[BaggieSteve]

Albion's dynamic collection of "strikers" (Rondon, Anichebe and Lambert) have managed, by my reckoning, 5 league goals this season, one a penalty - even Lambert's against WHU may have been credited as an own goal. Meanwhile, Charlie Austin goes to Southampton for £4million, a team that walked all over us today without him and could have scored far more than the three they managed. Still, we don't need Austin, not when we have the Salomon, Vic and Rickie to terrify defences. No doubt we are lining up a 35 year old Sampdoria reserve number 9, who won an Italian under 21 cap in 2000, has scored two goals in 23 appearances this season and has the turning circle of an oil tanker. Villa next week, it doesn't bear thinking about.