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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For the fifth time in the last six seasons, the Albion hierarchy have opted to change their manager in the middle of the season. None of those decisions had the desired effect and, with the club in the second tier relegation zone for the first time in twenty years, the next appointment is arguably the most important since that of…
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Before the disaster that was Wednesday night’s defeat to Birmingham, most Albion fans would have been feeling a little better after the news that the club had picked up a couple of decent-looking free agents. While the signing of any free agent after the closure of the window will come with the question as to why no other club had…
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Albion fans were left in limbo as the transfer window closed at 11pm on Thursday night with just one confirmed deal on deadline day, but two more loan deals apparently close to being concluded. There was no news from the club, but rumours soon emerged that both deals had fallen through with paperwork not submitted in time. The silence continued…
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Managers will always divide supporters. Tony Pulis, Sam Allardyce and Valérien Ismaël were three of the most divisive characters to take charge of Albion in recent years, but even the generally popular Darren Moore and Slaven Bilić had plenty of detractors. The latest incumbent, Steve Bruce, is another that attracts both positive and negative opinions, although those who are against…
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As the disaster that was the 2021/2022 season was drawing to a close, Steve Bruce made it clear that the Albion squad would be the subject of a rebuilding job over the summer. Once the Valérien Ismaël experiment failed, it was clear that a squad that had been assembled for one particular style of football would need something of an…
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