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AFCB writer Daniel Brookes on the satisfaction of watching young players develop… This week, I have been mostly pondering a comment left on one of our Editor-in-Chief’s posts last week. The comment regarded Theo Walcott and was dropped by ‘James Robin’. It went as follows: “If we have players that need development, why aren’t they [...]

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Post image for From The Left Wing: Why play Theo? He can’t even walk on water.

AFCB writer Daniel Brookes comments on Theo Walcott in ‘From The Left Wing’… You have to feel sorry for Theo Walcott sometimes. As an Arsenal fan, I’ve watched him progress over the last three or four years and thought of him simply as a young player who must have a certain amount of quality to [...]

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AFCB writer Daniel Brookes provides a typically alternative view in ‘From The Left Wing’… Welcome one and welcome all to my first article on the new-look AFCB. By way of introduction, my name is Dan, I live in London, I’ve been following Arsenal for about 16 years now and my current favourite player is Alex [...]

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