Question marks surround the Sam Baldock’s Hammers career. Every day we are hearing more and more rumors that the 23 year old may be moved on to another club, whether it is a loan move or a full time move away from Upton Park. This comes as the club is on the lookout for young potential down the leagues.
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We signed the Striker last summer, and when he came into the team he was a breath of fresh air. He was exactly what most West Ham supporters want when you sign a young talented striker. He’s a live wire, unpredictable and almost impossible to trace his clever and tricky running. He was said to be the best thing out of League One, and on personal experience, my friend who is a Charlton Athletic fan thanked me for signing the best striker in League One. Martin Allen, the Mad Dog, when he was in charge of the MK Dons likened Sam to West Ham United great Tony Cottee. We just wanted to see whether this high potential would come to flourish in a West Ham shirt.
As he signed for us at the end of the window, there was a period of time that he was left out so that he could find his feet in the East of London, so we didn’t see him until he came on as a substitute against Millwall. This then followed by a start against Ipswich Town at home. Though it wasn’t until mid-October when we were to see the best of Sam. He started for us against Blackpool, and was the star of the show. I remember sitting in my usual seat in the East Stand, just spending about 5 minutes solely watching the lad’s attacking runs off the ball, it was exciting to see such a potential at the club.
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He then took the games that followed by storm, with 2 goals against, the acclaimed Manchester City of the Championship, Leicester City. A goal against Hull left him with 5 goals in 6 games and we thought at this rate we’ll be promoted by early April. Though his season was soon to come down like a lead balloon when he limped off 25 minutes into our match with Derby County. Since then he rarely had a spell in the team and came to the end of the season, 4th choice striker with no more goals than he scored in that 6 game spell. Sure the signings of Nicky Maynard and Ricardo Vaz Te didn’t help him, but only 10 starts was a poor showing for Baldock, especially after such a good start to his Hammers career.
Personally, I was desperate to see him play more for us, and was becoming frustrated throughout a poor March for us that Maynard, Vaz Te and Baldock wasn’t our strike attack. Leaving Carlton Cole on the bench would have been a risk I was willing to take, so that we could see the best of Baldock.
So we are left with doubts over whether he can cut it in the Premier League, or if we will off-load him to bring in Wilfried Zaha, Solly or Jordan Rhodes. This is a question only Sam Allardyce can answer, but I would be gutted to see such potential leave us and if he did leave, I would only like to see it be on loan.
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Of course we will. We only want to send him on loan for a season so he can get the experience that he didnt get last season. This will prove his worth to the club and well be a big step for him. At least this is what Big Sam should be saying to Baldock.
agree we should not sell Sam, loan him out, then when he proves he can play at the highest level bring him back. I really hope he is not sold.
Anyone who said he reminds them of Tony Cottee are insane.He could make a good striker but Cottee was the buisiness in the top division from a much earlier age.It is still to be proved if Baldock can hack it at Championship level alone the Premiership.
I’d rather see us get Zaha the less this deal drags on the better we have the funds available and need a class centre back too
If we get rid of Baldock while we still have Piq on the books it will be a crime. Yeah he is no Cottee, but he has more potential than most strikers we’ve been linked with. Keep who we have (minus Piq) sort out our wings, creative playmaker and feed the Yak, we’ll be in business. With the players realsed already off the wage bill, we shouldn’t need to sell too replace.
In: Clyne, Dann, Yak, Zaha or Jarvis, Yossi
Out: O’Brien, O’Neil, Piq, Sears
O’Neil on my list of outs is assuming we get Diame
Looks like Zaha deal may include Baldock loan and Sears permanent deal
Piquionne has to go aswell