Albion’s performance against Charlton Athletic was better, but the bar had been set so low in the last few weeks that it was only a return to some of the disappointing home performances we complained about in the first half of the season. The Addicks were poor, in the same way that Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday were poor when…
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Few will have expected anything other than a defeat against league leaders, Coventry City, but it extends Eric Ramsay’s winless start as Albion boss to eight games, matching the disastrous start to Alan Pardew’s reign in 2017/18. Only Bryan Robson, who didn’t record a victory until his eleventh match in charge, has had a poorer start in charge of the…
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Eric Ramsay’s team secured a massive point at St Andrew’s on Tuesday night, earning a second successive clean sheet since October 2024, which was also thanks to a pair of goalless draws. Significantly, Albion had a little bit of luck with a post hit and a Blues goal (correctly) disallowed, but they fought hard particularly in the closing stages when…
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It wasn’t great but it was better. Albion showed grit, determination and defensive solidity to earn a point against Stoke City and a first clean sheet since the 2-0 victory over Sheffield United in mid-December, eleven games ago. In some ways, it’s merely a reset to where the Baggies were under Ryan Mason before Christmas, generally solid but lacking a…
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Any encouragement that Baggies fans had after the draw at Derby last week was completely destroyed at Fratton Park as Albion put in a hapless performance in what was a massive relegation six-pointer. In the first half, the visitors looked completely disorganised and you had to wonder what Eric Ramsay had been doing with his first full week on the…
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Seasons can turn on such moments – we can only hope that it happens for the Baggies this time. Chris Mepham, definitely a villain of the piece in recent games, pops up with a 95th minute equaliser to earn a well-deserved point at Derby. The Baggies also got a bit of luck, something that has been all too rare this…
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