't only have one striker because someone doesn't have the stomach for a battle.

[PeterWithe]

A point on his shot that was cleared off the line, that was very clever play, the chip past the keepers hip so even if he spreads himself he cant get a touch on it. Very nearly sublime.

[Brend'Watkins]

Ollie misses loads of chances, scores a few too but the thing I like most about him is that he never gives up, his head never drops. It’s a great quality in a player. 

[ozzjim]

Ollie misses loads of chances, scores a few too but the thing I like most about him is that he never gives up, his head never drops. It’s a great quality in a player. 

Agree with this.

[Bosco81]

I hate this bollocks about him being the 'main man'. It's 2025, we can't only have one striker because someone doesn't have the stomach for a battle.

That's on Duran though isn't it, he wants to go, not much Watkins can do about that

[Sexual Ealing]

I hate this bollocks about him being the 'main man'. It's 2025, we can't only have one striker because someone doesn't have the stomach for a battle.

That's on Duran though isn't it, he wants to go, not much Watkins can do about that

It wasn't on Duran when he was losing his shit about Old Danny Ings being in the squad.

[PaulWinch again]

No idea why people are adamant he is not going, you do not know what is in the contract and what the player wants. So let’s stop this , he definitely isn’t going anywhere.

We don’t, but I suspect if there was a release clause it would be known. Selling Duran means there can’t be any necessity. Ollie doesn’t really strike me as the type to down tools. We can only register 3 players in the Champions League squad, so losing two strikers massively hinders that group.

I also think that if we sell our two forwards, one of which Unai clearly values highly then you probably start to put thoughts in his mind about his ability to achieve his objectives here.


And apart from all that, it would be utterly negligent to do it.

[Bosco81]

I hate this bollocks about him being the 'main man'. It's 2025, we can't only have one striker because someone doesn't have the stomach for a battle.

That's on Duran though isn't it, he wants to go, not much Watkins can do about that

It wasn't on Duran when he was losing his shit about Old Danny Ings being in the squad.

Must have missed that period in our history

[Drummond]

A point on his shot that was cleared off the line, that was very clever play, the chip past the keepers hip so even if he spreads himself he cant get a touch on it. Very nearly sublime.

It was a thing of beauty, and brilliant cover by the defender.

Anywhere else and his shot would have been blocked by the keeper/defender.