It's worth letting him get back to fitness as a back up striker - if we get someone of the calibre of Morelos or the cska player in then Benteke would be No2 and Ayew no3 - I'd rather have Wickham and Benteke challenging for the striker position, and as he's only recently recovered he won't get frustrated fighting for his place, you need back up and if you don't have youngsters waiting in the wings its very hard to get motivated quality in the reserves

Great striker. Deserves one more season to prove his fitness and show us what he can do.

I also had furious rows on here with people thrilled we signed this heavily-tattooed and coiffured wannabe and sold the balding, ageing Glenn Murray.

Since this Alan Pardew-inspired piece of business.

Wickham : All goals - 10.

Murray : All goals - 56.

And before some snide comes on here and says: ".....but, but a load of those goals were in the Championship," I have news for you, Wickham wouldn't have scored in that division either.

Can someone tell me a player who has been out for 2 years comes back to his best, can't think of one. Think he is finished

Maybe you can enlighten me as to why Wickham can be classed as a great striker?

SHocking transfer window but for the first time in years I’m feeling that Wickham and Benteke might finally come good. Both have knocked a couple in during preseason.

Fingers crossed as we need them to start pitching in.

Think Meyer and the new guy might raked up the assists too.

It’s beyond a joke that we haven’t bought one or two right backs and another striker. Defence is gonna have a hard time, but have a feeling this year we’ll score more goals.

COYP