Some West Brom fans have flocked to a tweet that was recently posted by Baggies-focused Twitter account @BaggiesHQ which asks the club’s supporters whether or not they think Charlie Austin will be the Baggies’ main striker next season should they earn promotion to the Premier League.
This tweet has caught the attention of plenty of Baggies fans who have flocked to this post to have their say on the player and many of those who have been responding to this post have stated that they don’t think the 30-year-old forward will lead the attack for the club next season, with some indicating that they feel that Austin may not be good enough.
Read the responses of some Baggies fans to this post about Austin in the tweets below.
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https://twitter.com/BaggiesHQ/status/1261015927631622145
No chance imo
— Hunty ????????? (@huntywbafc) May 14, 2020
No , need a 20M striker to do well really
— Baz (RT Pinned) (@ftblchaz) May 14, 2020
He’s not even our main striker this season
— James Langley (@Langleyboy91) May 15, 2020
Would you like Charlie Austin to be West Brom's main striker next season?YES
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Hope not ?
— Stefan (@StefanHatton1) May 14, 2020
Great bloke but we need to do better up front
— Lewis Botfield?? (@lewis_botfield) May 14, 2020
Think he may move on, game time maybe limited.
— Danny Turner.?? (@DannyJTurner2) May 14, 2020
Unfortunately no. Legs have gone.
— Ned J (@NedJ55135980) May 14, 2020
Nope he don’t seem fit enough
— justin skelding (@SkeldingJustin) May 14, 2020
What do we think?
Austin joined the Baggies last summer, signing a two-year deal with the club who spent £4m to bring him in from Southampton, as per the BBC, who described him as a “proven Championship goalscorer” upon completing his move to The Hawthorns.
Austin is currently the Baggies’ second-highest goalscorer in their 2019/20 Championship campaign, having scored eight league goals this term. Furthermore, he has started only 13 league games for the club this year, which is significantly less than half of the Baggies’ total of 37 Championship fixtures this season.
It may be fair to say that Austin has delivered a decent goal return this season considering the number of league minutes that he has played, however, he may not have started enough games for the Baggies this season to warrant being described as their main striker, and with that in mind, it’s tough to imagine him assuming that role in the Premier League should the Baggies earn a place in England’s top flight for next season.