Category: Opinion

The post Ramsay pile-on is embarrassing

Just six weeks ago, I penned a piece about being conflicted when Albion’s head coaches get sacked after Ryan Mason was shown the door, and while the decision to move on from Eric Ramsay is difficult to argue with, I find the pile-on about how dreadful the decision was to appoint him in the first place somewhat excessive. Furthermore, the…

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Masonry collapses – new architect required

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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Window reflections – stronger but work still to do

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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Tony 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…

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Albion’s Fab Four?

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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