[BaggieSteve]

I’m not sure why Berahino is suddenly surfacing as a story in the press - surely not more advice from his agent - but I would not be averse to seeing him at the Hawthorns again. I appreciate there are many caveats to this happening, the primary one for me being his weight and fitness, although I’m assuming this is not the issue it once clearly was. However, the guy is still only 27 and for me, in terms of talent, he is streets ahead of what we have with the possible, but unknown, exception of Grant. I know he was a complete twat but he was also a very young and very badly advised complete twat. I make no excuses for him but if this is a guy who recognises what an idiot he was, if he - as it seems - wants to play for the club and IF he’s deemed good enough, then I’d rather see a fit Berahino leading the line than Robson-Kanu.
I’m sure this won’t be an opinion shared by many but that’s what this board is for, I guess

BaggieSteve, I honestly think that when he was in our team at, what, 21 or 22, he was the best prospect I've ever seen. So much natural talent and superb technique.
Unfortunately I'm not sure whether he's gone too far off the track to either redeem his crass behaviour with our supporters OR get back to anything like his former level, playing - wise.

It would be great to see him being a humble character and with his head down, really trying FOR THE TEAM. I for one would love to see THAT SB back at the club, but could that be guaranteed?
Not sure.

Drewks, in all honesty, you’re probably spot on and I don’t, for one minute, see it as even a remote possibility. I guess it just made me think what a talent he was, as you say, and what a wasted opportunity for all concerned