The dissapointment/transfer thread!!!

He will wear the number 50 shirt lol.

Tbf to the lad he looks delighted to be here. I'll give him that although look at his hair lmao.

Come on the theif....

@BaggiesFacts: Thievy's full name is Thievy Guivane Bifouma Eboue Koulossa. He has three France Under-21 caps. #WBA http://t.co/BSeG8I0AZ3

@Jamirackay: @BaggiesFacts Saw Thievy play for Espanyol against Barca at the Nou Camp in November. Stand out player for the visitors by a distance #COYB

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Well the title of the thread tells you everything you need to know. Another manager the board has failed to back adequately.

Simply have to hope Pepe can work some magic with the tools he has. Then hopefully in the summer we clear up the mess Garlick and co. created and rebuild again.

http://youtu.be/BD8Fw5EOTgc

Pepe hasn't been back or allowed to bring in his own coaching team.

He may be a short term coach. Who'd blame him?

22:59 31st January 2014

Baggies loan striker with a view to a permanent move

ALBION have tonight completed a deadline-day deal for Espanyol forward Thievy Bifouma.

The France Under-21 international has joined on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move. The transfer is subject to international clearance.

He will wear the No.50 shirt but is not eligible for Sunday’s home game against Liverpool (ko 1.30pm).

Bifouma has this term scored three goals in 11 La Liga appearances, of which only two were starts. It follows a successful loan spell at Las Palmas last season where he fired ten Segunda Division goals in 34 starts and two sub appearances.

Baggies head coach Pepe Mel said: “Thievy is a good striker. He is quick, can score goals and is able to play across the front three positions.”

Sporting & Technical Director Richard Garlick added: “We’re delighted to welcome Thievy to the club.

“We set out to strengthen our forward options and Thievy is a little different to the other strikers we have.

“He is a player we have been monitoring for some time and has arrived with a real hunger to prove himself in the Barclays Premier League.”

Bifouma started his career at CS Meaux and moved to Strasbourg before being snapped up as a 17-year-old by Espanyol, where now-Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino was his manager for the first two seasons.

In August 2011, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory over an inexperienced Barcelona team.

In total, Bifouma has made 49 career league starts, plus 28 as a sub, scoring 15 goals.

Read more at http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-thievy-bifouma-1332504.aspx#izxFqjmy1b5yGhdl.99

http://youtu.be/JEiqUzA3jfA

Theivy is a decent signing if he's going to be mostly played out wide. More of a goalscoring threat than Sinclair and most probably Sess I reckon and can allow Berahino to play ST.