[Fritzl Palace]

He's scored a goal every 113 minutes this season. It's criminal every time he doesn't start when fit.

[Oldbury24]

He's scored a goal every 113 minutes this season. It's criminal every time he doesn't start when fit.

I have to admit that I was happy to have Gayle on the bench for three main reasons. 

a) Loyalty to a winning side in a formation that suits Barnes/JRod/HRK
b) Keeps him fresh and hungry
c) The thought of a double sub of Gayle and Sakho coming on second half was one to strike fear.

However, I don't think anybody could have anticipated just how poor JRod's finishing was going to be - he had shown glimpses in other games but Brentford was something else, and only matched in my experience this season by a certain Tammy Abraham     So yes, Gayle must start as he and Barnes are our only guarantee of goals. 


 

[chipperclark]

Missed a header against Villa  . In fairness though his conversion rate is better than Jay Rod's by some distance. Somebody posted a link to our conversion rates the other week (can't remember if it was on here or on Unofficial) but I can't find it now. I'll have a look and post it if/when I do.

Give him a break he is only 5 foot tall and not expected to jump six feet for a difficult ball.LOL.

[SmethDan]

Missed a header against Villa  . In fairness though his conversion rate is better than Jay Rod's by some distance. Somebody posted a link to our conversion rates the other week (can't remember if it was on here or on Unofficial) but I can't find it now. I'll have a look and post it if/when I do.

Found it.

Ten goals from 26 chances as opposed to ten goals form 46 chances for the Hand of Rod (cheers Jay and SOTV ).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/top-scorers

[Windmill Baggy]

Anybody with any inside news regarding his injury? Haven't seen anything official confirming the extent of it.

[zippyandbungle]

We would be mad to rush him back for Blackburn/Wigan
And he'd only be on the bench vs narwich

We should get Defoe in on loan till end of season, be amazing for us

[paulosull]

We would be mad to rush him back for Blackburn/Wigan
And he'd only be on the bench vs narwich

We should get Defoe in on loan till end of season, be amazing for us

not another 30 plus player who will be sitting on bench or god for bid take Gayles place. Moore needs to get in player's that he hasn't played against or with ffs.

[albion59]

not another 30 plus player who will be sitting on bench or god for bid take Gayles place. Moore needs to get in player's that he hasn't played against or with ffs.

Where as Moore said he wants Defoe?

[frazzle]

not another 30 plus player who will be sitting on bench or god for bid take Gayles place. Moore needs to get in player's that he hasn't played against or with ffs.

Don’t understand the last comment.

[TheBrom]

No one going to mention the embarrassing dive?

Think we also need a better way to fit him in the team than shunting him out wide. Not only does it not benefit him, but we lose any width on the left hand side too. Every time we went forward tonight it was down the right.

[OldburyWBA]

No one going to mention the embarrassing dive?

Think we also need a better way to fit him in the team than shunting him out wide. Not only does it not benefit him, but we lose any width on the left hand side too. Every time we went forward tonight it was down the right.

Thought it was a penalty at the time, having seen it back, very poor and I hope it doesn't result in a ban

[paulosull]

Thought it was a penalty at the time, having seen it back, very poor and I hope it doesn't result in a ban

biased Dingle Don is the only person calling for ban, O'Neil happy with refs assessment

[TheJacko2000]

Why would he get banned? Have I missed a rule change regards retrospective bans for simulation?

[tuamigos]

No one going to mention the embarrassing dive?

Think we also need a better way to fit him in the team than shunting him out wide. Not only does it not benefit him, but we lose any width on the left hand side too. Every time we went forward tonight it was down the right.

Ying and Yang.
Its happened to us enough times, lets move on.

[BoingFlyer]

Why would he get banned? Have I missed a rule change regards retrospective bans for simulation?

I thought that and had a look but cant see anything. While there was no contact he was blocked and if he had not dived there would of been contact so I doubt even if there was retrospective it is not clear cut.

[NathWBA]

Why would he get banned? Have I missed a rule change regards retrospective bans for simulation?

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10968749/diving-bans-abba-penalties-more-substitutes-the-201718-efl-rules

Efl rules state you can be retro banned if found to have deceived the ref

[Fritzl Palace]

People seem to have forgotten the Niasse incident where he picked up a couple of games for successfully deceiving the referee. It is all about 'successful deception', if you dive and do not get the penalty, nothing can be done retrospectively, but Gayle could be if they so desired and wanted to make an example of him.

[NathWBA]

I thought that and had a look but cant see anything. While there was no contact he was blocked and if he had not dived there would of been contact so I doubt even if there was retrospective it is not clear cut.

having read your comments in the after match thread and now this one I really struggle to understand what game you watched, whether you just permanently have blue and white tinted glasses on I don’t know but that’s a clear dive, the defender stepping across him to shield the ball would not have been a foul.

[boinging_along]

Dunno, watched it a few times and while I would be annoyed if it was given against us it wouldn't surprise me.  Gayle got a toe on the ball and the defenders weren't shielding the ball they stepped across and there was nowhere to go.  If it had happened in the middle of the park it would have been a foul.  Wasn't much different to what Dawson did in the last minute except Dawson stepped backwards to block the player off rather than forwards.

[Fritzl Palace]

It was a dive, but it was hardly like the Cazorla one with Steven Reid stood by him all those years ago at Arsenal, so I would be shocked if action was taken.

[boinging_along]

Just watched it back a few more times, there's definitely an outstretched leg that Gayle would have made contact with but he has thrown himself over it.

[BoingFlyer]

Just watched it back a few more times, there's definitely an outstretched leg that Gayle would have made contact with but he has thrown himself over it.

Agree mate, blatant dive over the outstretched leg if he stayed on his feet it would of tripped him

[johnny Cash]

It was a dive and we would be livid if it had been against us and calling for a ban, I’m certain of it.

Interesting how people try and rationalise things when they go in our favour. We have been lucky penalties haven’t been given against us against forest and stoke.

[Dan87uk]

from my vantage point in the Brummie road it looked like a clear pen, was only when I was on the way back to the car hearing/reading about it that it might have been dubious.

Have since seen the replay from diff angle and; as noted by some already; I'd have been livid if it was given against us.

That said, for me, it was Karma for the previous 89 mins where the ref seemed to give them every little free kick. Blatant red card for Grabban as well earlier on.

It's about time we started getting the rub of the green once in a while.

[SmethDan]

Contact initiated by number 29's sly clip of Dwight's little left toe rendering him unable to maintain his balance as he stepped over the other chaps attempted/averted block. Clear penalty created by a perfect storm of innocuous events    .