Well if he is a younger version of Tekkers and can replicate what Tekkers did at Villa then I for one will be happy!!

Good post by the way.

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

Thought this was going to be a thread about dogging

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

Good idea to get someone now who can hopefully be ready to fire next season..

Give the kid a few months to learn and acclimatise while we have the other strikers aswell

Then in summer Bat’s is gone and I’d be very surprised if Wickham is still here

A bonus if the kid bangs some goals in this season.

It simply has not worked out for Bats this time round and perhaps his loan signing will be cancelled.
Not entirely his fault.Quality striker for his International side who play to his strengths rather than to Roy's reliance on a defensive strategy that has badly affected the confidence of Benteke and Sorloth in this outdated regime.
Should BFS come calling for Benteke and we foolishly let him go,just watch him start scoring for fun again in a positive environment motivated by the Fat One.

A younger version of Benteke was one of the best strikers in the league.

At 23 he’s one to develop. We need to plan for the future. The most important bit of business we can do now is to get Jairo to extend his contract.

A new manager coming in in the summer may well have a different plan for the players we have at the club, but with a core of Eze, JP, TM, and Jairo, that is several positions in the team locked down for years to come.

Bentenke and Wickham out of contract in the summer and Batman's loan will come to an end (if not cancelled before then). Getting him now means the club can see if he works out and if not they might renew Big Ben's contract (they might anyway).

Very few strikers score even double figures in the PL each season, especially outside of the so-called big six clubs. Therefore, as much as goals it will be what else he brings to the team that we need to judge him on. For us he will need to be able to retain the ball, win direct balls in the air and bring others into play. I think that's why on reflection Batshuayi just doesn't fit in as he is just a good 6-yard poacher and we need more than that. It is also why I think Bentenke should be given more credit for his recent displays.

Ultimately though, if we are to push on we do need a regular goal scorer. You only have to look at what Leicester, Southampton and even West Ham (with Antonio) have achieved by having someone who regularly chips in with goals.