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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: May 01, 2025, 11:44:30 AM »

Southgate's last club managerial stint was nearly 20 years ago. Silly to use that as a barometer when he has been England's most successful manager in 60 years. Surely that is more relevant?

And we are a huge club. Bigger than Brighton, Bournemouth, Fulham, Burnley, etc. League position is not what governs the size of a club, otherwise Luton, Watford, Cardiff, Swansea, Hull, QPR have all been in the top division in the last 10 years. We are just one good season (and one decent managerial appointment) away from being part of that again. Football moves that quickly, but the prestige of a club does not. I'd go as far as to say if the Dingles had gone down this season, and we hadnt lost Carlos, we would be bigger than them again.  If we are still in this league in 10 years, you may have a point.

Sometimes you have a feeling straight away but leave it just to see how things progress and it turns out your initial feeling was probably right.


Orange and black not my favourite colours!!

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Daryl Dike

« on: April 26, 2025, 12:09:55 PM »

Dike was Ishmael's favourite, due diligence on the medical side might have stopped us wasting money.  shows for me that a club needs a DoF in some capacity.

Due diligence wouldn't have shown a lot to be fair as his injuries have only really started with us other than a shoulder injury whilst in the US

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/daryl-dike/verletzungen/spieler/638741

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 25, 2025, 02:22:40 PM »

Can we stick to the topic of next Head Coach please.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Kyle Bartley

« on: April 23, 2025, 05:50:02 PM »

Fair enough and I wouldn’t wish for these supporters, because of something I or someone else has commented on, to stop posting , but if you look back through some of the threads since Mowbray was sacked (not by these ITKs) especially surrounding the supposed press conference bombshell comments, it was 90% rubbish that many  ran away with as gospel, till some fact checkers got on the case.
I like Mowbray as a person, but he got himself sacked (I think the press conference
Helped him on his way) through poor footballing management.

Overtime you do realise which posters are worth listening to. Albion79 is one that so far has been reliable with things posted.

There used to be others who no longer post anything due to the abuse they got which is a shame as again they were spot on with things.

I agree Mowbray got himself sacked, I think he knew as soon as the whistle went he was gone and thought sod it and got a few things off his chest.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Kyle Bartley

« on: April 23, 2025, 05:16:58 PM »

Its no coincidence that a couple of people who were very much ITK stopped posting things they heard given the stick they get.

As said they cannot reveal a source as that person could be traced and sacked, just because they cannot confirm where something came from doesn't make it a lie.

How about at times people be grateful for being given a few titbits.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 22, 2025, 08:34:13 PM »

Why can’t we mention him in debating the next manager? He’s not irrelevant at all. I would imagine he’ll get mentioned quite a lot in the boardroom in the next few days, as in why did we go for him, how well he did to a point and did the club fail him or was it his own failings. Can’t we listen to all sides of the debate? We all want the same outcome after all? As long as it’s not abusive how about we just allow everyone to have an opinion.

Or you could just accept the decision of the mod and move on.

This is about the next manager, there are threads elsewhere to discuss the past managers.

If you have an issue then as stated in the rules don't post in the thread, dm a member of the team.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 22, 2025, 06:02:49 PM »

Come on own up, who actually voted for Alan Irvine?? 😂😂

It was probably the dingle named Son of Batson who didn't actually click we sussed him after his first 2 posts 

Not known for being clever are they??

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: OUT ON LOAN THREAD

« on: April 22, 2025, 04:20:42 PM »

Thanks for confirming, good to see the lads are making a decent living,even if not with us.

Signed a 2 year deal in September, seems to have been a regular all season. They're in the last play off place with 2 games to go but lost 4 of the last 6.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: OUT ON LOAN THREAD

« on: April 22, 2025, 04:15:10 PM »

I saw Cleary had scored again, they were playing Gateshead, who had J.Malcolm score for them, was that Jovan Malcolm

It is the same Jovan Malcolm

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General Football & Sports / Re: Dingle watch - Anything Wolves

« on: April 22, 2025, 02:38:03 PM »

I get that, but dont think any big club will pay that, including United. i can see Forest (if they get CL) and Newcastle (assuming they sell Isak) meeting the clause, but would he want to go there if his heart is set on United? Alternatively, United may palm off some of their pooh players to make up the numbers, but could the Dogheads afford the wages?

Cunha really has ruined his own reputation with his recent antics, because I think he could be a genuinely world class player with the team around him.

You'd know as I presume you watch him regularly.

You've been sussed since your first post mate, too much banging on about O'Neill.

Back to slumville you go, toodles. 

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Darnell Furlong

« on: April 22, 2025, 02:33:17 PM »

He's gorra gow - after yesterdays shocker, he should be paid off and let go.

Maybe he could just drift down the road to join Johnstone and Dawson??

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray sacked

« on: April 21, 2025, 08:46:29 PM »

Mmm,

Kyle Bartley was allowed to trigger a contract extention, (I assume by passing a playing minutes threshold).
Kyle Bartley is not as good a leader as Jed Wallace (as demonstrated this afternoon), & yet Kyle Bartly was chosen as playing captain in the last two matches.

It seems strange that the the Head Coach should make two key decisions in favour of a player that's undermining him.

Its a toss up between Bartley and Holgate at the back which is like choosing between a kick in the nads or slap in the face.

Wallace doesn't deserve to be in ahead of Fellows so understandable why Bartley has been picked and he is the Vice Captain at the club so would be Captain.

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Last Match Forum - 21/04 Derby County (H) / Re: In Game Chat

« on: April 21, 2025, 03:12:31 PM »

Not a chance it was a foul, Furlong was too far in front of the ball before the bloke touched him.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 19, 2025, 03:21:46 PM »

Read to me as a man using the previous manager to try and excuse his shortcomings. In a ‘we are so poor because the previous manager was so negative and played on the counter attack whereas I am trying to dominate games’. Either way, it’s a cop out and the statement of a man who is painfully out of his depth here and needs to walk away from it whilst he has dignity in tact.

As I said what was the question he was asked?

His main fault is trying to change it too quickly as timdon said.

The board are also at fault for not looking for someone with a known similar playing style or then are the players at fault for not being prepared to change.

Its not as simplistic as blaming one individual.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 19, 2025, 03:07:54 PM »

I understand that, but why did he need to come out publicly and say that? What does it achieve exactly? Also, maybe given that the players have been used to a very different system for the last 2+years, maybe Mowbray would have been better introducing his liking for a more attacking system more gradually, rather than just ripping everything up immediately?

It doesn't state what the question was that he answered though.

Another sensational headline with an article with little to go on.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 19, 2025, 02:54:02 PM »

I don't see him as being disrespectful either, as said he's stating that its difficult to change the way they play as its been drilled into them a different way for 2 year, maybe the owners should have gone for someone with a similar style to Corberan and not someone who is well known to play a different way.

No, its not working and something needs to change.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 07:34:37 PM »

The main difference though, is that Fritzl is 100% correct (in my opinion of course  )

Don't encourage him pleaaasssseeeeee!!!

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 07:20:25 PM »

Fair enough guys it's all.about opinions.  None of us will ever know either way sadly.

Just another season that burnt out. Ugh ??

And thats what the forum is for.

We all have them and all believe we're right (eh Fritzl!!  )

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 07:19:36 PM »

So if anything they get an easy ride from Mowbray? Because they certainly don’t from the fans.

Corberan had to convert Diangana to a number 10 because Swift was so bad there. The first thing Mowbray did was reinstate both Wallace and Swift into the starting XI, the two players who’ve had the opposite of an easy ride from the fans.

If Carols had Price at his disposal we’d never have seen Racic or Swift in the side.

I can't comment on Mowbray and the players whether they get easy ride, I don't see them together but a few need rockets up their jacksies.

Swift has made 37 appearances this season so has been used by both of them, Diangana 33.

We didn't have Price then so the point is moot.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 07:16:56 PM »

Fritzl remains here regardless 

Bet you’re delighted about that 

Always a pleasure 

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 06:57:06 PM »

People who are strangely quiet now as it happens…

And is that any different to any situation ?

We win - the detractors go quiet and we have the holier than thou brigade

We lose - the detractors are vocal and the holier than thou go quiet.

Swings and roundabouts

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 06:52:44 PM »

I'm not sure about that. We all know the ones who aren't up to it, they've let us down time and time again. They get dogs abuse on social media. But if Mowbray continues to pick them then it's on him at the end of the day.

I've never known anything like it with the Swift situation. To hang your job and reputation on a player who wasn't even that good at his absolute peak, which was before he even joined the club, is a hard one to make sense of.

And yet they still get picked.

Swift 37 appearances this season, Diangana 33, Racic 22 before he left.

I take no interest in anyone abusing players on social media.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 06:50:39 PM »

Was 2 wins in the last 3 under Corberan. I’m not sure you can group the games under the two managers the same as you seem to be doing, they are poles apart. Yes, the players deserve holding to account too, but things are just inherently awful under this manager as much as you seem to want to shift the blame away from him.

WLWLWLWLWLW was what everyone kept promising me, and entertaining attacking football. Where is it?

They can be grouped together as they have both contributed to the season.

Where have I shifted the blame other than to the players as they as I keep saying are getting an easy ride.

Did I want Mowbray? no I didn't.

Who kept promising anything? certainly wasn't me.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 06:43:18 PM »

Agreed, some of them are. But it's Mowbray who keeps picking them, and therefore facilitates them getting an easy ride, so he has to take responsibility. Also, if you were in the shoes of Swift or Diangana, why would you be putting everything on the line when you know you won't be here in 3 matches time?

And they were also being picked under Corberan, how many posts did we have criticising the changes then with the same players coming on?

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 06:36:39 PM »

Remit was to finish in the playoffs. Corberan had us there for 2 years straight, Mowbray has came in and turned us into midtable dross.

The draws were annoying but he didn't have Armstrong, Lankshear, Dike, Price or Bany to call upon. He was forced to run Maja and previously BTA into the ground as he only ever had 1 fit striker in his squad. Mowbray had more backing in January than Corberan ever had at this club.

I'm not defending Mowbray or criticising Corberan, if you read my posts i'm saying the players themselves are getting an easy ride.