AFC Bournemouth claimed their first ever victory at the Hawthorns on Saturday and, while many will blame the idiocy of Salomón Rondón and James McClean, or the incompetence of referee, Mike Dean, I believe that the Albion manager should take responsibility for the result. Albion remain safely in mid-table and I recognise that, with Tony Pulis at the helm, they…
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After signing for a club record deal reportedly worth up to £12 million, Salomón Rondón has looked occasionally impressive but, in reality he has failed to really impress in his first five months at the Hawthorns.
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Transfer deadline day opened with the hope of new signings and ended with the club, once again, at the centre of a news story around a player who was not allowed to leave. What has been a record window for the Baggies in terms of money spent, the fans are still left feeling somewhat disappointed with the final outcome. In…
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We’re on the eve of another Premier League season, Albion’s sixth in succession and their tenth in the fourteen seasons since promotion to the Premier League was first won in 2002. Back in the dark days of the early nineties, top flight football seemed a distant memory and, while most Baggies fans don’t exactly take it for granted, the number…
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When Tony Pulis was appointed as Albion’s new head coach, I wasn’t altogether thrilled. I had never liked the style of football Pulis teams had played, particularly at Stoke, and I’d always felt that he came across as arrogant and somewhat of a moaner when things don’t go his way. However, you could not argue with his record and I…
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