Another defeat for Albion means that this season’s team are three points worse off than Megson’s 2001/02 team that became the first Baggies side to reach the Premier League 20 years ago. Game 30 in that season was the 1-0 win over Walsall that took place immediately following the tragic death of Jeff Astle. That was the first of a…
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Following Albion’s wretched defeat at home to Preston, the Express and Star conducted a poll that suggested that as many as 90% of Baggies fans wanted Valérien Ismaël to be sacked, but the club confirmed that the Frenchman would be conducting his pre-match press conference as usual on Friday morning, so it would seem that he will get at least…
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West Brom 0 Preston North End 2 Much of this season has left Albion fans frustrated, but Wednesday evening’s defeat to Preston resulted in a mix of anger and astonishment, anger from those who have been calling for Ismaël’s head and astonishment from those, like myself, who have been prepared to give him more time. This wasn’t “more of the…
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Preston North End’s first win at the Hawthorns since 1973 ended Albion’s club record unbeaten home start to a campaign at 13 matches and means that this season is now the Baggies’ worst start to a second tier campaign since 1999/2000 when Brian Little’s team sat in 19th place after 28 games with just 29 points. That was the last…
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After recording their first victory of 2022, Valérien Ismaël’s team will be looking to build on it with another home victory against bottom half opposition when Ryan Lowe’s Preston North End visit the Hawthorns on Wednesday evening to play the game that was postponed due to COVID cases at Deepdale in late December. Saturday’s victory over Peterborough was comprehensive and…
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West Brom 3 Peterborough United 0 It may have been a comfortable victory in the end, but that doesn’t go anywhere near telling the complete story of this match and the result alone will not satisfy some when it comes to the future of the head coach. However, it was Ismaël’s substitutions that turned the match with Robinson and Diangana’s…
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