After a fairly momentous day at the Hawthorns on Wednesday, which saw the end of Valérien Ismaël’s tenure at the club and significant changes in the boardroom, Baggies fans had to wait until Thursday evening for the appointment of new manager, Steve Bruce, on an eighteen month deal. He becomes the first man to lead Albion, Blues and Villa since…
Read More
The news that had been expected for a number of days was finally confirmed on Wednesday afternoon with the club statement that Valérien Ismaël had left the club along with his assistant, Adam Murray. While some fans will be celebrating, it is disappointing for the club that he has not been successful. So where did it all go wrong? It…
Read More
Millwall 2 West Brom 0 Albion’s performance at Millwall was a little better than the abject display against Preston, but the result was the same and it leaves the club hierarchy with decisions to make. Valérien Ismaël’s position looks increasingly at risk but, at the time of writing more than 24 hours after the end of the Millwall game, there…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
