Anelka - Worth a punt?

He's quit West Brom.

Would still have a ban to serve in this country so basically he would only be available from next season but would you want him back if he would come or as his day long gone?

Can't see him coming here for about three grand a week.

He'll be off to The States.

Or Russia.

Or back to Turkey. 

In fact, probably anywhere other than here.

Shame though, because I'd love to see him in a white shirt again......

I'd say yes up until the end of the season but in all honesty it would be pointless anyone in england signing him, i'm guessing he would still serve a 5 match ban which ever club he joined.

Yes, please.

It's probably best to ask Anelka's brother, no doubt his brother has lined up yet another lucrative deal somewhere and it won't be at Bolton.

What the 'quenelle would he want to come back here for.

No he,s a prick.

Hip Priest wrote:What the 'quenelle would he want to come back here for.

Quality punnage, that man.

Well played.

Not in a million years- we've got enough geriatrics around the club

No, partly because I think players rarely do well second time around at a former club, partly because he's an idiot who causes more trouble than he's worth without an incredibly strong manager at the helm like Big Sam. The five game ban is only a factor this season but he's 35, acts like he's 5 and frankly he'd cost way too much for too little positive return.

It seems having a proven racist at the club matters not to our bellend supporters.

It matters to me Nat and I suspect to many others but its only ONE of the reasons why I don't want him. I seem to remember not long ago that you felt Di Canio would be a good choice for manager. I'd say he falls under "proven racist" as well, wouldn't you?

One of the best players we ever had here.....but probably past it now and Doog wouldn't like his work ethic.

...or his lack of other ethics

West Brom sack Nicolas Anelka for 'gross misconduct'

West Brom are sacking Nicolas Anelka for gross misconduct after the striker announced he was quitting the club.

Anelka wrote on social media he was leaving with "immediate effect" after failing to reconcile differences with Albion over his 'quenelle' gesture.

The Frenchman, 35, was banned for five games and fined £80,000 by the Football Association for making the sign after scoring against West Ham in December.

The club is sacking him for his conduct that day and his social media outburst.

They have given him 14 days' notice of the termination of his contract.

He had been suspended by Albion while the club carried out its own internal investigation.

 Earlier on Friday, Anelka used social media to announce he was leaving the club immediately.

He wrote: "Following discussions between the club and myself, certain conditions have been set for me to rejoin the group, which I can't accept.

"In order to preserve my integrity, I've terminated my contract with West Brom with immediate effect."

However, West Brom responded by releasing a statement  saying "the termination was invalid as it was not conducted under the correct legal process".

The statement also detailed the conditions Anelka needed to meet to enable his club suspension to be lifted.

It read: "The club required Nicolas Anelka to apologise to it, its supporters, sponsors and the wider community for the impact and consequences of his gesture made on December 28 and secondly, that he accept a substantial fine.

"The club considers the conduct of Nicolas Anelka on December 28, coupled with his purported termination on social media, to be gross misconduct."

The striker, who joined Albion in the summer on a 12-month deal, would only have been eligible to play in Albion's final five Premier League games due to his ban.

But with his West Brom career now over, he made 12 appearances, scoring two goals - both in the game against West Ham.

He was given the punishment by the Football Association's independent regulatory commission for making the controversial gesture, described as an "inverted Nazi salute".

He denied his use of the sign was intended to be anti-Semitic, and the commission reported it did not find he was "an anti-Semite".

However, Anelka claims he made the gesture in support of his friend Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, a French comedian who has been convicted seven times of anti-Semitic crimes.

The FA had initially wanted a tougher punishment for the player but opted not to appeal against the decision.

Anelka, who also did not appeal against the ruling, is due to begin his five-game suspension in Saturday's Premier League game at Swansea. 

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