It’s very easy to to look at the above question and answer with a resounding “no”, but the answer is probably “it depends”. If Albion are lucky with injuries, something that they haven’t been so far, the squad they have should be good enough to get the club promoted. Perhaps the more enlightening questions is “could they have done more?”…
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Peterborough United 0 West Brom 1 For the first time this season, an opponent sought to match Albion in intensity and meet the physical battle and, to their credit, Peterborough rose to the challenge and it was a game that could have gone either way. But, like all good title-challenging teams, the Baggies found a way to win. Despite the…
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West Brom 0 Arsenal 6 A six-nil defeat is never fun, but this one was at least understandable given the relative quality and experience of the two teams. However, the fact that the teams were so poorly matched is a symptom of the current state of the game where dreams of glory have been replaced with the need to compete…
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West Brom 4 Sheffield United 0 If the impressive first hour against Luton Town on Saturday was tempered by the travails of the last twenty minutes, last night’s display against Sheffield United will have gone a long way to blowing away any doubts Baggies fans have been harbouring about Val-ball. Only time will tell whether such a comprehensive victory against…
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After a summer of speculation, Matheus Pereira’s transfer away from the Hawthorns was confirmed ahead of Albion’s opening game on Friday and, while there was a sense of inevitability about the Brazilian’s departure, the destination was surprising and disappointing. As a Baggies fan, I perhaps shouldn’t care where a player goes assuming it is not a rival, but Pereira is…
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A lot has happened at the Hawthorns since my last article in a summer full of controversy and upheaval for West Bromwich Albion. Of course, it hasn’t all finished with the futures of key assets Matheus Pereira and Sam Johnstone still unresolved and, with the season just a few days away, how ready is the club to rise to another…
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