With this season so much worse than any other second tier campaign this century, I have extended the comparison out to include every such campaign since 1988 when the Second Division was first expanded to 24 teams. If nothing else, it gives those of us old enough to remember those days a chance to reminisce! As can be seen, defeat…
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Millwall v West Bromwich Albion; The Den, Saturday 22nd October 2022, 3pm Yesterday, local journalists were expecting the club to make an appointment of Steve Bruce’s replacement before this weekend’s game, but that likelihood has receded this morning with reports that the latest name to be linked, that of Jody Morris, did not receive universal support amongst the club’s hierarchy.…
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West Bromwich Albion 0 Bristol City 2 Any optimism following Albion’s impressive performance at Reading last weekend was promptly snuffed out on Tuesday evening as Richard Beale’s team slumped to another home defeat. I’m sure the caretaker boss had some appreciation of how difficult this job is, but any lingering doubts were removed as this group of players once again…
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Bristol City’s first win at the Hawthorns for almost 30 years leaves Albion in 20th place ahead of Wednesday’s fixtures. It also means that this campaign is once again the joint worst in the Baggies’ second tier history. In 1994, Alan Buckley’s team drew 0-0 with Port Vale to move onto 14 points leaving them in 23rd place six points…
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West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City; The Hawthorns, Tuesday 18th October 2022, 8pm Fresh from a fantastic and much needed victory at Reading, Albion welcome Nigel Pearson back to the Hawthorns on Tuesday evening along with his Bristol City team. With the search for a permanent replacement to Steve Bruce ongoing, Richard Beale will once again take charge of a…
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Reading 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 What a difference a week makes. Baggies fans left the Select Car Leasing Stadium with renewed optimism after an energetic and effective performance produced a well-earned victory with the club’s academy products at the very heart. Richard Beale made just one change to the starting line up, but it proved to be a crucial…
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