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…
Read MoreTwo more new faces confirmed as window draws to a close
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.…
Read MoreNew faces for the new season
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…
Read MoreCorberán’s options boosted by Weimann
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,…
Read MoreTwo in, two out so far for Albion
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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