As is often the case when Albion sack a head coach, I am conflicted. I always want our head coaches to succeed as that means that the club is succeeding, and I don’t want my club to be one that dispenses with head coaches at the first sign of a potential problem. On the other hand, allowing an apparently failing…
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When the summer transfer window slammed shut (it always seems to do that, rather than just “close”) at 7pm last Monday, the general view of Albion’s business from the majority of sensibly-minded Baggies fans was positive, albeit with one or two question marks. Overall, I feel the squad is stronger but I would have liked to have seen one or…
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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…
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January transfer windows are notoriously difficult to navigate and Albion’s task in this year’s one was made all more the difficult by entering it without a head coach in place. Obviously, the work to identify targets will have been going on for months, and a new head coach will not necessarily amend the overall direction of the club, particularly when…
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After seven new signings were confirmed before the start of the season, two more new faces have been added to the Albion squad in the past week with a slightly more familiar one set to join them, although nothing has been confirmed at the time of writing. Uroš Račić joined last Thursday on a loan deal from Italian club, Sassuolo.…
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After the disappointment of play-off defeat at Southampton, there was plenty of optimism for the future of West Bromwich Albion under new ownership but the harsh realities of the club’s financial situation have forced a revolution within the playing squad which will at least dampen expectations for the season ahead. Some senior players were out of contract and there was…
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