Heaven be praised, Albion are playing at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon! For just the third time at the Hawthorns this campaign, and the fourth time overall, the Baggies are playing a match when football should be played. The opponents are Bristol City who are yet to win on their own patch this season but have won four matches on…
Read MoreDay: 21 October 2021
Baggies beaten again but Ismaël is not for changing
Swansea City 2 West Brom 1 Despite the outcry on social media, I’m not expecting any drastic changes from Valérien Ismaël following Albion’s second defeat of the season at Swansea. It was a disappointing performance from the Baggies, particularly given their fantastic start, and they can have few complaints about the result. Having said that, it was a game of…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 13 games
Valérien Ismaël’s Albion fell to their second defeat of the season at Swansea but the start to this campaign is still the joint fourth best of the century. In the second tier, Megson’s 2003/04 team had 28 points at this stage and Slaven Bilić’s side had 26 while Steve Clarke’s 2012/13 side found themselves 3rd in the Premier League after…
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