Twelve months ago, optimism was high at the Hawthorns. Albion sat on top of the Championship for Christmas after an incredibly impressive first half of the season for new head coach Slaven Bilić. A 1-1 draw with Brentford on 21st December 2019 meant that the Baggies had a massive 50 points from the first 23 games of the season having…
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West Brom 0 Aston Villa 3 Albion can once again feel hard done by in terms of VAR decisions, but Sam Allardyce will know what a tough job he has as they were well beaten by a decent Villa side. While Livermore’s offence was probably a red card, the challenge by Kortney Hause on Grady Diangana was arguably a worse…
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A few short hours after the dismissal of Slaven Bilić, the appointment of Sam Allardyce as Albion’s new Head Coach was confirmed. For the reasons I explained in my comment piece yesterday, I think the decision to remove the Croat from his post was the wrong one but, given that has happened, what of his replacement? “Big Sam” as he…
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Today, the West Bromwich Albion hierarchy decided to dispense with the services of Slaven Bilić. It is a decision that has left me disgusted and disillusioned with the direction that the club, and perhaps football as a whole, is heading. The Croat, who was appointed less than eighteen months ago with a target to get the club back into the…
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Manchester City 1 West Brom 1 Albion earned their first point against Manchester City since Boxing Day 2011 after a fantastic disciplined display at the Etihad that left Pep Guardiola and his team intensely frustrated. To a man, Bilić’s team were superb, but special mentions must go to the centre back pairing of Semi Ajayi and Dara O’Shea who were…
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Newcastle United 2 West Brom 1 At St James’s Park on Saturday, Albion’s first Saturday 3pm kick off since the trip to Blackburn Rovers in July, Slaven Bilić’s team were in the game for long periods, let themselves down at key moments and ultimately came up short. It has been the story of the season so far and, while there…
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