[WBAinDEVON]

Board meeting today wouldn't supprise me. Irvine is deluded , he thinks he can save us

[baggie82]

I couldn't give a monkeys about AI - he has got us half way to relegation which could ruin us, it's just not good enough. He has harmed the club with his decisions and lack of results.

[ian66]

Might surprise a lot of you but I feel for AI too. He genuinely seems like a nice guy.

To me though that's the problem. I think we need someone who will throw a grenade into the changing room...

(As an aside, when did we start calling it the dressing room FFS? That tells you what's wrong with our bloody national game....)

I don't feel for him. Does he feel for the fans that travel all over the country and spend £1,000's in the meantime. Then on their way to the ground hear the negative team news and think we shouldn't of bothered, but they do exacally the same a fortnight later.

West Brom have made him a very wealthy man and he will be paid 12 months money as he's on a rolling contract. At his age he will never have to work again if he chooses not to. I would love to be in his position and I wouldn't want anyone feeling for me.

[botters]

I don't feel for him. Does he feel for the fans that travel all over the country and spend £1,000's in the meantime. Then on their way to the ground hear the negative team news and think we shouldn't of bothered, but they do exacally the same a fortnight later.

West Brom have made him a very wealthy man and he will be paid 12 months money as he's on a rolling contract. At his age he will never have to work again if he chooses not to. I would love to be in his position and I wouldn't want anyone feeling for me.

Spot on ian66. He took the job on knowing that the pressure would be on him if he failed, which again the majority of Albion supporters knew that he would. He could and should have stayed at Everton with a job for life and coached the youth team. The job here was always going to be too big for him and he accepted it, so no I do not feel sorry for him, getting 12 months payment for being a failure.   

[Albionic]

its got to be hard for a working man to feel sorry for anyone involved in premier league losing their job.

[bangkokbaggie]

Hope he can turn it around starting at West Ham, still think he deserves a few more games as we're still out the relegation zone.

You are obviously in a very small minority and I respect your view. Although I accept that it is not solely Irvines' fault would you back another head coach with a similar record including having the decline in results with previous clubs at a lower league level that Irvine had?

What I find intriguing is that the club appear to be giving him one more game in charge. If this is how it turns out then I find it difficult to see how Irvine would accept his subsequent sacking in this scenario and just maybe an amicable arrangement has been made to retain his services in a role similar to that at Everton, This could be face saving for both JP and Irvine. This then naturally leads to what will happen to Downing and Kiely.

All speculation on my part.

[LiamTheBaggie]

Apparently been sacked..

[baggie_1]

He's gone!!!!!

[swad35]

Sacked according to telegraph

[RogerBadoo]

Gone! Yipee.... Call Derek McInnes now....

[LiamTheBaggie]

 John Percy @John__Percy  ·  4m 4 minutes ago

#wba sack Alan Irvine and line up Tim Sherwood as first choice to replace him via @Telegraph http://fw.to/cGICGWE

[johhnybaggies 4life]

I've heard this aswell

[bangkokbaggie]

You are obviously in a very small minority and I respect your view. Although I accept that it is not solely Irvines' fault would you back another head coach with a similar record including having the decline in results with previous clubs at a lower league level that Irvine had?

What I find intriguing is that the club appear to be giving him one more game in charge. If this is how it turns out then I find it difficult to see how Irvine would accept his subsequent sacking in this scenario and just maybe an amicable arrangement has been made to retain his services in a role similar to that at Everton, This could be face saving for both JP and Irvine. This then naturally leads to what will happen to Downing and Kiely.

All speculation on my part.

Subsequent posts obviously rule out my speculation then

[lewisant]

Weird how it's not everywhere, bit even sky sports news and why hasn't the site gone down?!

[Gilsey 56]

Yes it looks like we might enjoy our new year after all.

[swad35]

Goodluck AI in your future career. Bad appointment all round, bad for the club and AI.

Peace has to learn from this!!!

No to get rid of the other coaches and appoint an experienced manager.

[lewisant]

Has he been 100% confirmed as gone?!

[Dexy]

If it's true regarding the sacking then it's about time , i won't be celebrating too much as Irvine came over as a decent bloke who tried hard but was clearly out of his depth . My anger is for JP and Burton , Irvine was a gamble that shouldn't have been taken given the mess we were / are in , at the very least it should have been dealt with a month or so ago .

[OldburyWBA]

Weird how it's not everywhere, bit even sky sports news and why hasn't the site gone down?!

Hopefully because we've fixed the gremlins

[RogerBadoo]

Have to say that I am thrilled he's gone but do wish him all the best - he probably would have been an excellent technical Director.

[baggie96]

Was never going to work out. Hearing pulis and sherwood are both keen and want deal done quick so was in clubs interest to sack him.

[LiamTheBaggie]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-bromwich-albion-alan-irvine-8359137

Albion have called time on head coach Alan Irvine

West Bromwich Albion tonight dismissed Head Coach Alan Irvine after just over six months in charge.

The 55-year-old agreed a 12-month rolling contract after moving from  Everton’s academy on June 14.

He fitted the Albion model, arriving a month after Albion had appointed former Arsenal youth chief Terry Burton as technical director.

Irvine oversaw the signings of all the senior players brought in other than Craig Gardner, who had agreed to his contract in May.

Whilst remaining popular with the players he never quite won over the supporters and Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Stoke City proved to be the final straw for chairman Jeremy Peace.

Look: Check out our photo gallery of Alan Irvine's brief time in charge

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino (R) as West Brom manager Alan Irvine celebrates VIEW GALLERY
 

Albion’s squad - almost to a man - have spoken of their admiration for Irvine with Joleon Lescott, Gardner, Chris Brunt, Gareth McAuley and Ben Foster particularly vocal in his defence.

But plain statistics do not lie.

Albion lie 16th in the Premier League having taken just 17 points from Irvine’s 19 games in charge. They are a point shy of this stage last season when they stayed up by the skin of their teeth.

Irvine only oversaw two home wins at The Hawthorns - the 4-0 routing of Burnley and 1-0 success over Villa.

And seven defeats in nine games is exactly the type of run that saw the back of Steve Clarke and before him Roberto di Matteo.

Tim Sherwood is already an odds-on favourite to succeed Irvine having narrowly lost out to the Scot in the summer.

Alan Irvine is unveiled as the new West Browich Head Coach at the Hawthorns Alan Irvine is unveiled as the new West Browich Head Coach at the Hawthorns
 

Sherwood actually believed he had got the job for a time after he had lost his post at Spurs only for the club to perform a dramatic last-minute U-turn.

But their has also been huge backing in the bookies for former Stoke and Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis.

Sherwood should have no problem working to Albion’s continental style but Pulis is ‘old school’ and may not be attracted to being told who to sign by Burton recruitment department and who will be sold.

As ever Peace will want to scour the entire market before making a decision but with West Ham on New Year’s Day and Gateshead in the FA Cup on Saturday he has to move quickly.

Not least because the January transfer window is open for business on Thursday and Albion need to focus their energies on that.

Albion may not be the force they once were but a Head Coach’s position in the Premier League will still prove attractive to many candidates both at home and abroad.

[dangerman]

Nothing on official site and nothing on sky sports news.

More importantly has Downing gone?

[lewisant]

Hopefully because we've fixed the gremlins

Glad to hear! I wasn't sure whether to say that as I didn't want to offend anybody!

I see the article says Rob Kelly and Keith Downing will take charge....

[Gilsey 56]

Can we get a manager in now please JP..