Albion travel to the Madejski Stadium looking for their fifth league double of the season having completed two in recent weeks against Swansea and Preston, although it would be their first over Reading for nearly a quarter of a century. José Gomes’s team have had a difficult season but have had something of a recovery recently. The Portuguese took over…
Read MoreThe powers that be at the Hawthorns finally made a long overdue decision on Monday by confirming that caretaker head coach, Jimmy Shan, will remain in charge of first team affairs until the end of the season. While not all supporters will agree with the decision, I’ve not yet seen the “Fans pan Shan plan” headline! However, whatever your feelings…
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Jimmy Shan will once again be the main man in the Baggies dugout this weekend, but he will pitting his wits against the man who has emerged this week as favourite to replace him as head coach at the Hawthorns, Preston manager, Alex Neil. There may have been other examples since, but I’m drawn to the case of George Graham…
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Albion travel to Bristol on Tuesday evening to take on the only side currently in the top six that they face between now and the end of the season. The Baggies do face Derby County on the final day who could still be pushing for the top six, but Lee Johnson’s Robins are the highest placed side that Albion face…
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A win for the Baggies on Saturday would not only see them record their best run of victories this season, but it would also be their first ever victory at the New Den. More pertinently, it would keep Albion’s faint hopes of automatic promotion alive. Albion are on a run of three victories for the fourth time this season, but…
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After a two week break, West Bromwich Albion remain without a permanent manager as the board have decided to give Jimmy Shan at least one more game with the expectation growing this week that he will remain in charge for the remainder of the season. It would have seemed an unthinkable situation when Darren Moore and his assistants were sacked…
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