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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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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