West Brom must be starting to lose patience with Nicolas Anelka. At the start of the season, it looked like the Baggies had pulled off a clever piece of transfer business with the signing of the 34-year-old. However, its a gamble that has ultimately backfired on the club and maybe cost Steve Clarke his job in some respects. At the end of the day, the club are involved in a relegation battle at the bottom of the table and simply cant afford to rely on Anelka any longer. This is all especially the case with the French forward likely to be banned for a lengthy spell due to his anti-semitic goal celebration during his sides 3-3 draw with West Ham. Money is likely to be tight at the club judging by their summer transfer activity so it stands to reason that the club might look to shop in the Championship. With that in mind, I have complied a list of five strikers that they could look at. So, lets get stuck into this transfer window inspired slideshow
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