according to JPercy of the Telegraph

Good signing

Good signing for 6m

A limited footballer nearing his 34th birthday.

Yippee!

Let's give the lad a chance, he has all the attributes of becoming a fans favourite. ( at least 50% of fans )

Up to £3 million apparently

Yay. This signing is certainly giving me a raging hard on

Strange to see if we've offered him more than a 1 year contract at that age after the GB situation.

£3m for a 34 year old with 1 year left on his contract who offers nothing more than what we already have. Hard to argue in favour with the board and Dyche with this one...

This is a very good signing but won't impress those who were happy to see Georgie Boyd go.
Stacks of experience at the top level and he'll win us some points.

A good start and a lot better than Tom Ince etc

What's the record number of Ireland internationals present at one club?

Does this give us more flexibility in terms of formations?

i.e. can he play in a 2 up top, and as a wide man as part of a front 3?

could make 4-5-1 more of a viable option at times, with transitions to 4-4-3

And Boyd was too old.

The difference with Boyd is that Walters has lots of top half PL and International experience.

ClaretinMyBlood wrote:Strange to see if we've offered him more than a 1 year contract at that age after the GB situation.

You can almost guarantee it would be a 2 year deal or at least a 1, with an option to either party.

Yes it gives us more flexibility. Walters can play wide in a 4 or a 5, or up front. And he's a better player than Boyd, which is probably why we'd be willing to give him 2 years and Boyd one.

He can replace Boyd, he can replace Barnes and to a limited extent, he can replace Gray as well. Solid footballer, decent athlete, loads of Premier League experience and he's hard as nails and committed as they make them too. For peanuts - and these days, this is peanuts, as I imagine much of the fee depends on us staying up - I think this is fine business.

ablueclaret wrote:And Boyd was too old.

nope, and Boyd wanted 2 years at a really good wage - which he got at Wednesday (£30k/week)

Boro fans seem to think that if this goes through that it clears the way for them to sign Assombalonga

ablueclaret wrote:And Boyd was too old.

I don't think many said Boyd was too old. But plenty said we have to upgrade and that's exactly what we're doing.

Little relevance comparing Boyd's contract offer to any contract we enter into with Walters.

Sorry just a poor version of volkes

He can also play central midfield and 'in the hole' behind a striker. In fact I'd say his best position is an attacking central midfielder.

Crewe claret wrote:Sorry just a poor version of volkes

Not sure who volkes is but Walters would be a useful addition

How come Huddersfield aren't in for him?

A good signing with a good attitude and work ethic.
He is a grafter and will be a good addition in midfield.

£2m plus add-ons according to Stoke paper. Expecting Saxo along shortly to give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge of Walters' early career. Im assuming it was " pre boycott " of course.

Burnley fans write off a player who represented his country 8 times last season and is hungry to get to the World Cup Finals in 2018 and will give us a wealth of experience and knowledge at this level.
He is a snip at £3M and I think that he will prove to be a real asset this coming season.

Hes a striker, an average one. Might put the graft in but its not a good signing rather have barnes. At least Barnes has age on his side

I always thought he was an attacking midfielder, must be behind the times, Club need to get a Shamrock put into the club crest now, I believe Sean applied for citizenship on hearing of the Brexit vote, he prefers to be known as a European

Fez wrote:Hes a striker, an average one. Might put the graft in but its not a good signing rather have barnes. At least Barnes has age on his side

We do have Barnes!?

I think you know what you're getting with Walters. Good solid signing

If true, that's a cracking signing - just hope it's "as well as" and not "instead of ".

My favourite Jon Walters moment has to be the 2 own goals and missed penalty against Chelsea. Great viewing

agreenwood wrote:A limited footballer nearing his 34th birthday.

Yippee!

Limited?? What are you basing that on?

Good solid signing. Very fit and played a good level for years.

If Walters is one piece of a wider, more ambitious transfer window for us this summer, then this is an ok signing.

If he is the height of our ambition in wide and attacking areas, then we have a problem.

He will be a decent enough squad player for us, but I do hope we're looking at better players to play more frequently.

CnBtruntru wrote:I always thought he was an attacking midfielder

He's played both attacking central midfield and upfront for Stoke, but he can probably do a job anywhere across midfield or upfront, if needed. I remember having him in my dream team 3-4 years ago and he was classed as a midfielder, who sometimes played upfront (sometimes attacking central midfield), so he was a good purchase for that reason.

A Dyche type signing- plenty of fight, experience and works hard.

Seems comfortable on the ball which is a big plus.

Could be a great cog in the wheel of the team.

Welcome Jon, I will give you a chance, unlike 50% of our support.

So is he a striker or a wide man? Or a grafting utility player? Bit confused.

Even the complimentary posts appear to either contradict where he plays or damn him with feint praise. Experienced grafter is the theme so far.

Cracking signing. Works as hard as anybody and looked to have plenty in his legs when I saw him last season. We know exactly what we're getting with this signing and a 25yr old with similar ability on a 3yr contract would have cost £20m instead of 2. Keeps th big money freed up for other players too. Should prove good business sense whilst we're still trying to establish ourselves in this league.

His position is experienced grafter

From a brief look at social media, Stoke fans look really disappointed to be losing him.

His career suggests he is anything but a poor mans Barnes. On its own, it's not a signing to set the pulse racing but alongside other signings, it could prove to be a master stroke.

Great experience and flexibility, for a few million, what's to complain about? He knows the league and that counts for a lot.

Walters and Barnes up front will certainly bring the physicality Dyche likes. It's as uninspiring as they come really. He'll do ok, but he's hardly getting the pulse racing!!

agreenwood wrote:So is he a striker or a wide man? Or a grafting utility player? Bit confused.

Even the complimentary posts appear to either contradict where he plays or damn him with feint praise. Experienced grafter is the theme so far.

He's an AM RLC, F C. Everyone knows that

Well happy with this and glad it seems to be done early so he can have his pre-season with us. I can see him being popular, one to get proper stuck in but with much more of a goal threat than Boyd. With Joey gone we're missing a leader outside of the back 5, Walters ticks that box. It's not a long term thing but it's an upgrade on Boyd and it's bags of experience playing our sort of game in a number of positions and formations at this level. Valuable, good signing.

Scored a cracker against us last season.

UpTheBeehole wrote:From a brief look at social media, Stoke fans look really disappointed to be losing him.

The views of other fans on social media aren't relevant until we've had Sydney mansplaining the facebook opinion.

JohnMcGreal wrote:If Walters is one piece of a wider, more ambitious transfer window for us this summer, then this is an ok signing.

If he is the height of our ambition in wide and attacking areas, then we have a problem.

He will be a decent enough squad player for us, but I do hope we're looking at better players to play more frequently.

Still waiting for that exciting winger, or the midfield playmaker ,Walters is solid but don't see him as a game changer at this level. Presume he is Boyd's replacement, suppose as a short-term fix he will be adequate.

Personally I just don't get the negativity about his age, the big daft Swede Man U had last year, was older than Walters and he ended up top scorer for Man U, if Walters is our top scorer next year would it matter how old he was?