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Mladen Petric - He's a 1 in 3 Striker Who Could Save Our Season

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OK, this has to be quick as I am on air in an hour. Petric has signed and has been unveiled in his Hammers kit. He might not have been prolific at Fulham (5 in 23) but someone pointed out on the last thread that he only got 10 starts. His scoring record elsewhere has been pretty decent. He scored 38 in 99 for Hamburg, 13 in 29 for Borussia Dortmund and 38 in 72 for Basel. Internationally, he’s scored 13 in 45 for Croatia, so he’s basically a slightly better than 1 in 3 striker. This is what he told the club website…

I’m very happy, excited and looking forward to training with the team and to the first game," Petric said. "I know [the Premier League] and I’m happy to be back in the Premier League, because it’s a fantastic league and I’m really looking forward to being part of this team and this Club. There are a lot of good players here and I’m happy to be part of such a good team and I hope we can all celebrate my first goal for West Ham as soon as possible. I didn’t speak to Sam [Allardyce] until today but I’ve heard a lot about him and I spoke to Guy Demel, who I know from my time at Hamburg and I’m sure I’ll have a good time here. I remember playing at West Ham last year and it was a very tough game for us at Fulham. I think we lost 3-0! It’s not easy to come here [as the away side] and take points away.

I just found this video on Youtube. He seems to be quite emotional about leaving the club in this video, and judging from the goals shown he knows how to find the net!

He’s apparently fit and ready to play. So, my question to you is this. Should he play at Southampton?

UPDATE: He’s just tweeted…

Wie ihr bestimmt schon mitgekriegt habt habe ich heute bei West Ham unterschrieben! Ich freue mich riesig auf…

Translated, this means “As you have almost definitely heard, I have today signed for West Ham. I’m really looking forward to it.” Aren’t you glad I have a degree in German? You can follow him on Twitter @Mladen_Petric.

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