West Brom 3 Harrogate Town 0 Albion safely secured their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup with a comfortable win over League Two Harrogate Town. The Sulphurites made their EFL debut at the weekend with a 4-0 win at Southend United and tried their best to take the game to the Baggies, but the Premier League outfit…
Read MoreBilić has a lot of work to do as Baggies come up short on day one
West Brom 0 Leicester City 3 The national media pundits will be feeling smug as Albion were comprehensively beaten on their first test in their Premier League return reinforcing their view that the Baggies will be relegated come the end of the season. By the end of the game, even the most optimistic of Albion fans will be struggling to…
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 1 game
Albion’s return to the Premier League shone brightly before being snuffed out comprehensively as the visitors scored three second half goals. It is the seventh time that the Baggies have opened a Premier League season with a defeat, the fourth time at the Hawthorns. If you are looking for positive omens, on none of the four occasions in which Albion…
Read MoreIt’s the Premier League, but not as we know it
The anticipation of a new season is somewhat diminished without the ability to return to the Hawthorns for the opening game, but all Baggies fans will be eagerly awaiting the visit of Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City on Sunday. With the transfer window open for another month, the final make-up of Premier League squads could still be significantly different to those…
Read MoreSustain the Game – the FSA calls for action
In an interview following his retirement last month, Albion’s Chief Executive, Mark Jenkins, remarked that he believed that this year’s promotion was the most important in the club’s history. He feels that the financial instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to severe problems for a host of EFL clubs, and that it would have been very difficult for…
Read MoreBaggies win a record fifth promotion to the Premier League
West Brom 2 Queen’s Park Rangers 2 Despite failing to win any of their final four matches, Albion won a record fifth promotion to the Premier League after a 2-2 draw was enough to secure the second automatic promotion place. While some may suggest that the Baggies have stumbled over the line, and in some respects they have, but the…
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