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,…
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Massive 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…
Read MoreAnother defeat leaves Albion deep in the mire in need of a saviour
Millwall 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 Defeat at the Den makes it one win in eight visits for the Baggies at Millwall’s current home and, while it was a little harsh on Richard Beale’s side, it was not exactly a surprise and it leaves Albion second bottom of the table in desperate need of a spark to turnaround their season.…
Read MoreWhat happened to sweat and courage?
West Bromwich Albion 0 Bristol City 2 Any optimism following Albion’s impressive performance at Reading last weekend was promptly snuffed out on Tuesday evening as Richard Beale’s team slumped to another home defeat. I’m sure the caretaker boss had some appreciation of how difficult this job is, but any lingering doubts were removed as this group of players once again…
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