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Am I the only one who finds the recent names with which we've been associated as replacements for Berahino somewhat depressing? I appreciate we cannot attract the stellar names we would love to see but recently it's been one of three Stoke strikers ( I wouldn't take all three let alone one of them), Jordan Ayew, that prolific striker from the Villa and now Enner Valencia, who is so far down the pecking order at West Ham that he's basically disappeared. I also see we have been linked again with Ighalo, which would be fine, but I cannot see Watford selling him to us in a month of Sundays unless the deal included Berahino. As the close of the transfer window looms ever closer, the name "Victor Anichebe" keeps coming back to me like a recurring nightmare. Rather than end up with someone's reserve team striker on transfer deadline day, why don't we just keep Betahino this season, play him and let him go end of next season. Sure as hell, he's better than any of those named above.
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(08-08-2016, 13:49)BaggieSteve Wrote: Am I the only one who finds the recent names with which we've been associated as replacements for Berahino somewhat depressing? I appreciate we cannot attract the stellar names we would love to see but recently it's been one of three Stoke strikers ( I wouldn't take all three let alone one of them), Jordan Ayew, that prolific striker from the Villa and now Enner Valencia, who is so far down the pecking order at West Ham that he's basically disappeared. I also see we have been linked again with Ighalo, which would be fine, but I cannot see Watford selling him to us in a month of Sundays unless the deal included Berahino. As the close of the transfer window looms ever closer, the name "Victor Anichebe" keeps coming back to me like a recurring nightmare. Rather than end up with someone's reserve team striker on transfer deadline day, why don't we just keep Betahino this season, play him and let him go end of next season. Sure as hell, he's better than any of those named above.
Depressing? Yes. But this is how it is. The great big pecking order across Europe and - now - China puts West Bromwich in 111th place behind Vladivostok in attracting multi-millionaires (+ their WAGs). The salaries the new Owner might now be offering might make a difference, though, and we could always show them properties in Halesowen instead of Oldbury.
I agree that the strikers available seem pretty average considering most Clubs start with only 1 or 2 upfront.
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I don't know about anyone else, but all the speculations are so boring to read - not on here, but by the papers. And I have for the past two seasons transfers gave up to wondering to either be pleasantly surprised or not - mostly not.
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The rumour of Arsenal bidding for Jonny Evans doesn't seem to go away. Please tell me this is all paper talk! If we sold Evans, I think I would just give up
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As usual we will do our businesses the season starts. Shame but has always been so.
Evans to Arsenal would be a shock. But so would TP being sacked this week!
We might just sign a striker and defender before the weekend but it's getting very close.
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I am back from hols on Friday so will update the thread with all the links over the weekend
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Plus I assume we will sell Berahino on Friday to Palace so that he's not eligible to play against us?
