Having been in Belo Horizonte in June 2014 to see Ben Foster become the first West Bromwich Albion player to play for England in a World Cup tournament since Jeff Astle in 1970, I was also fortunate enough to be at the Signal Induna Park on Wednesday evening to see Jake Livermore become the first Baggie to start for England…
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The Saido Beharino saga is finally over, at least for West Bromwich Albion. After an eighteen month period from which neither club nor player can emerge with much credit, the Burundi-born striker finally sealed a transfer away from the Hawthorns, although I’m sure Stoke City wouldn’t have been a favoured destination for him when this whole sorry episode kicked off…
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With the Baggies in a comfortable position in the league, this season looked like the perfect opportunity for a cup run and yet Albion contrived to somehow lose at home to Derby County in the first match this season in which they have had more possession than the opposition.
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As has become the norm in recent years, the transfer window was once again a time of frustration for Baggies fans. With a string of names linked to the club, albeit likely that the links were often spread by agents looking to drum up interest, there were hopes that Albion would finally splash the cash and bring in some real…
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Regular readers will know that I have found Tony Pulis’s tenure at the Hawthorns incredibly frustrating. I didn’t want the Welshman to take charge of the club in the first place having seen the style of football he oversaw at Stoke City and, while relegation has not been a real prospect in the run-in to either of the last two…
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The reprehensible thug who threw a coin at Chris Brunt on Saturday not only put all Albion fans in a bad light, but his actions also diverted attention away from what most of the 4,000 Baggies fans were most concerned about, the performance of the team and the future of Tony Pulis.
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