Victory on the final day of the season was not enough to change the fact that this season’s points tally is Albion’s worst in the second tier since the 1999/2000 campaign when Gary Megson managed to save the club from relegation to the third tier on the final day. The season was one of only five previous 46 game seasons…
Read MoreAll eyes on Luton as Mozza targets a final day victory
West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town; The Hawthorns, Saturday 3rd May 2025, 12.30pm The eyes of Championship fans will be on the Hawthorns on Saturday lunchtime but, unfortunately for Baggies fans, it is the fate of the opposition that is drawing the interest. Having given Derby County a helping hand with a dreadful performance on Easter Monday, Albion put in…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 45 games
There are few positives from the goalless draw at Cardiff City, one being that James Morrison’s team recorded a clean sheet, the first by Albion since the 1-0 win over QPR in early March. However, it also made it fifteen away league games without a victory, a new club record in the second tier of English football. With the away…
Read MoreMorrison heads to Cardiff with an unenviable job
Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion; Cardiff City Stadium, Saturday 26th April 2025, 3pm James Morrison has drawn the short straw of attempting to lead a group of evidently demotivated players for the two final games of the season. Having capitulated against Derby County, the Rams’ relegation rivals, Cardiff City and Luton Town, will hope that the Baggies are equally…
Read MoreTony Mowbray’s departure leaves me sad and conflicted
When the club announcement dropped on Monday evening that the club “hard parted company” with Tony Mowbray, my overall feeling was one of sadness, a sentiment shared by many Albion fans of a certain vintage. Like many, I desperately wanted Mogga to succeed but recent results have clearly not been good enough; my only question is now much of that…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 44 games
Albion’s fifth defeat in six matches made it the lowest points haul from six matches since the last half dozen games of Steve Bruce’s reign which came to an end in October 2022. On that occasion, it was a run of three draws and three defeats which gave Bruce’s team a total of one win in their first thirteen games…
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