Transfer window sales backfiring?

West Ham United were one of the most busiest teams in terms of players moving in both directions as the window came to a close, however have the sales of Sam Baldock and Nicky Maynard started to haunt us as we struggle to find the back of the net.

At the beginning of the seasons we had far too many strikers on our books and rightly so soon saw many of them depart in their own directions, however, if you go by recent performances it seriously looks like we made a slight mistake selling as many as we did.

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The departures of Freddie Sears and Franck Nouble are ones that had to have happened, as they just didn’t appear to cut it or force their way into contention for a first team place, my slight concern is still; were the sales of Nicky Maynard and Sam Baldock good for the club? I think not.

Here is how I see it… I’m not saying we should have kept both of them but when you look at the type of players they both are; with that instinctive poacher approach to their game and compare them to the dominating presence of Andy Carroll and the power of Carlton Cole, maybe what they had to offer is what we appear to be missing now.

When Andy Carroll is fit no doubt he will be drafted straight back into the starting line-up, as Cole just isn’t cutting it this year. I am a Cole fan and don’t get me wrong I love his drive and passion he has, but he does lack that finesse in front of goal and when you look at Baldock and the impact he has had for his new club I can’t help but question the sale and think maybe, just maybe he could have hacked it in the Premier League.

Then you have to think about the tactics that Big Sam likes to play and think could Baldock fit into it, I personally don’t think it would work as much as I think he is what we need, but he is a too small for Sam’s liking, which is why I believe out of him and Maynard the latter would have been the better option to have kept, as I am sure he is capable of playing a lone striker if needed and still provide that natural striker instinct.

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Ideally I feel it would have been a great choice to have kept Maynard and then play him up top with Cole (with Carroll when he is fit) as on the wings we have some real flair, not to mention the fantastic crossing ability of Mathew Jarvis and providing him with two targets to hit in the box would surely help our chances of finding the net?

It’s frustrating to see that we are always relying on Kevin Nolan to save us, it makes me feel like his becoming our Steven Gerrard and without him we would just crumble like Liverpool do and that’s a habit I don’t want to continue (the relying, not the goal scoring) as we could soon find ourselves in trouble as a result of it.

I know there are plenty of Cole fans who won’t agree with me, however I can’t help but feel his days are numbered as we seriously need someone who can provide us with a decent tally of goals each year, I hope he can find his form and prove me wrong but time will tell.

COYI!

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