With eight of the remaining thirteen games at the Hawthorns, it is clear that Albion’s home form will be the key if they are to get back in the mix for a top six place this season. The Baggies dreadful recent form, which has seen them take just nine points from their last twelve matches, has left them eight points…
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Bruce looks for a reaction at Boro
Steve Bruce pulled no punches in his assessment of his team’s second half performance at Kenilworth Road on Saturday and has made it clear that he is looking for a reaction as Albion take on Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening. The travelling fans may be looking enviously at the opposition bench where the manager that Albion should…
Read MoreBruce considers formation tweak as Albion face Luton
The third game of Steve Bruce’s tenure sees the Baggies visit Kenilworth Road to take on Nathan Jones’ resurgent Luton Town knowing that defeat would see the Hatters leapfrog Albion in the table. The Bedfordshire side have lost just two of their last twelve games in all competitions, winning eight, a run that has seen them climb into the top…
Read MoreBruce makes his Hawthorns bow against Blackburn
Steve Bruce will be introduced to the Hawthorns crowd as the new Albion manager for the first time on Monday evening as one of his predecessors, Tony Mowbray, brings his current team, Blackburn Rovers, to B71. Earlier in the season, Rovers were on the end of the Baggies’ third successive victory leaving them joint top of the fledgling league table.…
Read MoreA new Baggies era kicks off at Bramall Lane
Steve Bruce takes charge of his first Albion game at the home of one of his former clubs, Sheffield United, with Baggies’ fans hoping to see a dramatic improvement from the performances they have witnessed in their last two matches. Back-to-back 2-0 defeats forced the club into action, not only dismissing head coach, Valérien Ismaël, but also appointing a new…
Read MoreIsmaël may be on borrowed time as Baggies look to bounce back at Millwall
Following Albion’s wretched defeat at home to Preston, the Express and Star conducted a poll that suggested that as many as 90% of Baggies fans wanted Valérien Ismaël to be sacked, but the club confirmed that the Frenchman would be conducting his pre-match press conference as usual on Friday morning, so it would seem that he will get at least…
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