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Last Match Forum - 03/05 Luton Town (H) / Re: Pre Match Chat

« on: May 02, 2025, 03:39:50 PM »

Anyone going to stick around for the appreciation lap? 

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 29, 2025, 08:38:30 PM »

I wouldn't mind gardening leave in this weather.

This is giving me Luke Williams at Swansea vibes, put himself in a bad situation now if we decide to go elsewhere.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 28, 2025, 12:02:19 PM »

If I was asked last season about Cifuentes I’d have been excited about the prospect. I have absolutely no idea on the situation at QPR this season and what he’s had to deal with - can anyone on here that is not happy with the link give me a decent breakdown on the QPR season and why they’d be disappointed? This isn’t a combative or confronting post - I genuinely just want to learn more about him from those that know enough to not be happy.

From what i read last night from various forums opinion is split. He seems to have fell out with the board as they're going to allow one of his medical staff to work remotely from Dubai which he isn't happy with. QPR have had a lot of injuries this year and one thing i read was that he wasn't able to play the same starting 11 until November. A lot of fans moan that he hasn't been backed properly which has led to them having the season they are having.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 27, 2025, 10:05:30 AM »

Far too much fixation with pep ball in my opinion we have to be realistic
I want a new coach with a style of play but flexible to change in certain scenarios
I want my defenders to defend and take pride in clean sheets
A midfield who run tackle and create chances and dominate games
We lack a spine of leaders who hold others to account
A collective team will beat a team of individuals normally
So I’m not against a manager who doesn’t want to play total football but please not a Pulis
Somewhere in between is fine

I agree but the problem is history suggests that the majority of the fan base doesn't share this opinion. We got rid of Pulis football because of how dull and boring it was although it kept us in the Premier League. When we brought in Val, everyone stomached his football but then as soon as the results started to fade that was it and we sacked him in 5th.

I personally don't want us going down the Muslic route as it doesn't suit us. He has had some decent results but the general consensus from Plymouth fans is that his football is awful. I'm not saying i want a manager to come in and go full Pep and play inverted full backs with 80% possession but there has to be a in between like you say. Scott Parker is a great example. Watching Burnley they can be solid defensively and yet also seem to score a fair few goals and i think this is what we need instead of another long ball merchant.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 26, 2025, 10:30:31 PM »

Muslic wouldn't last the season here as soon as results went the wrong way. His style of football is very direct, not easy on the eye at all.

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Last Match Forum - 26/04 Cardiff City (A) / Re: After Match Debate

« on: April 26, 2025, 07:18:35 PM »

The sub just made no sense at all. He has never excelled playing behind the striker, if anything one of his only strengths is his crossing. We need a mass clear out from top to bottom, i just don't think it can be done in one summer.

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Last Match Forum - 26/04 Cardiff City (A) / Re: After Match Debate

« on: April 26, 2025, 05:01:18 PM »

Everything built under Corberan has been completely destroyed under the previous regime. That was just embarrassing, yet again

It's sickening to see how bad we have fell off. We looked arguably worse than a team who will be in League 1 next year.

The icing on the cake for me was taking off Price for Wallace, incredible decision making.

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Last Match Forum - 26/04 Cardiff City (A) / Re: In Game Chat

« on: April 26, 2025, 04:36:23 PM »

It's a sad state of affairs that i am sitting here thinking i would happily see the back of the majority of this squad at the end of the season.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 25, 2025, 09:42:38 PM »

Rosenior signing a new deal at Strasbourg, rejected approaches from PL clubs apparently.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 23, 2025, 08:32:42 PM »

Cifuentes had had a bust up/break down of relationship at QPR with chief executive Christian Nourry and is ready to quit - The Sun

Would be very happy with this.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: WBA social Media

« on: April 23, 2025, 10:51:04 AM »

I don’t blame them to be honest. I can only speak for Twitter but when they put happy birthday posts on there they were met with a barrage of abuse.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray sacked

« on: April 22, 2025, 08:12:41 PM »

Seems to have just dropped a grenade behind him knowing he was finished.

Everything that has come out since the sacking proves exactly what I thought the case was, the head coach wasn’t aligned to the strategy of the football club. Very odd situation to have gotten ourselves into considering Bilkul have been up-front with the fans about the direction we’re going in. Makes it sound like they’ve not explained this to Mowbray and he’s not done his own due diligence.

As for the Dike comments, I would have a shred of sympathy if he hadn’t been tying to crowbar Jog Swift into the side at every opportunity.

My thoughts exactly. Some of the comments i'm reading are sounding really petty, it's not how i want to remember someone who brought me so much joy in his first stint.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: System / Tactics / Personnel

« on: April 22, 2025, 11:21:05 AM »

I'm personally a big fan of teams who play 3 at the back and it's something we haven't done a lot of in recent times.

                                         Griffiths

                New Cb               Taylor                Heggem


New RWB             Diakite                Price                      Styles


                    Bany                                  Johnston

                                        Maja


Something like that on the understanding we probably lose Tom Fellows this summer and obviously i imagine we would bring a lot in. I don't think Furlong and Styles are good enough against the top teams to play as your standard full backs so playing in a system like this could suit their strengths. The 3 upfront could alternate between playing wide or inside and when we're defending we should have a nice bank of 5.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 22, 2025, 11:09:26 AM »

Lopetegui  That gave me a good laugh fair play.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Next Albion Head Coach

« on: April 21, 2025, 10:26:13 PM »

Musilic makes Valerian Ismael football look like prime Pep, no thanks!

Heitinga would be an interesting one, would also be happy with Cooper/Selles although i think that could be unrealistic. I'm excited by the prospect of someone coming in from abroad who we have never heard of though, worked out well for Sunderland this year.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 21, 2025, 05:00:36 PM »

Get him gone tonight.

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

« on: April 20, 2025, 03:49:35 PM »

Would like to see us change it about now the season is over but whilst it's still mathematically possible i don't think he will.

This will be my little lads first game so really looking forward to it, if i have to be disappointed then so does he 

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Torbjorn Heggem

« on: April 18, 2025, 06:36:34 PM »

Feel really sorry for him that he has to play in this team, wouldn’t begrudge him playing premier league football next year because I think he is more than good enough.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tony Mowbray

« on: April 18, 2025, 04:55:43 PM »

Relegation form. We have no plan and his subs make Bruce look tactically astute. We cannot trust him to take us into next season and i hope the board do the right thing and part ways as soon as possible.

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Last Match Forum - 18/04 Coventry City (A) / Re: In Game Chat

« on: April 18, 2025, 04:07:14 PM »

What a great sub that was, good job all around.

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Last Match Forum - 18/04 Coventry City (A) / Re: In Game Chat

« on: April 18, 2025, 04:03:39 PM »

Swift and Grady, you couldn't make this up 

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Last Match Forum - 18/04 Coventry City (A) / Re: In Game Chat

« on: April 18, 2025, 03:43:21 PM »

How much of this is on Mowbray we nearly went 1-0 up and how much of it is down to our awful midfield which has been depleted again due to injury and suspension and poor options and how much Is down to our right hand side of defence having an absolute shocker. Everyone was initially happy with the team selection, Mowbray, Carlos even Pep can't do anything about players having stinkers, Styles needs to be hooked at ht he is walking a tightrope and keeps making silly tackles, he is another one having a poor game which is unusual for him. Heggem seems to be the only one in the defence actually trying to defend

He has set the team up and they look absolutely clueless. We can all see we're getting overrun in midfield so why isn't he doing something about it? I can't even work out what our game plan is here its tragic.

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Last Match Forum - 18/04 Coventry City (A) / Re: In Game Chat

« on: April 18, 2025, 03:36:17 PM »

I miss having a competent manager

You and me both.

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Last Match Forum - 18/04 Coventry City (A) / Re: In Game Chat

« on: April 18, 2025, 03:32:43 PM »

Absolutely no patterns of play based on the first 30 minutes, so predictably rubbish.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: New Sporting Director - Andrew Nestor

« on: April 16, 2025, 12:10:51 PM »

Thank you for sharing Gaz. He clearly has a long term plan for us and it's refreshing to finally have some direction.