‘He’ll move on’ – West Brom Super Fans discuss future of striker after latest comments
This is part of a regular series from our panel of West Brom Super Fans. Each week, our Super Fans will deliver their verdicts on the biggest talking points and news stories around The Hawthorns.
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West Brom striker Charlie Austin has caused quite a discussion this week by admitting that he would be open to joining either Rangers or Celtic in the future.
Austin, 30, told the Open Goal podcast on YouTube that “if the opportunity came up” for him to head to Glasgow then he would consider it.
Albion signed Austin from Southampton in the summer when the striker agreed a two-year deal at The Hawthorns.
However since joining, he has only started 13 out of his 26 Championship appearances for the Baggies this season.
West Brom are second in the table and seem to be on course for promotion to the Premier League so we asked our panel of West Brom Super Fans whether they could see Austin staying on at The Hawthorns if the club goes up in light of his recent comments.
Here is what they had to say:
Connor Moore (@Connormoore_wba)
Jamie Rossiter (@Jay89R)
Luke Pollard (@LukeyP_wba)
Sharon (@shazkee)
Jon W (@JonW1995)
Dylan Ashmore (@WBADyl)
Dan Nash (@DanNash86)
As you can see, the Super Fans seem very divided on this topic.
Austin has scored eight goals in his 26 Championship appearances, with six of them coming when he has come off the bench.
It will be a long time before fans forget about his brace in the 3-2 win against Birmingham and his last-minute winner from the penalty spot against Preston.
Austin has definitely proven his worth and could be worth having around in the Premier League next season if West Brom go up, just so they have that extra option and that extra bit of experience in their squad.
In other West Brom news, Albion are eyeing up a move to sign this Serie A midfielder.