West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town; The Hawthorns, Saturday 3rd May 2025, 12.30pm The eyes of Championship fans will be on the Hawthorns on Saturday lunchtime but, unfortunately for Baggies fans, it is the fate of the opposition that is drawing the interest. Having given Derby County a helping hand with a dreadful performance on Easter Monday, Albion put in…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 45 games
There are few positives from the goalless draw at Cardiff City, one being that James Morrison’s team recorded a clean sheet, the first by Albion since the 1-0 win over QPR in early March. However, it also made it fifteen away league games without a victory, a new club record in the second tier of English football. With the away…
Read MoreMorrison heads to Cardiff with an unenviable job
Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion; Cardiff City Stadium, Saturday 26th April 2025, 3pm James Morrison has drawn the short straw of attempting to lead a group of evidently demotivated players for the two final games of the season. Having capitulated against Derby County, the Rams’ relegation rivals, Cardiff City and Luton Town, will hope that the Baggies are equally…
Read MoreTony Mowbray’s departure leaves me sad and conflicted
When the club announcement dropped on Monday evening that the club “hard parted company” with Tony Mowbray, my overall feeling was one of sadness, a sentiment shared by many Albion fans of a certain vintage. Like many, I desperately wanted Mogga to succeed but recent results have clearly not been good enough; my only question is now much of that…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 44 games
Albion’s fifth defeat in six matches made it the lowest points haul from six matches since the last half dozen games of Steve Bruce’s reign which came to an end in October 2022. On that occasion, it was a run of three draws and three defeats which gave Bruce’s team a total of one win in their first thirteen games…
Read MoreBaggies’ season must not simply fizzle out
West Bromwich Albion v Derby County; The Hawthorns, Monday 22nd April 2025, 3pm A dismal defeat at the CBS Arena leaves West Bromwich Albion facing another pivotal summer in the knowledge that the squad needs significant improvements if it is to make a realistic promotion challenge next season. Furthermore, the future of Tony Mowbray must be under consideration given how…
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