Another televised fixture on a Friday night and, with the West Midlands Metro out of action, it is a game that will present more challenges than usual for Albion fans to attend. Coupled with recent performances less encouraging than expected, the actual attendance is likely to be somewhat lower than the “tickets sold” attendance that most clubs use these days…
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Although Albion still sit in third place in the Championship table, a fourth successive away defeat leaves them eight points adrift of the automatic promotion places and with little sign that they are capable of reducing that gap. Valérien Ismaël came to the club with a philosophy, one which the players looked to have adapted to very quickly in the…
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Albion’s promotion campaign resumes with a trip to Huddersfield Town on Saturday with head coach, Valérien Ismaël, happy that there are no more international breaks until March. Furthermore, there is only one midweek fixture before Christmas which will allow him to work with the squad in more detail ahead of each game. It’s a tough run of fixtures for the…
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A few days after losing his record-breaking 1,602nd game as a manager, one of the most unpopular managers amongst Albion fans returns to the Hawthorns in charge of his 14th club. Neil Warnock, or “Colin” as he is known by those who do not hold him in the highest regard, was last at the Shrine in October 2019 when his…
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One of the best things about the Championship is that you rarely have to wait long until the next match and, after a disappointing defeat, you quickly have the opportunity to get back to winning ways. So far this season, Valérien Ismaël’s team have reacted positively to a defeat by winning the next game and they need to do so…
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The first big top-of-the-table clash of the season takes place on Saturday lunchtime as Valérien Ismaël’s third-placed Baggies travel to Marco Silva’s second-placed Fulham. Albion met current leaders, Bournemouth, on the opening weekend of the season and pre-season promotion favourites, Sheffield United, a couple of weeks later, but this fixture eclipses those given the current state of play in the…
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