Whilst of course I was delighted to beat Tottenham one has to put the win in perspective given the relative strengths of both teams.Our weakened team beat their weakened team so I cannot take too much from the win.

Looking at the strikers, Benteke is back from injury and when did he last score ? Wickham has scored but with his recent injury woes there is always the chance he could break down yet again.Ayew has been far from effective and until recently was being pilloried on here.Sako hit a bit of a 'Purple patch' last season over a month period but overall what has been his contribution to the cause ? There wasn't a great demand for his services in the summer and I suspect WBA supporters haven't been too critical of their club for allowing him to leave.

Of course I hope these strikers come good and fire us to safety but I suspect quite a few of our supporters might not be so confident that they will make positive contributions.
Probably one or more will score tonight now that I have posted this !!!!

Edited by Willo (30 Jan 2019 10.40am)

I agree- if we are to rely on the 3 strikers that we currently have it could spell trouble. Yes, we have 3 fit strikers (currently) but if you have to take into consideration the injury record of both Wickham and Benteke. Add to the mix the poor scoring records and the reliance on these 3 is very much a gamble. I think we can agree that although we would probably all like a little more creativity from midfield, we dont seem to have had a huge issue actually creating opportunities its the converting of the chances that has alluded us and which has contributed to our current lowly standings. If we are only to bring one more player in it surely has to be a goalscorer.

Whilst of course I was delighted to beat Tottenham one has to put the win in perspective given the relative strengths of both teams.Our weakened team beat their weakened team so I cannot take too much from the win.

Looking at the strikers, Benteke is back from injury and when did he last score ? Wickham has scored but with his recent injury woes there is always the chance he could break down yet again.Ayew has been far from effective and until recently was being pilloried on here.Sako hit a bit of a 'Purple patch' last season over a month period but overall what has been his contribution to the cause ? There wasn't a great demand for his services in the summer and I suspect WBA supporters haven't been too critical of their club for allowing him to leave.

Of course I hope these strikers come good and fire us to safety but I suspect quite a few of our supporters might not be so confident that they will make positive contributions.
Probably one or more will score tonight now that I have posted this !!!!

Edited by Willo (30 Jan 2019 10.40am)

I wondered about RLC as a possible loan as another poster alluded to.
Sarri has previously said he’s not available, Chelsea are still in four competitions and have also sold Fabregas.
However, he’s not getting much game time and has previously said he would review his position should this be the case.
Also, Hudson Adoi seems to have moved ahead of him in the pecking order.
So RLC May be a ‘slight’ possibility...