Knotty
Well-known member
People want BZ purely for nostalgia nd expectation of repeating his previous spell with us not based on his current ability.
Surely no-one is stupid or naïve enough to expect BZ to repeat his previous spell with us??
Those that would like to see him back know what his current capabilities are. Ignoring for a moment, questions over his fitness and his advancing years, he is now a different type of player to the one that left us. He is not an out-and-out striker but is more involved in hold-up and link play.
Personally, based on what I saw of him last season playing in the Premier League, I think he would be an asset to the team and that has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he played for us before. If, however, we get can someone younger who can fulfil the same role as well as, or better than BZ, then that's the way to go.
As someone else has already suggested, I also wouldn't ignore the possibility of BZ having a beneficial 'elder statesman' role around the other players and on the training ground.