JUST what the doctor ordered – a perfect storm.

The black clouds that circled Portman Road, after a day of transfer frustration were quickly blown away by an unstoppable force as a five-star Town tornado blew apart the Hammers.

Indeed no one inside the ground last night would have predicted a 5-1 home victory over the league leaders.

But it was fully deserved, as Jay Emmanuel-Thomas showed his undeniable talent with a brace – including a contender for Town’s goal of the season – after Michael Chopra, Daryl Murphy and a Lee Martin penalty had seen the Blues race into a 3-1 half-time lead.

That turned into five on a memorable night for Blues fans, who were finally given something to sing about after the disappointment of not seeing new faces brought in on transfer deadline day.

Two of Paul Jewell’s three targets from Portsmouth – believed to be Joel Ward and Stephen Henderson – ruled themselves out of a move due to their high wage demands, while a bid for fans’ number one choice, centre-back Jason Pearce, was flatly turned down.

The failure to land any one of the trio, or have a Plan B before last night’s deadline, can be debated on another day following the demolition of West Ham in front of more than 22,000 fans who braved the freezing temperatures.

And hero Emmanuel-Thomas was left to reflect on a performance that helped win over some doubters and a goal for everyone to savour – after his shot from 30 yards, and at an angle, bewildered ex-Norwich keeper Rob Green.

The 21-year-old said: “I have the power to shoot from anywhere in the opposition’s half. I know I can hit the target more than often, so I just go for it. That was one of my better ones I have ever scored.

“It was great to see the fans happy and on their feet – it was great to have that noise behind us.”