[Westie]

My support for WBA has been all that has retained my interest in football for some time now. I loathe a lot of the people involved in football, I loathe the continual cheating, I loathe the greedy, thick players (not all are) Nd above all, I loathe FIFA and all it stands for. Therefore, I am not in the least interested in the World Cup. Oh, nearly forgot, I loathe Jeremy Peace for conning me out of the money I paid for a season ticket. My heart told me to buy, my head said NO; the heart won. BIG MISTAKE. Maybe I'll just write it off as money down the drain and not bother going to The Hawthorns any more until Peace is gone. Outraged.

[botters]

Roy Hodgson was drummed out of Liverpool because he didn't have the respect of the players or fans but worked out well for us and now is England coach. Give him a chance.

With respect to Irvine there is a huge difference in coaching and management experience between Hodgson and Irvine. Hodgson has coached and managed at International level, Top European club level and Premier league level and remind me where Irvine has coached and managed.

[charlebaggie]

This is my only comment I'm going to make on this subject . But the guys who were saying Roy Hodgson  might just have a point . He just could be keeping the seat warm for Roy when the World Cup is over and he's had a break .After all it is only a 12 mth rolling contract ( Let's Hope)

[Foreverbaggie]

So booing from the first day of Irvine being in charge will help will it ? , he has been bought in for reasons JP and Burton believe in.....as i say if it doesn't work out fair enough but i will give it a fair chance.
Lets see if some of our players improve (Mulumbu for one) under Irvine and his alledged coaching talent.

Who said anything about booing, I certainly didn't.

As I said earlier, would be very surprised now if the likes of mule but bother to stick around, Irvine has a very bad reputation among many players and agents, so expect a bit of an exodus

[Dexy]

Last season many raved about Rodgers at Liverpool yet people forget he struggled at Watford for a while , left for Reading and got sacked 6 months later before getting a surprise chance at Swansea and the rest we know.
Clearly the fact he followed Martinez and was left with a half decent side shows he could be more successful with better players , maybe if we are lucky the same will happen Irvine.....but he has to be given a fair chance first by all IMO.

[Foreverbaggie]

Yet we still pulled in Lugano , Sinclair , Anelka , Morgan , Anichebe , Sess........not one of those would be cheap on wages or fees.

WHAT!!!!

And they were badly judged, not a decent one amongst them, just goes to show how bad we were, now about to get a whole lot worse.

[Chipperfan]

Who said anything about booing, I certainly didn't.

As I said earlier, would be very surprised now if the likes of mule but bother to stick around, Irvine has a very bad reputation among many players and agents, so expect a bit of an exodus

Mule but? That's no way to,speak about Jonas.

[Foreverbaggie]

Last season many raved about Rodgers at Liverpool yet people forget he struggled at Watford for a while , left for Reading and got sacked 6 months later before getting a surprise chance at Swansea and the rest we know.
Clearly the fact he followed Martinez and was left with a half decent side shows he could be more successful with better players , maybe if we are lucky the same will happen Irvine.....but he has to be given a fair chance first by all IMO.

Ar but at least he had some decent experience behind him, this guy hasn't even been a first team coach for 3-4 years.

This is Peaces choice Irvine has got to EARN any respect

[Dexy]

Who said anything about booing, I certainly didn't.

As I said earlier, would be very surprised now if the likes of mule but bother to stick around, Irvine has a very bad reputation among many players and agents, so expect a bit of an exodus

Yet already a few of his former players have spoken in favour of him , to be fair he won't be dealing with agents. Booing maybe was the wrong word , your previous post was negative towards Irvine when i said he should at least be given a chance.

[Chipperfan]

This is Peaces choice Irvine has got to EARN any respect

Fair point, but that doesn't mean we have to start by writing him off and deriding him.

[Dexy]

Ar but at least he had some decent experience behind him, this guy hasn't even been a first team coach for 3-4 years.

This is Peaces choice Irvine has got to EARN any respect

Quite agree as i said to you earlier JP and Burton have put themselves in the firing line now , yes Irvine has got to earn respect but he should also be given the CHANCE to earn that respect.

[bangkokbaggie]

Having just woken up to the news and not yet gone through all the posts, quite unbelievable. Contradicts what Peace said he wanted a few weeks ago.

It just confirms even more that the club set up is all Championship. Suspect that very few more season tickets will be sold now. We can't attract coaches of any worth (RH was tipped off and a stepping stone to the England job I am convinced).

Oh, and that word 'delighted' used again by the spin artists at the club.

Let's see if the new coach and club prove me wrong.

[weareblueweare white]

Some of the early names mentioned, Jol Malkay Hughton who I wouldn't have wanted I would take now over this

[Foreverbaggie]

Quite agree as i said to you earlier JP and Burton have put themselves in the firing line now , yes Irvine has got to earn respect but he should also be given the CHANCE to earn that respect.

Bugger and now Italy score.

JP has gone way past the firing line, according to some fans he has lied or at best misled us into thinking we could get better.

Seriously it is beyond the pale and just not in anyway acceptable, and he should have made a better appointment.

And boing boing we are drawing

[bangkokbaggie]

And to add many of you guys who renewed season tickets must be regretting it now.

[Foreverbaggie]

Fair point, but that doesn't mean we have to start by writing him off and deriding him.

I think as fans we deserve, and we're led to believe we would get better than we have.

Fans are basing their thoughts on his track record, two season of taking clubs backwards, at lower levels. Three seasons out of front line management, and a very poor reputation of man management, so I think he has a long way to go to prove himself.

We didn't appoint, we didn't t ask from him.

He applied for the job, so he is the one that has it all to prove, as baggies fans we have not had the best of seasons.

Having said that we are still in the prem., however so were wolves, then they made a load of silly managerial decision and look where that got them, so naturally as fans we are very very very concerned.

[Dexy]

Bugger and now Italy score.

JP has gone way past the firing line, according to some fans he has lied or at best misled us into thinking we could get better.

Seriously it is beyond the pale and just not in anyway acceptable, and he should have made a better appointment.

And boing boing we are drawing

Again i agree with you , the Irvine appointment will either be a disaster or master stroke to be honest.

[ex coseley kid]

Bugger and now Italy score.

JP has gone way past the firing line, according to some fans he has lied or at best misled us into thinking we could get better.

Seriously it is beyond the pale and just not in anyway acceptable, and he should have made a better appointment.

And boing boing we are drawing

If he'd made a decent appointment England would have our undivided attention right now.

SERIOUSLY this appointment is lousy, don't try and dress it up. If Irvine does well for us I will eat a number of hats for you all no problem.

The BIGGEST part of this is undoubtedly is Peace talking utter pooh - paraphrasing here but
1. I've learned my lesson
2. We need someone with Premiership experience/ someone with quality to operate at this level.

You talk utter rubbish Peace and I will not be happy now until you had gone for good. Along with Pinky and Perky.

God this club is several shades of screwed.

[Foreverbaggie]

Again i agree with you , the Irvine appointment will either be a disaster or master stroke to be honest.

Appointments always are, but some are more predictable than others, and our last two appointments were not good enough, and now we go for a man with even less experience, beggars belief.

[Foreverbaggie]

If he'd made a decent appointment England would have our undivided attention right now.

SERIOUSLY this appointment is lousy, don't try and dress it up. If Irvine does well for us I will eat a number of hats for you all no problem.

The BIGGEST part of this is undoubtedly is Peace talking utter pooh - paraphrasing here but
1. I've learned my lesson
2. We need someone with Premiership experience/ someone with quality to operate at this level.

You talk utter rubbish Peace and I will not be happy now until you had gone for good. Along with Pinky and Perky.

God this club is several shades of screwed.

Here here, I just have no appetite for the England game, I am still fuming and annoyed.

16000 fans have been duped, yes most of us probably would have renewed even if we signed Steve bull as coach, maybe not, but it is the absolute contempt that pEace and his sidekick treat the honest hard working fan with.

[Dexy]

Appointments always are, but some are more predictable than others, and our last two appointments were not good enough, and now we go for a man with even less experience, beggars belief.

All i can say is they must have a reason , i know they say about his excellent coaching so i hope to see Morrison , Brunt and especially Mulumbu find the form us Baggies fans know they have shown in the past..
Fly or die really on this one although i suspect JP knows he can turn to Burton and Downing if the worst happens

[Foreverbaggie]

All i can say is they must have a reason , i know they say about his excellent coaching so i hope to see Morrison , Brunt and especially Mulumbu find the form us Baggies fans know they have shown in the past..
Fly or die really on this one although i suspect JP knows he can turn to Burton and Downing if the worst happens

As I say I wouldn't be surprised to see Mulumbu, Brunt and Morrison, even Foster engineer a move away now.

Mulumbu was far from happy before this appointment, god knows what he is thinking now.

BTW didn't rate Burtons appointment anyway, think he might be being used a future excuse/shield for any flak heading peace's way

You ever get the idea that Peace might be going down the Vile route, not signing any decent players, and going down the cheap academy route?

That what it smells of to me.

[ex coseley kid]

As I say I wouldn't be surprised to see Mulumbu, Brunt and Morrison, even Foster engineer a move away now.

Mulumbu was far from happy before this appointment, god knows what he is thinking now.

BTW didn't rate Burtons appointment anyway, think he might be being used a future excuse/shield for any flak heading peace's way

You ever get the idea that Peace might be going down the Vile route, not signing any decent players, and going down the cheap academy route?

That what it smells of to me.

Agreed.

[WBAinDEVON]

How can this be a masterstroke its pure cheap and utter desperation because no1 choice new he couldnt work with peace

[paulosull]

  this has to be a bad joke peace has to go what the foooook planet is this bloke on and does he give a toss about our club or fans relagation is the only word I can think of