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Last Match Forum - 12/05 Southampton (H - Play-Offs 1st Leg) / Re: Pre Match Chat

« on: May 11, 2024, 03:02:07 PM »

I hate the Premier League and all it stands for with a passion so I will shed no tears if we're in the Championship next season. I will enjoy the occasion tomorrow. The nature of being a football fan means you want your team to win every game so it'll be a bit of a strange experience for me.

I desperately wanted us to get into the play offs because we deserve it. Now we're there I'm happy.

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Last Match Forum - 12/05 Southampton (H - Play-Offs 1st Leg) / Re: Ticket Info & Requests

« on: May 08, 2024, 10:24:59 AM »

Thanks for the info popmonkey.

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Last Match Forum - 12/05 Southampton (H - Play-Offs 1st Leg) / Re: Ticket Info & Requests

« on: May 07, 2024, 01:14:38 PM »

The my Albion site on my phone is useless , can’t see any of the tickets I’ve bought though at one stage it was showing mine , though including mine I’ve paid for five all season ticket holders , though I can go on the website and buy additional ones when I’d of thought it would be members now and maybe additional ones for st holders , before going on general sale 🤷

Yep same here I can buy extras as well which I didn't think was allowed.

It's a complete mess.

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Last Match Forum - 12/05 Southampton (H - Play-Offs 1st Leg) / Re: Ticket Info & Requests

« on: May 07, 2024, 11:11:36 AM »

Daft question but have you clicked on tickets? Mine the wife's and my lad's all have it's been loaded to our Stile Cards in green print.

Yeah. As I said, it was showing up on Sunday but isn't today. My order history is only showing from season 2021-22 as well. God only knows what's going on.

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Last Match Forum - 12/05 Southampton (H - Play-Offs 1st Leg) / Re: Ticket Info & Requests

« on: May 07, 2024, 11:02:25 AM »

Are you on the App as well as 'Vac or did you purchase online? I uploaded the game to my Stile Card online and it's still showing up as loaded when I click on 'Tickets' in my season ticket account.

I did it online and uploaded it to my stilecard.

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Last Match Forum - 12/05 Southampton (H - Play-Offs 1st Leg) / Re: Ticket Info & Requests

« on: May 07, 2024, 09:53:15 AM »

Yes I have all that plus the fact the money as come out of my account so hopefully all ok and concentrate on enjoying the match

Mine isn't showing on my account either. It was after I ordered it on Sunday but it isn't now.

Like you money has gone out and I have the Email confirmation. 

Typical Albion they have to worry you off the pitch as well as on it. 

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Last Match Forum - 04/05 Preston North End (H) / Re: Pre Match Chat

« on: May 02, 2024, 12:49:13 PM »

Their keeper who has let in four absolute howlers removes his mask in Scooby Doo fashion to reveal his secret identity........... David Button, the only keeper to have saved a penalty from John Swift in his professional career.

 

That is a brilliant answer!!

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Last Match Forum - 04/05 Preston North End (H) / Re: Pre Match Chat

« on: May 02, 2024, 07:43:27 AM »

Imagine the scenario:

There are six minutes added time at the Hawthorns. We are in the 96th minute. The score is currently Albion 4 Preston 4, Albion having squandered a four goal lead.

Elsewhere, Hull have pulled off the impossible. The final whistle has sounded in Plymouth, Hull have won by 11 goals to 0.

Meanwhile, back at the Hawthorns. There is one last, attack. Tom Fellows reaches a long ball a fraction ahead off the defender who leaves his leg out. Fellows hits the deck inside the penalty area. The referee points to the penalty spot. John Swift, who has never missed a penalty for the Baggies, collects the ball and puts it on the spot. He runs up to take the kick ........

...... what happens next?

   

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Under 23's / Academy Thread

« on: April 30, 2024, 01:06:30 PM »

Whitwell is the one that stands out isn't he? Be interesting to see what we do with him next season.

I have my own personal rule - if they don't break through by the time they are 21 they're not going to make it.

It doesn't always apply, obviously, but as a general rule I'll stand by it.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate

« on: April 20, 2024, 02:40:19 PM »

The positive is the performance after weeks of been very poor we were miles better today. A mix of brilliant defending from Chowdry, Poor finishing & just general bad luck meant we didn’t score 4 today.

Need to maintain that level of performance for the remainder of the season.

Agree with all of this. It started to get laughable in the end. We created enough gilt edged chances to have won four games. We shouldve had at least four and could easily have scored literally eight or nine.

Just knew they'd score the first chance they got when we missed four great chances in the first fifteen minutes or so.

Fantastic game of football, as entertaining as I've seen for a while.

Ref was inept absolutely awful.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Brandon Thomas-Asante

« on: April 17, 2024, 09:09:26 PM »

It’s called a figure of speech ,before you get your knickers in a twist ,im talking about championship standard players not”billions”of Sunday league and people who don’t play football etc!

I'll raise you Oli Burke or Ken Zohore then. Figure of speech or not it's still a silly and completely unjust comment. BTA is not a Gayle or a Rodriguez but his stats stack up OK alongside Austin and Robson-Kanu in recent years to give you examples.

Would we like better? Of course we would, we'd all like a Mitrovic but there are a lot out there far worse than BTA.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Brandon Thomas-Asante

« on: April 17, 2024, 01:12:18 PM »

He can’t be any worse ,but like you say all different opinions

Ridiculous comment of course he can be worse way worse. There are billions of people (literally) in the world worse footballers than Thomas - Asante.

I think some people need to learn some genuine perspective. BTA has scored over ten goals this season in the Championship. You try doing it.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Play off Points Target

« on: April 16, 2024, 12:19:11 PM »

So we are going to go from 1 loss in 10, to 3 in 4. Wow.

Ìt can and does happen. I don't think it will though. I think if we need to beat Preston we will do.

You'll have to excuse Devon he's not the "glass half full" type. I think if I met him in real life he'd depress the hell out of me.    No offence intended!

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Brandon Thomas-Asante

« on: April 12, 2024, 02:23:32 PM »

I am not sure what people are expecting from a £300k player that we signed from the third division.

He's had to be the brunt of our forward line for the last 2 seasons due to injuries to others.

That's our third choice striker leading the line.

He hasn't moaned, played his face, but instead given us absolutely everything he has.

Can he improve? Yes.  Does he do a good job for us? Yes.

Has he given us value for money? Of course.

Just about bang on. How anyone has a bad word for BTA I really don't know.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate

« on: April 10, 2024, 11:40:25 PM »

The penalty decision  must be the worst decision I've ever seen. It was on the edge of the D. 

Boring game but professional job done!

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Atmosphere at Home Games

« on: April 09, 2024, 09:35:32 AM »

Files alongside 'Townsend is the best one on one left fullback in the division'  .

Now, now don't get shirty just because you'd have to give up your seat. You could come and sit near to me in the Halfords. At your age its about time you got your flask out and started sitting with a blanket over your knees anyway. 

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Atmosphere at Home Games

« on: April 09, 2024, 07:51:47 AM »

I disagree, as a ES neutral, it's the Smethwick that gets the singing going and that friendly banter you refer to, which I assume is the ", going down the Brummie rd for some peace and quiet" is what usually awakens the Brummie rd.

A lot of teams don't like the away fans behind the goal, as they seem it as giving them to much support and so they put them in their side stands.

If we did redevelop the ground I would rather us give them part of the Halfords, possibly half the lower tier, if we build the fabled upper tier.

You can't put them in the Halfords because logistically it's a nightmare given the location of the train station and the parking of coaches.

The alternative to the Smethwick for away fans is the East Stand Smethwick side.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: Pre Match Chat

« on: April 08, 2024, 11:57:36 PM »

It's a big few days coming up. If Coventry beat Southampton and we fail to beat Rotherham the mood changes completely. However, if we beat Rotherham and then beat Sunderland on Saturday we can breathe easily.

Someone wake me up on Sunday morning. I'll be able to tell by the smile or the misery on the face how the week has gone. 

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Atmosphere at Home Games

« on: April 08, 2024, 11:44:26 PM »

The Smethwick End has never helped the atmosphere. If that stand was an away stand and our lot from there were relocated to the Brummie you'd have one hell of a loud and vibrant home end.

The noise is too fragmented now, two ends of the ground singing different songs at the same time and singing parts of the same songs out of time with each other. That and the fact that the two stands create a bit of a them and us situation (albeit in a friendly way).

It means we're not working together and that's never good in any way of life.

Of course there's nothing we can do about this situation at the moment the way the stadium is as it is but it's possible with stadium redevelopment / expansion, but that's another issue.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Grady Diangana

« on: April 08, 2024, 11:38:19 PM »

I've never been a big fan of his mainly because he's not my "type" of winger. However now he's been moved infield and he's got used to his new role he's become a much better asset for us.

He needs to lay the ball off better at times and keep it simple when he needs to rather than losing the ball to take his game to the next level but his goals and assist stats don't lie. He's hurting teams where it matters now and he's currently a better option than Swift is.

He's much better now than he ever was as a winger IMO.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Carlos Corberan

« on: April 08, 2024, 11:32:08 PM »

Not just that we have M'Vila, I'd say the emergence of Fellows and the signing of Johnston also make a 433 more viable.

Absolutely. Those two have completely transformed our attacking options.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Carlos Corberan

« on: April 08, 2024, 10:08:19 AM »

There is always a danger that any coach will imagine that he has found a system that will conquer all.  We saw it big time with Moore (or maybe it was Jones) and then Ismael.  Other clubs work it out and play accordingly.  CC leaves the midfield light, and we have seen at times that young energetic teams (eg QPR and Sunderland, and to some extent Stoke on Sat) simply overrun us there.  I know he has the flexible plan B to go 5 at the back, but I think we should be ready to go more like 442 at times during a game.

I'm happy to be booed as an armchair expert, but it's just a general point, not a massive attack on CC.

I agree with most of that but just to point out that contrary to what everybody says we do actually play 442 off the ball and have done since Carlos's second game in charge except that spell at the start of the season where we played three at the back.

I do agree in that at times we leave the midfield light particularly away from home. Stoke and QPR are two games that spring immediately to mind where we could've done with an extra man in there and reverting to a 433. We do have the personnel to do that now we could easily add M'Vila alongside Okay and Mowatt but it doesn't appear to be an option CC favours.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Carlos Corberan

« on: April 07, 2024, 02:45:18 PM »

I’m not buying this that if we don’t get into the play offs it’s not Corberan’s fault ,listen I like corberan but we are where we should be with this squad ,he hasn’t done any miracles getting us where we are and also he hasn’t done anything wrong to be where we are ,it’s roughly where we should be ,it’s just that we had an absolute clown of a manager Bruce before and lets face it the less we say about him the better

Exactly the way I see it mate. I've said so all along. We are round about where we should be. If we don't make the play offs from here it's got to be seen as a disappointment. Wednesdays game is a big game now, failure to win that and things could start to fall apart. Two home games this week hopefully will see us cement our place.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate

« on: April 07, 2024, 09:14:38 AM »

So i've just seen the full highlights and i don't think it was as certain a goal as others on here think but it was definitely an awful attempt made worse by the fact he's constantly asking for the pass so it's not unexpected either. Must work the keeper there at the very least.


Also no reason at all for M'Vila to make that kind of challenge from the highlight clip i saw. Cover was in place.

M'Vila was lucky he wasn't sent off for it. He must have had a rush of blood to the head, that's the only thing I can think of. It was high, it was out of control and it was dangerous.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: Ticket Info & Requests

« on: March 31, 2024, 04:50:10 PM »

On Twitter not long ago today the club were asking people to buy their tickets for it. Queue people saying there's no tickets available.

I saw that which is why I'd presume it's automated. There is one ticket available in block G5. Its no good the club asking people to buy tickets when there are apparently none available to buy online at least. The ticket office is closed today so no one can buy in person or via phone.