For the second season in succession, Albion’s away league programme starts at the City Ground and, once again, the fixture has been chosen for live television coverage. Having lost their opening fixture at home to Bolton Wanderers last term, Darren Moore’s team earned their first point of the season at Forest thanks to Matt Phillips’ late equaliser. Slaven Bilić will…
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With little more than a week of the transfer window remaining, Albion have signed five new players with the hope that a few more will join them before next Thursday as Slaven Bilić looks to rebuild a squad that has lost no fewer than eleven players since the end of last season. In this article, I take a look at the…
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After a lengthy, painstaking and, for many Baggies fans, frustrating search, the West Bromwich Albion board have opted to appoint former West Ham United and Croatia manager, Slaven Bilić, as their new Head Coach. I opted not to comment on these pages on the numerous names that have been linked to the Hawthorns top job since the gut-wrenching defeat on…
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West Brom 1 Aston Villa 0 (agg 2-2; pens 3-4) It was a night of mixed emotions at the Hawthorns. Ultimately, there was a feeling disappointment but there was also a strong sense of pride, both in the players that battled valiantly to the end, and in the fans who created an incredible atmosphere that was almost enough to drag…
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The last fifteen minutes of Saturday’s match at Villa Park may have deflated the Baggies faithful, but rest assured that this tie is far from over. There are still plenty of reasons for Albion fans to be hopeful. Firstly, let’s look at the history. Twenty-six years ago, the Baggies escaped from the Vetch Field in Swansea with a 2-1 defeat…
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Aston Villa 2 West Brom 1 After a first leg at Villa Park that was full of drama and controversy, the Baggies find themselves a goal down ahead of Tuesday’s second leg knowing that their leading scorer will play no further part in this season. While the game is all about goals, the main talking point from the match was…
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