Steve McLaren has been a manager under pressure pretty much ever since he took over at St James’s Park in the summer, whereas his adversary on Monday, Tony Pulis, is in that situation for perhaps the first time in his tenure at the Hawthorns following a run of five games without a win.
Read MoreAfter the Liverpool game two games ago, Albion were comfortably in 13th place, a point behind Southampton and four points ahead of 14th-placed Bournemouth. This evening, Albion remain in 13th place but are now four points behind 12th place and ahead of Bournemouth on goal difference.
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Being the committed football manager that he is, you can imagine that as he tucks into his turkey and pigs in blankets on Christmas Day, Tony Pulis’s mind is more likely to be mulling over his Boxing Day team selection than the festivities going on around him.
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AFC Bournemouth claimed their first ever victory at the Hawthorns on Saturday and, while many will blame the idiocy of Salomón Rondón and James McClean, or the incompetence of referee, Mike Dean, I believe that the Albion manager should take responsibility for the result. Albion remain safely in mid-table and I recognise that, with Tony Pulis at the helm, they…
Read MoreGame 18 is only slightly better than Game 17 for the Baggies with just two wins recorded over their nine PL seasons to date.
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Saturday will see the first league meeting between Albion and Bournemouth since the Baggies’ promotion season from the third tier in 1992/1993. At the Cherries’ helm that season was a youthful Tony Pulis in his first managerial position, having been promoted from player/coach in 1992 when Harry Redknapp left the south coast to join West Ham United.
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