Tristan increases the average height of strikers!

As Bubbleview predicted Diego Tristan was signed.

Even though the immediate reason for signing him is as "tall guy" cover for Ashton (or, God forbid, Cole) he may turn out to be a bargain with a much wider use than that.

There is an 'Arry-like taste to this signing. Tristan has a huge potential and we all know what he once was able to do. Those of you still in the dark can take a mouth-watering trip to YouTube-land.

But in a short/medium time-frame his appearances will be limited to the end of games that either is decided or when “Mr” and Clarke feels something (anything) must be done.
A perfect example of the latter is the Fulham game, when Zola brought on Bellamy against a team that were waiting at the edge of the box. That would have been the perfect time to bring in a big guy with decent technique and not too much ground to cover.

We will be in that position again so, Diego, very welcome to a team in an economic shape that makes yours appear like Freddie Ljungberg’s at his peak!
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