[VVVAlbion]

Berahino has scored the same amount of goals this season as Rondon despite having played 539 minutes less. Shame we couldn't have got him on the pitch more.

[tuamigos]

Berahino has scored the same amount of goals this season as Rondon despite having played 539 minutes less. Shame we couldn't have got him on the pitch more.

Shame he couldn't have got himself on the pitch more.

[KYA]

Berahino has scored the same amount of goals this season as Rondon despite having played 539 minutes less. Shame we couldn't have got him on the pitch more.

if being a striker was just about putting the ball in the net the national side  for example would just pick the  players with the best goal record, obviously it dosen't just boil down to scoring which is why players like Hurst got the nod over Jimmy Greaves or more recently why Peter Beardsley got 59 caps despite scoring only 9 goals.

[ex coseley kid]

Saido will go and he will go to a bigger club, but as with all these players he will sit on the bench and not get any game time, he will then end up elsewhere or if his attitude continues as is then he will end up dropping down the leagues.

At his age in his development he needs continuous games and he has wasted an entire season really of his career as he won't be upto any match standard when he does leave us especially not for a the type of club he wants to join.

I actually hope he goes to Spurs where he will find himself playing second fiddle to Kane and then everyone can see what a plonker this lad is

Such a shame he is so petulant. He could have got his value up to £30M easily by now, instead he'd rather make a t1t of himself.

[OldburyWBA]

Berahino has scored the same amount of goals this season as Rondon despite having played 539 minutes less. Shame we couldn't have got him on the pitch more.

If he hadn't acted like an idiot he would have been, apparantely the plan was for him to play behind Rondon but the throwing toys sort of stopped that

[VVVAlbion]

if being a striker was just about putting the ball in the net the national side  for example would just pick the  players with the best goal record, obviously it dosen't just boil down to scoring which is why players like Hurst got the nod over Jimmy Greaves or more recently why Peter Beardsley got 59 caps despite scoring only 9 goals.

True, and we won a World Cup on the back of Hurst putting it in the back of the net three times and nothing with Peter  Beardsley not scoring. Leicester are currently joint top of the table with a pub player consistently scoring.

[VVVAlbion]

If he hadn't acted like an idiot he would have been, apparantely the plan was for him to play behind Rondon but the throwing toys sort of stopped that

I thought the plan was for Pulis to sell him and spend the money on other players?

[OldburyWBA]

I thought the plan was for Pulis to sell him and spend the money on other players?

It is but whilst he was still here that was the plan but didn't work out for well publicised reasons

[VVVAlbion]

It is but whilst he was still here that was the plan but didn't work out for well publicised reasons

Because he was told he could go, Tottenham messed us about and then he started acting like a tit?

[Standaman]

Because he was told he could go, Tottenham messed us about and then he started acting like a tit?

Yes probably in a nutshell. The thing is with very public "tapping up" you have to pay what the selling club wants like Man City did with Sterling. Spurs did the whole courtship thing but didn't come across with bling 

If he hadn't acted like an idiot he would have been, apparantely the plan was for him to play behind Rondon but the throwing toys sort of stopped that

Well because the toys went out of the pram we never got to see it really but I suspect that might not have worked particularly well because he has not got the all round game that he needs as a number 10, not saying that he can't develop it but right now it isn't there.

I have been generally sanguine about his departure because I have always felt he didn't quite fit into our current style and there are players we might buy with the money that would. As it has turned out with got even less than I thought we might from him this season.

 I hate to admit but he could do well at Spurs although he has to find his best form and drop the billy big bollox attitude. So it is far from certain.   

[OldburyWBA]

Because he was told he could go, Tottenham messed us about and then he started acting like a tit?

Yep, told he could go but I guess he was also told it would depend on the deal so not exactly as clear cut as "you can go" no matter how you dress it up.

Only one person to blame and he has a comfy seat at the lane on matchdays.

[KYA]

True, and we won a World Cup on the back of Hurst putting it in the back of the net three times and nothing with Peter  Beardsley not scoring. Leicester are currently joint top of the table with a pub player consistently scoring.

 Hurst did get an hat trick to help win us the world cup but is goals per game are inferior to Greaves so those folk who just see goals would have picked  Greaves ahead of  Hurst and  we may never have won the world cup.

[smethwickw]

If he hadn't acted like an idiot he would have been, apparantely the plan was for him to play behind Rondon but the throwing toys sort of stopped that

We shouldn't be moving our only goalscorer out of his best position to accomodate an inferior player.

[overseas baggie]

We shouldn't be moving our only goalscorer out of his best position to accomodate an inferior player.

But we thought he was going - he had declined a new contract.  Can't build a team around a bloke who is determined to leave. Had to buy in his replacement in advance because Spurs played silly bugg*rs right up to the end of the August window

[BB74]

I don't know why people are worried about him going. Hasn't done a tap since November and we haven't missed him.

[OldburyWBA]

We shouldn't be moving our only goalscorer out of his best position to accomodate an inferior player.

We seem to be doing okay without him at the moment. Rondon is a totally different type of player so not exactly an inferior one.

[alex1]

He is a proven goalscorer though, and I doubt that he has lost that ability completely at a relatively young age. If he does go, I hope that the club realise they need a replacement goalscorer and where do you find one? Much as Vic and Lambert are good at holding the ball up, the most important job of a striker is to stick the ball in the back of the net.

[Droitwich Baggie]

He is a proven goalscorer though, and I doubt that he has lost that ability completely at a relatively young age. If he does go, I hope that the club realise they need a replacement goalscorer and where do you find one? Much as Vic and Lambert are good at holding the ball up, the most important job of a striker is to stick the ball in the back of the net.

It is not April the 1st.

[overseas baggie]

http://readwestbrom.com/2016/01/04/west-brom-quartet-set-january-exit/

Newcastle and Norwich joining Tottenham in the race to sign him....he would just love to play in the Championship I am sure!

[Albionic]

He's made for Newcastle, big time charlie in a big toon

[saml30]

Anyone else worried that once we accept a bid for him he gets to which ever club it is for a medical and they just take one look at him and say nah?, when you sign people in January you want them for and raring to go, not have to wait 2/3 months to get them fit

[tommcneill]

http://readwestbrom.com/2016/01/04/west-brom-quartet-set-january-exit/

Newcastle and Norwich joining Tottenham in the race to sign him....he would just love to play in the Championship I am sure!

I would literally cry with laughter if we sold him to Norwich 

Would serve him right

[tuamigos]

As much as I'd love him to sign for the Toon or the Canaries it's unlikely either of those would meet our valuation or Bertie Big Bollox expectations.

[WBAinDEVON]

linked with Norwich i hear

[BigFrank20]

Hasn't he gone yet?