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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Fixtures 2022/23
« on: June 23, 2022, 12:17:10 PM »
first 3 set the tone for the season
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In case you didn’t know we have the worst defence in the league.
We are guaranteed to concede every game. Makes no sense to start trying to score in last 20 minutes and waste the other 70 at this stage of the season where every game is must win.
As soon as the first goes in the mood changes. We played the team on paper rather than the bang out of form team in front of us.
Only a matter of time when you camp in your own half.
Over to you now Sam to get us 2 goals
I think they looked at the chances of staying up with little investment and decided that any purchases would need to have a high probability of being worth more in the summer of 2021 so they could be sold at a profit. This thinking is why we have not bought Grant yet, there is not enough upside in the deal. the club was gearing for relegation before we had kicked a ball. A number of posters keep pushing that this is what the owner said he would do, but for the fan how does that help if we are not even competitive.
This is like trying to enter F1 with a Skoda Fabia and saying we wont go bust, what's the point?
Anyone who thought the bottom was going to fall out of the transfer market was clearly wrong. Be that Jenkins or lads on here. We've got the strategy of this window entirely wrong based on a false premise and have now got a fortnight to save our season in a very limited pool...
It's highly likely that Harrison had a clause in his contract to prevent any knowledge he had accumulated at WBA (particularly about players) being used to his new employers' advantage.
I would imagine it's that clause which is being examined by our law team.
So the law suite would be against Harrison, not necessarily Villa.
As far as Barca are concerned, in any normal transaction, ownership of goods is not transferred until full payment has been made. If that's the case here, then (if we have not been paid) we still own Barry & he's not Barcas to sell.
On the other hand if Barry was a free agent & the payment from Barca was to compensate our development costs for him, then the ownership issue does not arise.
Slav isn't the issue though is he? who negotiates and signs the contracts?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45217173I could get us 62% possession passing sideways and backwards. Football is not about possession it’s about scoring. And Boro creates way more opportunities to score from 38% possession because they had a team with legs who chase and press.
62% possesion...Mainly down to old blokes who can't run.
Was not intended to be condesending
1. They have worked for DM for 8 games now, of which 6 have been good performances.
2. Of course wages matter, wages equate to ability / experience,
3. "keen kids" was a bad choice of phrase - agreed.
4. DM clearly isn't convinced they are good enough, or he would be playing them, would he not? Why on earth would he not play who he thought was most capable of winning games.
If I had working for me
a) experienced, highly paid professionals and
b) some keen kids who I had spent time nurturing on much lower wages who showed lots of potential,
I would turn to the experienced guys first and foremost, if they then showed that they couldn't perform then I would give the lads a trial, i certainly would not chuck them in at the deep end from the outset.
It would be madness to use potential when you have proven capability available. Even if the proven capability had come up short against the highest competition.
DM will turn to the kids I feel sure but it needs to be when required not to prove a point.
The bit that's baffled me the most out of the youngsters is, Kyle Edwards looked threatening in pre season, scoring goals, taking on players, looking a tidy player, yet doesn't look anywhere near the first team picture (even warranting a bench position).
Hopefully half of that equation will be at Watford in a few hours
Just to reduce the risk of anyone sitting down on Thursday evening expecting to watch an evening of drama unfold, the window (for permanent deals except for sales to foreign clubs) actually closes at 5.00pm.
We haven't got time for a learning curve. We should be pushing in and around the top six, either Moore is good enough or he's not. He's not entitled to learn his trade and score up a season whilst our parachute money runs dry. Not saying sack him, but he hasn't got a free pass for 10-12 games either. Every game in this division we should be looking to win.
Potentially we could still spend around £15 million with the money from Chadli, which would easily get in 2 good CM's. As poor as we've been this season, we will still probably replace Dawson and Chadli with 2 players who would actually play/want to be here, so it's not completely out of the question.We’ve all supported the Albion long enough to know how this pans out. Chadli & Dawson both go at 11:59 on deadline day with no time to act or they both stay Chadli is unsurprisingly injury until January and Dawson sulks till January with appearances and performances suffering
We score some bloody good goals mind.
Say what you want about the performance, balance of play etc. With decent finishing we win that 4 or 5.