The former England striker arrived at Stoke City from Sheffield United for a fee that could rise to as much as £3.5 million, but that will seem like peanuts if Beattie keeps Stoke in the top flight.
And that is exactly what the front man is doing.
Playing in Puma v1.08’s, Beattie notched his 6th goal in the last 10 Premier League games as Stoke won their first away match of the season, becoming the 7th team to do the double over bottom club West Brom in to the bargain.
Stoke’s 2 – 0 victory at the Hawthorns with Beattie adding to Ricardo Fuller’s earlier strike, moved them up to 13th place in the table and, more importantly, 6 points clear of the bottom 3.
And the result certainly pleased manager Tony Pulis who said:
It is a monkey off our back. It was a very important game but they all are now.
We have played well away from home before but not had the results. It was a smashing result but we move on now.
We have a lot of work to do. The important thing to do is to keep our feet on the ground.
Wise words from a man who’s actions in the January transfer window are now paying dividends and could well make the difference between Premier League survival and the drop back in to the Championship.
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