West Brom 0 Blackburn Rovers 0 Steve Bruce’s home debut as Albion manager brought his first point in the role but he was left frustrated as the Baggies’ turmoil in front of goal continued. There were positive signs as the players produced plenty of effort and no small amount of decent football, but time and again the moves broke down…
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After a fairly momentous day at the Hawthorns on Wednesday, which saw the end of Valérien Ismaël’s tenure at the club and significant changes in the boardroom, Baggies fans had to wait until Thursday evening for the appointment of new manager, Steve Bruce, on an eighteen month deal. He becomes the first man to lead Albion, Blues and Villa since…
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The news that had been expected for a number of days was finally confirmed on Wednesday afternoon with the club statement that Valérien Ismaël had left the club along with his assistant, Adam Murray. While some fans will be celebrating, it is disappointing for the club that he has not been successful. So where did it all go wrong? It…
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West Brom 0 Preston North End 2 Much of this season has left Albion fans frustrated, but Wednesday evening’s defeat to Preston resulted in a mix of anger and astonishment, anger from those who have been calling for Ismaël’s head and astonishment from those, like myself, who have been prepared to give him more time. This wasn’t “more of the…
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West Brom 1 Cardiff City 1 The headlines from Sunday’s frustrating draw with a brutal Cardiff City side may be centred around the performance of referee Thomas Bramall and the three red cards, but the game as a whole was a familiar story for Albion in recent weeks and further highlighted why the man who was introduced at half time,…
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Derby County 1 West Brom 0 After another frustrating afternoon, Valérien Ismaël firmly laid the blame at the feet of his players with some very strong words in his post-match press conference at Pride Park. The Frenchman had previously shied away from direct criticism of his team, but after a run of seven games in which Albion have picked up…
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