Much has been written in the past few days about the decision to sack Darren Moore, with many in the national media and the game as a whole decrying the decision as being somewhere between outrageous and incredibly harsh. I made my views clear in my article on Sunday but, while there were fans actively calling for Moore to go, there…
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West Brom 1 Ipswich Town 1 The day may have ended with the shock sacking of Darren Moore, my thoughts on which I covered in my earlier article, but the main event of the day should have been the football match. Fourth in the table against rock bottom should have been a comfortable home win, but it didn’t go quite…
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If ever there was an illustration of the short-termism and lack of sentiment in football, it was the decision to sack Darren Moore as the Head Coach of West Bromwich Albion yesterday evening. Even from a pure footballing point of view, it seems a very harsh decision. The Baggies are in fourth place with ten games to go, well placed…
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Leeds United 4 West Brom 0 Albion’s hopes of automatic promotion suffered a hammer blow at Elland Road as Leeds United produced a display of committed, pacey football that proved far too much for Darren Moore’s team and saw Marcelo Bielsa gain revenge for the defeat at the Hawthorns in November. It was a bad night, and it has made…
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West Brom 0 Sheffield United 1 Albion’s bid for the top two took a blow at the Hawthorns as promotion rivals, Sheffield United, took the points but, with twelve games to go, it’s not yet terminal. The Baggies weren’t at their best against the Blades, but I feel they did deserve a point from the game. Clear cut opportunities, however,…
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Queen’s Park Rangers 2 West Brom 3 It may have had more in common with their displays in the early part of the season rather than their away performances in 2019, but the Baggies found a way to take all three points at Loftus Road in what could turn out to be a hugely significant result. It makes it eight…
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