West Bromwich Albion slumped to yet another defeat last night, marking their third loss in their last four games.

This has left them just inside the relegation zone, and left Steve Bruce’s job seeming more unstable by the week.

It also marked another game without scoring, as Karlan Grant put in another abysmal display up front. He recorded a rating of 6.3, the worst on his team.

It will leave fans dreaming of a time when they had someone who would perfectly lead the line for this current toothless side, with Jay Rodriguez being one man who could do just that, and in the Championship too.

Having been signed in 2017 for a whopping £12m, his stint at the Hawthorns was one of few where he managed to actually avoid injuries.

He managed to feature 90 times for the Baggies, scoring 33 times and assisting eight more.

Seven goals in his debut season for a team that would get relegated marked a solid return, however, it was his 22-goal haul in the Championship the following campaign that outlined him as someone who would be of great use to them now.

Even during Grant's best goal-scoring season for West Brom, which was last season, his 18 goals did not come close to Rodriguez’s best tally.

Not only that but standing at just over 6 foot would make him enough of a physical presence to occupy the hulking defence the second-tier often throws up.

Having signed for Tony Pulis, he was full of praise for him after finalising the move: “He was exceptional for Southampton, he's got these different qualities to play anywhere along the front line."

With the ability to play poacher or score screamers, his dependability and flexibility would make him a fine asset to any team.

Even today, at 33 years old, he has five goals and one assist in Burnley’s opening ten Championship games.

If he can do it now, in his prime he would certainly prove a fine asset to this current Baggies outfit.

They are crying out for a striker like Rodriguez, and the fact that they don’t have one seems like it might end up costing Bruce his job.