West Ham did what they had to do on the last day of the transfer window and brought in strikers. The three new arrivals were shrewd moves in so much as they will make an impact but the Hammers have not broken the bank to sign them. Gianfranco Zola needed bodies up front and now he has them.

Mido is a strange player, a lot will depend on his fitness as it has done throughout his career. He seems to join a new club make an impact then eats all the pies. I have never seen a player’s weight fluctuate quite as much as the Egyptian’s. One he gets himself out of shape and unfit then he is moved on, at times at both Middlesbrough and Wigan he was enormous which is unacceptable at this level. Despite this, the boy has talent and he is there to make an impact and he should do just that even if it is in the short-term.

West Ham are in a desperate situation so they had to go out and get strikers in and there was little risk in this deal seeing as though Mido is only on loan and a ‘token’ wage. Benni McCarthy arrived from Blackburn and I don’t see this a bad signing at all. The South African may have been struggling for goals and games at Blackburn but that is hardly surprising the way they play. If you are a striker for Blackburn playing away from home, you have little to no chance of getting a goal.

McCarthy will prefer playing in the Hammers side than with his old club who play a very strange style which isn’t condusive to strikers. The fact that Big Sam Allardyce didn’t fancy him as a player doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t do the business for West Ham. Managers see players differently and one thing you cannot take away from Zola is that he’s improved nearly every player that’s worked under him at Upton Park.

These arrivals may not send the pulses racing for West Ham fans but Zola needed numbers up front and now he has them. The fact that little money was spent in the process is very shrewd too. The Hammers are in a desperate situation but I honestly cannot see them going down especially now they have more options up top.