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West Bromwich Albion FC / Hawthorns Attendance
« on: February 05, 2022, 07:23:34 AM »
Do we think now Val has gone attendances at home games will improve? Or because Bruce is now at the helm and not some peoples cup of tea they will remain lower than usual?
Of course covid plays a part, however it would be great to see a big crowd for his first home game in charge.
I’ve had a season ticket for the last 18 years and we’ve generally had good numbers at home. It’s been disappointing to see such low gates this season.
Hopefully that first home game back after the break the ground will be rocking with a feel good factor back in the place. It’s been toxic at times lately, hopefully that is now the end.

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General Football & Sports / Cheltenham Festival 2021
« on: March 11, 2021, 07:10:43 AM »
Any tips..? I usually go on the Tuesday. Was controversially there last year. Gutted I'll be missing it this year. Such a great day.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Walk out music
« on: August 19, 2018, 06:36:55 AM »
What, in the blue hell, was that yesterday? Where’s Insomnia and the Liquidator gone? Bad move imo by who ever has decided to change it to that. If it’s not broken and all that..

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General Football & Sports / Instagram
« on: August 07, 2017, 08:51:19 PM »
Jonny Leko live on Insta - That lad is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Answering people's questions and singing

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General Football & Sports / Fantasy Football 2013/2014
« on: July 16, 2013, 04:32:19 PM »
For anyone who is interested. No fee, just a bit of fun.

Website - fantasy.premierleague.com
League Name - West Brom.com
League Code - 84958-25547

(There was an iphone app for this one last year but I don't think it is ready yet for this season. The website is however)

Rules.

Squad Size

To join the game select a fantasy football squad of 15 players, consisting of:

2 Goalkeepers
5 Defenders
5 Midfielders
3 Forwards
Budget

The total value of your initial squad must not exceed £100 million.

Players per team

You can select up to 3 players from a single Barclays Premier League team.

Choosing Your Starting 11

From your 15 player squad, select 11 players by the Gameweek deadline to form your team.

All your points for the Gameweek will be scored by these 11 players, however if one or more doesn't play they may be automatically substituted.

Your team can play in any formation providing that 1 goalkeeper, at least 3 defenders and at least 1 forward are selected at all times.

Selecting a Captain and a Vice-Captain

From your starting 11 you nominate a captain and a vice-captain. Your captain's score will be doubled.

If your captain plays 0 minutes in the Gameweek, the captain will be changed to the vice-captain.

If both captain and vice-captain play 0 minutes in a Gameweek, then no player's score will be doubled.

Prioritising Your Bench For Automatic Substitutions

Your substitutes provide cover for unforeseen events like injuries and postponements by automatically replacing starting players who don't play in a Gameweek.

Based on the priorities you assign, automatic substitutions are processed at the end of the Gameweek as follows:

If your Goalkeeper plays 0 minutes in the Gameweek, he will be substituted by your replacement Goalkeeper, if he played in the Gameweek.
If any of your outfield players play 0 minutes in the Gameweek, they will be substituted by the highest priority outfield substitute who played in the Gameweek and doesn't break the formation rules (eg. If your starting team has 3 defenders, a defender can only be replaced by another defender).

Transfers.
After selecting your squad you can buy and sell players in the transfer market. Unlimited transfers can be made at no cost until your first deadline.

After your first deadline you will receive 1 free transfer each Gameweek. Each additional transfer you make in the same Gameweek will deduct 4 points from your total score (Classic scoring) and match score (Head-to-Head scoring) at the start of the next Gameweek.

If you do not use your free transfer, you are able to make an additional free transfer the following Gameweek. If you do not use this saved free transfer in the following Gameweek, it will be carried over until you do. You can never have more than 1 saved transfer.

Wildcards

A Wildcard allows you to make unlimited free transfers throughout a Gameweek. You can use up to 2 a season.

Playing a wildcard will remove any points deductions from transfers already made in the same Gameweek.

One wildcard can be played at any time. The January Wildcard can only be used after Gameweek 20 starts (1 Jan 11:30) until Gameweek 23 ends (1 Feb 11:30); as the January wildcard isn't available until after the Gameweek 20 deadline, the earliest these transfers will be active is Gameweek 21.

When playing a Wildcard, any saved free transfers will be lost. You will be back to the usual 1 free transfer the following Gameweek.

Player Prices

Player prices change during the season dependent on the popularity of the player in the transfer market. Player prices do not change until the season starts.

The price shown on your transfers page is a player's selling price. This selling price may be less than the player's current purchase price as a sell-on fee of 50% (rounded up to the nearest £0.1m) will be applied on any profits made on that player.

For example, if you buy a player for £8.3m and when you transfer him his price is £9.0m, his selling price will be £8.6m.

Points.

During the season, your fantasy football players will be allocated points based on their performance in the Barclays Premier League.

Action   Points
For playing up to 60 minutes   1
For playing 60 minutes or more   2
For each goal scored by a goalkeeper or defender   6
For each goal scored by a midfielder   5
For each goal scored by a forward   4
For each goal assist   3
For a clean sheet by a goalkeeper or defender   4
For a clean sheet by a midfielder   1
For every 3 shot saves by a goalkeeper   1
For each penalty save   5
For each penalty miss   -2
Bonus points for the best players in a match   1-3
For every 2 goals conceded by a goalkeeper or defender   -1
For each yellow card   -1
For each red card   -3
For each own goal   -2
Clean sheets

A clean sheet is awarded for not conceding a goal whilst on the pitch and playing at least 60 minutes.

If a player has been substituted when a goal is conceded this will not effect any clean sheet bonus.

Red Cards

If a player receives a red card, they will continue to be penalised for goals conceded by their team.

Red card deductions include any points deducted for yellow cards

Assists

Assists are awarded to the player from the goal scoring team, who makes the final pass before a goal is scored. An assist is awarded whether the pass was intentional (that it actually creates the chance) or unintentional (that the player had to dribble the ball or an inadvertent touch or shot created the chance).

If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded.

Rebounds
If a shot on goal is blocked by an opposition player, is saved by a goalkeeper or hits the woodwork, and a goal is scored from the rebound, then an assist is awarded.

Own Goals
If a player shoots or passes the ball and forces an opposing player to put the ball in his own net, then an assist is awarded.

Penalties and Free-Kicks
In the event of a penalty or free-kick, the player earning the penalty or free-kick is awarded an assist if a goal is directly scored, but not if he takes it himself, in which case no assist is given.

Bonus Points

A new Bonus Points System (BPS) has been created which utilises a range of statistics to create a BPS score for every player. The three best performing players in each match will be awarded bonus points. 3 points will be awarded to the highest scoring player, 2 to the second best and 1 to the third.

Examples of how bonus point ties will be resolved are as follows:

If there is a tie for first place, Players 1 & 2 will receive 3 points each and Player 3 will receive 1 point.
If there is a tie for second place, Player 1 will receive 3 points and Players 2 and 3 will receive 2 points each.
If there is a tie for third place, Player 1 will receive 3 points, Player 2 will receive 2 points and Players 3 & 4 will receive 1 point each.
How is the BPS score calculated?

Players score BPS points based on the following statistics (one point for each unless otherwise stated):

Playing in a game
Playing over 60 minutes
Scoring goals
Goalkeepers and defenders (4 points)
Midfielders (6 points)
Fowards (8 points)
Assists (3 points)
Goalkeepers and defenders keeping a clean sheet (4 points)
Saving a penalty (5 points)
For every 3 saves
For every 3 open play crosses
Creating a big chance (a chance where the receiving player should score)
For every 8 clearances, blocks and interceptions (total)
For every 8 recoveries
Providing key passes
Making 3 tackles
Scoring the goal that wins a match
Pass Completion (after making at least 30 passes)
70% completion (1 point)
80% completion (2 points)
90% completion (3 points)
Players lose BPS points based on the following statistics (one point for each unless otherwise stated):

Conceding a penalty
Missing a penalty (-2 points)
For every 2 goals conceded by goalkeepers and defenders
Yellow cards
Red cards (-3 points)
Own goals (-2 points)
Missing a big chance
Making an error which leads to a goal
Every 2 errors leading to an attempt at goal
Being tackled 3 times
Conceding 2 fouls
Being caught offside 3 times
Missing the target with 3 shots
Data is supplied by Opta and once it has been marked as final will not be changed. We will not enter into discussion around any of the statistics used to calculate this score for any individual match.

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General Football & Sports / Your ideal England starting 11
« on: February 28, 2012, 11:27:57 AM »
If everyone was fit and no one was suspended what would your starting 11 be for the Euro's?

Personally I would go with this

                                                   Hart

Richards                 Cahil                                Lescott                     Cole


                                                  Parker

 Lennon                 Gerrard                 Wilshire                         Young


                                            Rooney

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General Football & Sports / Soccer AM - 05/11
« on: November 05, 2011, 10:07:59 AM »
Albion fans on the show today

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General Football & Sports / Di Canio vs Leon Clarke
« on: August 30, 2011, 10:51:38 PM »
SSN saying that at the end of the Swindon game, Di Canio grabbed Clarke round the neck to take him down the tunnel, to which Clarke refused to be 'dragged down', there was then a scuffle in the tunnel, Leon Clarke then walked back out of the tunnel, walked onto the pitch and sat down in the centre circle with his head in his hands 'looking distraught'... The chairman then came out to talk to him but he then stood up after sitting there for 20 mins, and walked off the opposite side of the pitch!?!? Random!

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General Football & Sports / Most hated player (currently playing)
« on: July 26, 2011, 10:50:42 AM »
Toss up between Bellamy, Diouf and Cole for me with Diouf just edging it.

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Albion Matchday Forum / 4 Aug 2011 Olympiacos 2 Albion 2
« on: July 13, 2011, 09:07:28 AM »
http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~2391299,00.html

ALBION have lined up a prestigious pre-season clash with Greek champions Olympiacos on Thursday, August 4 (ko 9pm local time).

The Baggies will travel to Piraeus to take on the European giants at the Karaiskakis Stadium ten days before they kick-off their Barclays Premier League campaign against Manchester United.

Olympiacos stormed their way to their 13th Super League title in 15 years last season as they regained the crown from fierce rivals Panathinaikos, who finished 16 points adrift as runners-up.

Albion Sporting and Technical Director Dan Ashworth said: "It's a fantastic opportunity to go and play a very, very good side that won their league by a distance.

"They are a Champions League team that will give us a really good test before facing Manchester United on the opening day of the season.

"And the chance to go and play a team like Olympiacos in Greece is such an attractive proposition, we felt we had to take it."

The Red-Whites remain the most successful club in Greek football, with 38 championships, 24 Greek Cups and four Super Cups to their name.

They have reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in two of the last four seasons, with their best run in the competition seeing them reach the quarter-finals in 1999 before losing to Juventus.

Olympiacos are currently managed by Spaniard Ernesto Valverde, who is in his second spell at the club after a season away at Villarreal.

He guided them to a perfect Super League home record of 14 wins last term and only dropped ten points in their 13 away encounters.

The Athens outfit's success was built on an impressive defence, which had former Villa captain Olof Mellberg and skipper Avraam Papadoulos at the heart of it.

They conceded just 13 goals and at the other end their attack was spearheaded by Belgium 14-goal hitman Kevin Mirallas, with Serbia hotshot Marko Pantelic and Spanish widemen Albert Riera and David Fuster also providing the firepower in a 57-goal top-flight tally.

One player who has played for both clubs is former Albion fans' favourite Enzo Maresca, who spent the 2009/10 campaign at the Karaiskakis Stadium.

The old stadium was demolished in 2003 and made way for a new 33,300-seat venue that was used for the 2004 Olympics' football tournament.

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General Football & Sports / River Plate Relegated
« on: June 26, 2011, 10:29:18 PM »
Amazing scenes in Argentina! Riots, water cannons, fire! Madness! First time they've been relegated in their history. Just saw on SSN a woman get hit in the face by a hurled bit of wood or something. All the fans crying like someone has died! Bloody mental lol

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Captain for 2011/2012 season
« on: June 13, 2011, 11:39:55 AM »
IMO I hope its not Brunt again... His game totally changed when he got the armband I thought...

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General Football & Sports / ROI vs NI
« on: May 24, 2011, 08:17:37 PM »
Anyone watching it? Coxy playing up front with Robbie Keane. The n*b head commentator called him Steven Cox just  >:(

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General Football & Sports / Ronaldo for sale £150m ???
« on: May 20, 2011, 11:56:33 PM »
Real Madrid will stun the world of football by selling Cristiano Ronaldo for £150 million, according to Friday's newspapers.

The Daily Mail reports that a "major rift" has developed between the winger and manager Jose Mourinho following a blazing row on the training ground, forcing Real president Florentino Perez to consider selling him to Manchester City.
City is the only possible destination for the Portuguese superstar, since no other club in the world could - or would - pay so much for a single player.
Manchester City have denied the reports as "mischief making", yet highly-respected Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague insists that the source for this story is impeccable. "The Ronaldo thing is true," he told Sky Sports News, confirming that negotiations have taken place - though remaining sceptical of the idea that the player would end up leaving.
The Sun also carries the story, however, adding that Ronaldo is demanding a five-year contract worth £300,000-a-week.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20052011/58/premier-league-paper-round-ronaldo-sold-150m.html

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Can't see him leaving Madrid to be fair...

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General Football & Sports / The 'Poznan'
« on: May 16, 2011, 07:50:56 PM »
What are peoples thoughts? I think it looks brilliant when they're all doing it. I hope to god other teams don't start doing it as well though as this would be ****** shameful!
I saw Celtic fans doing it yesterday and I was just thinking oh for god sakes what a bunch of n0b heads blatantly copying City. Fair enough City have copied Lech but they're are a foreign team and no one else in the UK does it.
THen you get about 20 odd dog heads doing it when they beat us the other week and, again, *rolls eyes & shakes head* I am cringing. So a message to all other UK teams - Lets let Man City have this one because for the love of god how naff is it going to look when we see the f.a. cup 5th round bbc 1 next year and you see the likes of Torqay fans doing it....

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