That begs the question that it was known that Benteke would be returning to fitness this month, so why the interest in loaning Solanke ? That was virtually a done deal.

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We've had 1 PL goal from a striker this season.

I would love to ask Salako what his definition of 'fit' is. If that means 'technically able to run' then I would suggest Benteke has been refusing to even do that since the start of last season and it's all well and good for Wickham, but what I've seen so far is that he has forgotten how to kick a ball in his time out, let alone play football, and have been thinking this recently, am I right to only remember his goal against Man City a while back being his only one at Selhurst Park or have there been others?

We are so desperate currently we are relieved to see Wickham back, but I seem to recall thinking he was on a sort of Jon Macken, Calvin Andrew-esque level of goalscoring ability anyway and wanting to physically assault CB unless he paid for my season ticket?

Maybe my memory is fading with age.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

If Benteke and Wickham are fit, how come neither has started a game yet? It's bollocks really, Wickham's been out 2 years and is going to be delicate to say the least. Tekkers has been injured numerous times in the last 2 seasons so he's unlikely to hit the ground running, and to say Ayew is full of confidence is clutching at straws lol. We're either skint or Parish and Co are just deluded. Our squad is massively short of numbers.

Or both

SP is Russian roulette with our premiership place, a game where you die in the end.

If we werent interested in the first two then something's wrong imo