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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Rúben Dias’s own goal means that Manchester City players have scored more goals for Albion in Premier League games between the sides than any one Baggies player. He joins Richard Dunne in 2004 and Costel Pantilimon in 2013 as have scored an own goal to Albion’s benefit – Chris Brunt and Neil Clement both scored twice against City in the…
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Albion haven’t won away to Manchester City since their first Premier League campaign, City’s last at Maine Road. Goals from Darren Moore and Neil Clement (pictured) earned the Baggies a 2-1 win that day, one of only three they achieved away from home that season. After drawing on their first two visits to what was then called the City of…
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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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An eighth defeat in twelve games leaves Albion still in 19th place and two points behind their previous worse Premier League start in 2005/06. On that occasion, game 13 proved lucky for the Baggies as they beat Everton 4-0 including a brace from Nathan Ellington. That gave hope, ultimately unfulfilled, that Bryan Robson’s side could survive a third successive season…
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