[OldburyWBA]

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

Tuesday 1st October 2024 20.00pm

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[OldburyWBA]

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

Tuesday 1st October 2024 20.00pm

Please use this board for all your In Game Chat. Opposition fans are reminded to abide by the site rules

Please keep this board Albion related, there are boards elsewhere in General Sports to discuss other games

[OldburyWBA]

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

Tuesday 1st October 2024 20.00pm

Please use this board for all your Pre Match Chat. Opposition fans are reminded to abide by the site rules

[OldburyWBA]

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

Tuesday 1st October 2024 20.00pm

PRICES

£30 adults (Birmingham Road End, Smethwick End, East Stand Lower), £32 adults (East stand Upper & West Stand)
£25 seniors (65+), £20 20-25 & disabled, £14 17-19, £5 u17

SALE DATES

Home season ticket holders & members ONLINE ONLY - Monday September 2
Home season ticket holders & members online, phone, in person - Wednesday September 4
General sale online, phone, in person - Monday September 16

MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 25 POSTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OFFER TICKETS FOR SALE OR REQUEST TO BUY TICKETS ON WESTBROM.COM.
 ANYONE IGNORING THAT RULING WILL HAVE THEIR POST REMOVED.

[Hull Baggie]

Referee: David Webb
Assistant Referee: Rob Smith
Assistant Referee: Mark Stevens
Fourth Official: Jacob Miles

Reffed our 3-1 at QPR on opening day.
Last season he reffed our 1-0 over Blues and our 4-1 at Huddersfield.

[ozebaggy]

Hi There,

I am super excited to be seeing The Albion for the first time at the Hawthorns in October. I will be in attendance for both the Middlesborough and Millwall matches.

I'm after some information on where the WBA supporters gather pre-match/post match as I'd love to meet some of you.

I can't wait. BOING BOING

[Hull Baggie]

Hi There,

I am super excited to be seeing The Albion for the first time at the Hawthorns in October. I will be in attendance for both the Middlesborough and Millwall matches.

I'm after some information on where the WBA supporters gather pre-match/post match as I'd love to meet some of you.

I can't wait. BOING BOING

The Vine on Roebuck St, Sportsman bar on West Bromwich high Street or you could try the fan zone thing outside Greg's on the corner of halfords Lane/ Birmingham Road.

[ozebaggy]

Hi There,

I am super excited to be seeing The Albion for the first time at the Hawthorns in October. I will be in attendance for both the Middlesborough and Millwall matches.

I'm after some information on where the WBA supporters gather pre-match/post match as I'd love to meet some of you.

I can't wait. BOING BOING

Cheers that sounds like a plan

[Albionic]

Cheers that sounds like a plan

definitely go the Vine once, its an experience like no other, you will need to be early though, do not eat first !!!

Enjoy !

[lewisant]

I’ll third The Vine. You won’t believe your eyes as you enter the small pokey terraced house bar…

[beechyboy90]

Few changes needed for this one. Hopefully we can bounce back and do it for that poor fella who lost his life life at Hillsborough. TLIMS COYB

[BaggieBoy04]

Few changes needed for this one. Hopefully we can bounce back and do it for that poor fella who lost his life life at Hillsborough. TLIMS COYB

There will be a minutes applause for another Fella who lost his life to not at a game was a season ticket holder in the East Stand so this game may have the air of Rotherham I think about it which I remember as the game hit close to home. We won that day but the atmosphere was weird, COYB TLMIS

[mulliganstired]

Need a good bounce back

[Hull Baggie]

Hopefully Mowatt and Molumby are fit to start. The only change I'd make is potentially Frabotta for Heggem. Heggem started the season well but has looked poorer and poorer since Stoke away.
At times on Saturday he was so close to Bartley it was like we were playing with 3 centre backs. I notices second half he kept his position a little better and I imagine that Corberan had said something to him.

[liverbaggie]

2-0 baggies back on track

[lewisant]

Hopefully Mowatt and Molumby are fit to start. The only change I'd make is potentially Frabotta for Heggem. Heggem started the season well but has looked poorer and poorer since Stoke away.
At times on Saturday he was so close to Bartley it was like we were playing with 3 centre backs. I notices second half he kept his position a little better and I imagine that Corberan had said something to him.

I was actually going friend the Frabotta thread and post something similar. Heggem’s performances have dropped off and I’d definitely like to see him move to CB which would bring Frabotta into the team but changing 50% of the back 4 seems unnecessary so the first thing we’d try would be Frabotta to see how he performs and then Heggem then eventually steps in for Bartley or Ajayi as and when it’s needed.

So yes, I would be going with Frabotta tomorrow.

Mowatt definitely needs to come back in. I also think it’s time for Mikey Johnston to be given a start. Grant has performed well however the end product 1 goal and I think no assists. We’re VERY reliant on Fellows and Maja and we need some plan B’s on the pitch that provide goals and assists.

[BaggieBoy04]

Confirmed by the Club that in the 57th minute we will have a minutes applause for Mark who died on Saturday and we will be wearing Black Armbands. Hopefully we play Mowatt and Molumby, I would also like to see MJ Start, 2-0 Baggies Maja and maybe MJ/Mowatt. Echo the thoughts of Frabotta starting

[OldburyWBA]

Confirmed by the Club that in the 57th minute we will have a minutes applause for Mark who died on Saturday and we will be wearing Black Armbands. Hopefully we play Mowatt and Molumby, I would also like to see MJ Start, 2-0 Baggies Maja and maybe MJ/Mowatt. Echo the thoughts of Frabotta starting

Please read the forum and post updates regarding the applause etc in the thread created for the sad incident on Saturday

[WBAinDEVON]

tough game this, after Saturdays performance i will be a bit more cautious. 1-1

[the other AJ]

Struggling to get the motivation for this one TBH

[Fritzl Palace]

Would like to see a couple of changes from the weekend, I think now is the time.

Palmer

Furlong   Ajayi   Heggem   Frabotta

Molumby   Mowatt

Fellows   Swift   Johnstone

Maja

We need to win the midfield battle in this one as Boro are strong there. Grant has been much improved this season, but I just feel like we are missing a trick if we don’t get MJ in and up and running as he will invariably offer far more than Grant over the course of the season. Bartley has been really poor this season in half of the games so I would get Heggem into his natural position and get Frabotta in as a natural left back as they have Doak on their wing who is extremely highly rated and scored at the weekend

[gazberg]

I'd go with what Fritzl typed with the exception if Grady for Swift

[Fritzl Palace]

I'd go with what Fritzl typed with the exception if Grady for Swift

I did contemplate that, it was the one that I was not sure on so could have been easily swayed either way

[gazberg]

I did contemplate that, it was the one that I was not sure on so could have been easily swayed either way

Swift could do with a rest now probably. We also need to see Frabotta at LB so we can see Heggem at CB, in full agreement with you there

[hardtobeat]

I’m not sure about this Frabotta in and switching Heggem. The pair of them were on the pitch when we conceded the winner on Saturday and neither of them were anywhere near an opponent . It was admittedly a very short time but to me I don’t see that that change is going to improve the team . It would also mean a further positional change as Bartley would move to right sided CB. IF it was deemed necessary to drop Semi I would much rather Holgate or McNair came in as a straight swap .From what very little I’ve seen Heggem looks a much better LB than Frabotta