Author Topic: 2020/2021 EPL Season (Read 11493 times)

Albionic · « **Reply #25 on:** August 20, 2020, 02:30:22 PM »

Quote from: WBAinDEVON on August 20, 2020, 02:29:45 PM

yes its true

it patently is not - lol !

WBAinDEVON · « **Reply #26 on:** August 20, 2020, 02:35:29 PM »

Quote from: Albionic on August 20, 2020, 02:30:22 PM

it patently is not - lol !

apart from when we play in the championship obviously

Albionic · « **Reply #27 on:** August 20, 2020, 02:49:26 PM »

I'll bite, prem seasons only

17/18 - Burnley
16/17 - Everton (i got that wrong before soz)
15/16 - Watford
14/15 - Soton
13/14 - Everton
12/13 - Spuds
11/12 - chelsea

I stopped again

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #28 on:** August 20, 2020, 05:33:29 PM »

Far too early to comment or vote in the poll so I will give the club the benefit of doubt.

As it currently stands then weâ€™re favourites to finish bottom.

It will need a good transfer window and some brilliance from BiliÄ‡ to mastermind our survival

zippyandbungle · « **Reply #29 on:** August 20, 2020, 07:42:22 PM »

10th

Although some on here would have you belive 24th 😂😂

crazedwbafan18 · « **Reply #30 on:** August 21, 2020, 11:56:01 AM »

Quote from: WBAinDEVON on August 20, 2020, 11:48:55 AM

anybody lost the zest for football, by the way relegated. i would be amazed out of all teams if we stay up

Absolutely this, it's going to be a miserable season most likely and i've got absolutely no enthusiasm for what's about to come. it sounds pessimistic but as soon as i saw the fixtures come out i thought 'meh, so what' and it'll take a lot to change that mindset.

kc56wba · « **Reply #31 on:** August 21, 2020, 12:42:29 PM »

Doom and gloom before a ball is kicked,

FallOutBoy · « **Reply #32 on:** August 21, 2020, 12:57:20 PM »

Quote from: kc56wba on August 21, 2020, 12:42:29 PM

Doom and gloom before a ball is kicked,

Not really doom and gloom is it, more a realistic look at the squad as it stands.

Because of the loan players going back, we're lighter than last season. So many are untested at this level, and we faltered over the line as it was.

Anybody expecting anything other than relegation just isn't being realistic; we don't currently have enough income to make this squad competitive.

BoingFlyer · « **Reply #33 on:** August 21, 2020, 01:11:21 PM »

Based on the current squad and manager and only Â£25 million to spend. We will do well to not finish bottom.

zippyandbungle · « **Reply #34 on:** August 21, 2020, 05:38:25 PM »

Quote from: BoingFlyer on August 21, 2020, 01:11:21 PM

Based on the current squad and manager and only Â£25 million to spend. We will do well to not finish bottom.

Can you post the email from the club confirming the transfer budget ?

BoingFlyer · « **Reply #35 on:** August 21, 2020, 05:42:40 PM »

Quote from: zippyandbungle on August 21, 2020, 05:38:25 PM

Can you post the email from the club confirming the transfer budget ?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8648859/Frustrated-West-Brom-manager-Slaven-Bilic-wants-signings-ahead-new-Premier-League-season.html

Not quite from the horses mouth, but we all known revenue is down and overdrafts need paying off.

paulosull · « **Reply #36 on:** August 23, 2020, 12:01:01 PM »

Relegation with us being the strongest team holding up the rest 20 th. Mediocre targets and reported Â£25 million suggests owner is following our yo yo years. Prepared to spend on players to get us out of Championship but not willing to spend on quality to keep us in prem.

baggieboy79 · « **Reply #37 on:** August 23, 2020, 01:54:26 PM »

With the squad as it is now - 20th by some distance. If we can bring some quality in then we may be able to be in the fight to stay up but with our announced budget of 'not a lot' I'm not feeling confident at all at this moment in time.

victor mature · « **Reply #38 on:** August 24, 2020, 05:03:54 PM »

I think we've looked at Covid and how that might affect attendances and TV money over the next 4 years and decided to not commit to anything. we're going to get hammered.

gazberg · « **Reply #39 on:** August 24, 2020, 05:07:06 PM »

I think it's that the monitoring department are still monitoring which they do very well.

Fritzl Palace · « **Reply #40 on:** August 24, 2020, 05:15:08 PM »

I've gone bottom, purely based on what I foresee our recruitment as being.

Johnstone, Townsend, Bartley, Livermore, Phillips and HRK are going to play a lot of football for us this season I reckon so I hold out limited hopes on that basis. Hopefully Slav can work more miracles.

east-stand-nick · « **Reply #41 on:** August 24, 2020, 09:49:15 PM »

We'd be struggling in ordinary times. But there have been just 7 weeks or so between seasons, we barely limped over the line for promotion and we've done nothing to improve our squad. If we don't finish bottom we've done well.

gazberg · « **Reply #42 on:** August 24, 2020, 09:52:33 PM »

Long as we don't do a derby thats all we can hope for.

WBArgo · « **Reply #43 on:** August 24, 2020, 11:26:21 PM »

It's way too early to say anything yet and normally I don't comment on these kind of threads until the deals are done.

However, I think with our reported spending it would be a big deal for us to stay up. I'm happy we got promoted and will try and enjoy the season given the circumstances in the world. However, I'm not hoping for much. The only way I think we can survive is if we somehow pull of an Odemwingie type signing but it's unlikely. Hopefully I'm proven wrong.

Baggies · « **Reply #44 on:** September 06, 2020, 07:17:44 PM »

Taking the blue and white specs on, i'd expect relegation at this stage. Despite the positives of signing Pereira and Diangana, plus the likelihood of signing Robinson and Krovinovic, we did end last season with some really poor form and up to this ppint, we haven't actually improved the first team that ended last season.

Even with some improvements to the first team, we still have an uphill battle as it is such a competetive league, so without them I back us to go down.

If we do make 3 successful signings to play as striker, defensive mid and left back, then we could stay up, but it will mean some impressive scouting and negotiating.

boinging_along · « **Reply #45 on:** September 06, 2020, 07:53:15 PM »

Getting Krov and Robinson gives us a starting point. Get us those plus a striker (and I know there's no chance, but a new keeper), and we have a chance to stay up. Just can't see our defence getting enough of an improvement.

garry · « **Reply #46 on:** September 06, 2020, 08:33:10 PM »

I just wish we were playing those important early games in front of a full house.
Leicester would really not fancy turning up to a packed Hawthorns on the first day with the home crowd in full voice.

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #47 on:** September 06, 2020, 08:36:25 PM »

Quote from: garry on September 06, 2020, 08:33:10 PM

I just wish we were playing those important early games in front of a full house.
Leicester would really not fancy turning up to a packed Hawthorns on the first day with the home crowd in full voice.

Didn't phase them on Astle Day...

glosterbaggie · « **Reply #48 on:** September 06, 2020, 08:37:14 PM »

We have not even at the moment got the team back we had last season.But seem to be getting there. Kipper looks good Button could push the competition up? But still in my view a way to go yet. The team we have may fare better with less games (But more intense) Jury still out at mo.

MarkW · « **Reply #49 on:** September 07, 2020, 12:09:18 PM »

Not seen this posted elsewhere but came across this on Twitter:

https://www.statsperform.com/resource/evolution-or-revolution-west-bromwich-albion/

Doesn't make for pleasant reading. It highlights what we all know - we were defensively frail, particularly at set pieces, and we relied on our good first of the season to crawl across the line

Poll

What will our league finish look like?

Author Topic: 2020/2021 EPL Season (Read 11493 times)