Monday saw the expected announcement that 32-year-old Austrian international, Andi Weimann, had joined Albion on loan from Bristol City for the remainder of the season. Weimann’s interview suggested that he had put pen to paper on Friday but, perhaps because the announcement had to wait for confirmation that the permanent transfer of Taylor Gardner-Hickman in the opposite direction was complete,…
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With just a few days left until the start of the season, but the end of the transfer window still four weeks away, Albion have finally started adding to the incomings column with the signings of Jeremy Sarmiento on loan from Brighton and, most recently, Josh Maja on a free transfer from Bordeaux. The financial realities of the club’s current…
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With the financial constraints under the current ownership plain for all to see, it is no surprise that Albion left it late to enter the transfer market in January, but I’m sure that Carlos Corberán will be pleased with the business that Gourlay and his team have been able to do. It could have been even better had they managed…
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It is still relatively early days, of course, but the impact that has been made by the Baggies’ new head coach, Carlos Corberán, is certainly much more than a “new manager bounce”. Despite defeat to the league leaders on Friday evening, the Spaniard’s record of nine wins from twelve league games is remarkable for a team that had won just…
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2022 has been a difficult year for fans of West Bromwich Albion as they have watched the team slump to their worst league position this century, before concerns about the financial health of the club have started to overshadow the great strides made on the pitch in the final few weeks of the year On the final day of 2021,…
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After just over two weeks of silence, Ron Gourlay finally issued a statement late on Tuesday evening to confirm that the former Huddersfield Town head coach, Carlos Corberán, has been selected as the man to attempt to turnaround Albion’s dismal season. Legal difficulties delayed the official announcement after strong suggestions that the decision had been finalised as early as Saturday…
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