There was a level of frustration at the end of Wednesday’s game that was similar to that felt under Ryan Mason – a game that Albion should have won but didn’t. There was a difference, however. James Morrison’s Albion looked much closer to breaking down the opposition than Mason’s team did for most of the time, and the level of…
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James Morrison’s team were beaten for the first time in the Championship this season at Middlesbrough, the sixth successive defeat against the Teessiders. It was also Albion’s first league defeat in August since 2023 when they were beaten at Blackburn on the opening day of that campaign. Since then, they had played eleven league matches in the eighth month of…
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An excellent performance from James Morrison’s team made it three wins on the bounce at the start of Albion’s domestic season, the last two in the league against teams fancied for promotion putting the Baggies in second place in the fledgling Championship table. Of course, it is very early days – Ryan Mason’s team won the first two games of…
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For the third season in succession, Albion start the season with a victory. Let’s hope that this season it can lead to a better overall campaign. It is something of a surprise – since the second tier went to 24 teams in 1988, Albion had only won the opening league game of a campaign in that division on three occasions…
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A disappointing end to a disappointing season brought an end to a ten-match unbeaten under the now permanent head coach, James Morrison. Sheffield Wednesday had something to celebrate with their new ownership also bringing the news that they now won’t start next season in League One with a points deduction – that gave them an extra boost to add to…
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It’s not very often you get to celebrate securing safety twice in the same season but, after apparently securing Championship survival with a victory on Tuesday evening, a two-point deduction from the EFL left the Baggies needing another point. With promotion-chasing Ipswich Town the visitors for the final home match of the season, James Morrison’s Albion put in another excellent…
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