A list of defenders who successfully became strikers...

[Bold Seagull]

Correct. He moved back in the configuration over the years as he got slower as he got older.

He'll be in goal in a few seasons.

On a serious note, the club never expected to sigh two strikers for 15-25 million who would score 25 goals a piece. Who TF do we think we are? The plan was to expect more than half our goals to come from other players. So our nippy ones will be expected to step up.

We have had 5 proper talismanic strikers since I started watching the Albion

Alex Dawson
Fred Binny
Peter Ward
Bobby Zamora
Glenn Murray

The legends were made in the lower leagues.

Kane
Lukaku
Sanchez
Aguero
Costa

The only players to score over 20 league goals in the PL last season. And we seriously expeted to buy a 20 goal a season man to save us?

No - it will be a team effort, so lots of our players will have to learn to score more easily and more often. That means that midfielders will become goalscorers. 'Lampardified' (although I just noticed that word contains th letters l.a.r.d )

Yes, and I suspect Hughton would rather stick with what he's got then have another Ricky van Wolfswinkel on his hands...

 

[Pevenseagull]

I seem to remember Paul McCarthy being favoured to Phil Andrews up front once or twice.

Understandably.

 

[ditchy]

Love to see Conor Goldson, given the chance ,

 

[pearl]

Joel Lynch