In 2002, Albion were in search of their first promotion to the Premier League and what would be their first return to the top flight in 26 years. With ten games to go, automatic promotion seemed to be out of reach, much like this season, as Gary Megson’s Baggies were ten points adrift of their Black Country neighbours, Wolverhampton Wanderers,…
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West Brom 3 Birmingham City 2 Jimmy Shan made is three wins from three as Albion came from behind twice to win an exciting, and occasionally bruising, local derby against Birmingham City at the Hawthorns. After a lack lustre first half performance from the Baggies, they looked much more like it after the break and deservedly took all three points. …
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A hard fought comeback win over Birmingham City sees Shan’s Baggies move onto 70 points with 7 games to go. That means that they are keeping pace with Megson’s 2002 promotion team who hauled in Wolves in the run-in. That team would go on to drop just two more points that season, thanks to the Jordão ghost goal against Rotherham, and…
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After a two week break, West Bromwich Albion remain without a permanent manager as the board have decided to give Jimmy Shan at least one more game with the expectation growing this week that he will remain in charge for the remainder of the season. It would have seemed an unthinkable situation when Darren Moore and his assistants were sacked…
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A great goal from Kyle Edwards on his first league start for the Baggies earned Jimmy Shan his second win as caretaker boss as Albion ended Brentford’s seven match winning run at Griffin Park. The win puts the 2019 Baggies level on points with Megson’s first promotion side, although this season’s team have scored an incredible 27 more goals! They…
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With Albion apparently no closer to appointing a replacement for Darren Moore, Jimmy Shan will take charge of first team affairs for a second game as the Baggies travel to west London for a tough match at Griffin Park. In contrast to Albion’s home form, Brentford are unbeaten in their last nine games at Griffin Park in all competitions, winning…
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