Think most people who have rode the Albion Roller Coaster since 2001, I would think, won't overly moan about where we are because we have an understanding of where we have come from.
Anyone following the club since the early 80's until 2001 are pretty much in dream land
Any fan from the Johnny Giles era to the day Ron Atkinson left and took Robson and Moses with him, will always look back with Rose Tinted Glasses with a healthy chunk of realism because that era won't come again ..... where teams became top level, because of the quality, and attitude of players you managed to get ...... And not just buy, but develop. Then being coached by a top manager could take you to the top. The Baggies could have actually won the 1st Division ..... Don't think that'll happen again will it.
From the early 70's to Giles arriving we were always struggling and got relegated and played some average football under Don Howe ..... But
We just loved our team and took the lows with the very occasional highs.
Get real Guys ...... We would have grabbed the position we are in at the start of the season .... We have no Divine right to be near the top ..... We can't buy a team ..... But we're capable of beating them and that's us.
Quite right instant gratification is demanded by some fans ...... I'm afraid it ain't going to happen at the Hawthorns because of the infrastructure, business model we use .... and we moan mainly because we care .... But like clubs such as Norwich our fan base is local (in the main) and that makes us A CLUB ..... enjoy it and please, please enjoy your moment in the sun .... believe me it gets really cold sometimes