It is still relatively early days, of course, but the impact that has been made by the Baggies’ new head coach, Carlos Corberán, is certainly much more than a “new manager bounce”. Despite defeat to the league leaders on Friday evening, the Spaniard’s record of nine wins from twelve league games is remarkable for a team that had won just…
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Baggies battle back to move into the top six
Luton Town 2 West Bromwich Albion 3 In every successful promotion campaign, there are particular matches that you look back on as pivotal. Should Albion be successful at the end of this season, this victory will be certainly be one of those. At 2-0 down inside ten minutes, there was a sense of shock and disbelief given Albion’s form of…
Read MoreA torrid year for the Baggies that ends with both hopes and fears
2022 has been a difficult year for fans of West Bromwich Albion as they have watched the team slump to their worst league position this century, before concerns about the financial health of the club have started to overshadow the great strides made on the pitch in the final few weeks of the year On the final day of 2021,…
Read MoreMassive win cannot be another false dawn
West Bromwich Albion 1 Blackpool 0 Since Slaven Bilić’s Albion stumbled over the line to secure promotion in July 2020, there have been a number of what could be termed false dawns, although most of them were mere isolated good results. Albion cannot afford Tuesday evening’s victory to fall into either camp – it needs to be the start of…
Read MorePatience is a virtue for the Albion faithful
West Bromwich Albion 0 Sheffield United 2 Any Baggies fans expecting an immediate impact from Carlos Corberán and his coaching team would have been bitterly disappointed with the first half performance on Saturday as familiar defensive errors led to two goals for the visitors. While there were signs of improvement after the break, the display simply highlighted the size of…
Read MoreCarlos Corberán given the job to rescue Albion
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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