[caravanc58]

can see Bournemouth scoring 2
seems ages ago when we last scored 2 goals

1-2

[Hull Baggie]

can see Bournemouth scoring 2
seems ages ago when we last scored 2 goals

1-2

6th of May, 3rd to last match of the season up at Burnley.

[Droitwich Baggie]

At the moment because we just seem to be just a rag-taggle bunch, I think it will be 0-1.
We will sit deep as per usual, we will play most of the game in our own half, they will then be able to attack in force to grab the goal.

[FallOutBoy]

can see Bournemouth scoring 2
seems ages ago when we last scored 2 goals

1-2

The worrying thing for me is that last season we kept just 6 clean sheets - meaning we needed to score at least twice to win the game 32 times last season.

[Hull Baggie]

The worrying thing for me is that last season we kept just 6 clean sheets - meaning we needed to score at least twice to win the game 32 times last season.

Which we did for 10 of our 12 wins (the only 1-0 wins we had were at Palace and at home to Stoke).
 
Interestingly last season we scored as many goals as we did in Steve Clarke's full season.

I think Rodriguez will chip in with around 8 goals to go with the same amount for Rondon, Phillips and Chadli will get around 5 each then we'll have our usual goals from defence plus the odd goal from Brunt, McClean, Morrison, Robson-Kanu etc.
 I would expect us to score around the same amount of goals again next season if we don't get anyone else in.

[skyclad99]

Which we did for 10 of our 12 wins (the only 1-0 wins we had were at Palace and at home to Stoke).
 
Interestingly last season we scored as many goals as we did in Steve Clarke's full season.

I think Rodriguez will chip in with around 8 goals to go with the same amount for Rondon, Phillips and Chadli will get around 5 each then we'll have our usual goals from defence plus the odd goal from Brunt, McClean, Morrison, Robson-Kanu etc.
 I would expect us to score around the same amount of goals again next season if we don't get anyone else in.

Personally I think that Jrod will do rather better than 8, but the thing that I do like about our team is that goals come from all positions. In our present regular set up, apart from Foster, only Yacob and Nyom are unlikely to hit the net. Other teams are not like that and rely upon their strikers more.......

[TheBrom]

One thing I aye looking forward to is the traffic on the M5.

Good point. May find an alternate route or use the train instead

[TheBrom]

Which we did for 10 of our 12 wins (the only 1-0 wins we had were at Palace and at home to Stoke).
 
Interestingly last season we scored as many goals as we did in Steve Clarke's full season.

I think Rodriguez will chip in with around 8 goals to go with the same amount for Rondon, Phillips and Chadli will get around 5 each then we'll have our usual goals from defence plus the odd goal from Brunt, McClean, Morrison, Robson-Kanu etc.
 I would expect us to score around the same amount of goals again next season if we don't get anyone else in.

And we also scored more than twice in 13 games last season in total too which is better than 1 in 3. Have to admit I was a bit surprised by that myself.

Although to balance it, we did fail to score in 15 games as well. Hopefully the Rodriguez signing may help to better that figure this time round. Saying that, 8 of the games we failed to score in were from March onwards. We really did finish poorly!

[SmethDan]

Read that when asked what he thought the score would be ahead of games, Les James always used to predict 2-1 to the Albion.

I'm going for 2-1 to the Albion in his memory.

COYB  .

[Albionic]

0-1, I think Bournemouth will be a strong side this season

[graka]

0-3  fgs defoe

[TheJacko2000]

Fancy us here


Albion 4 - 1 AFC Bournemouth
Chadli fgs

[beechyboy90]

Fancy us here


Albion 4 - 1 AFC Bournemouth
Chadli fgs

Il have some of what you have been drinking mate.
This is either a 0-0 or a narrow 1-0 defeat as it stands with our depleted aging squad

[WBAinDEVON]

One thing I aye looking forward to is the traffic on the M5.

what stretch of motorway is it, i will be coming off halesowen on the digbeth coach

[Droitwich Baggie]

what stretch of motorway is it, i will be coming off halesowen on the digbeth coach

The road works start at junction 2, but the lanes closures can possibly start from junction 4a for the M42.

[Powelly]

2950 tickets still available for the first game of the season 

We could have some very poor crowds this season as we get into the winter months if things don't improve.

[Morany]

2950 tickets still available for the first game of the season 

We could have some very poor crowds this season as we get into the winter months if things don't improve.

Really not surprised at all

[WBAinDEVON]

24k will be a decent first crowd for whats on offer

[TheBrom]

Attendance was only 23,654 for the first home game last season to be fair and 24,564 the season before that

[miggybaggy]

M5 roadworks wont help in the long term.

[WBArgo]

I've looked online and can't find much on McAuley - will he be injured for this game or fit?
I think Morrison is injured whereas it's less clear on McAuley.

[Droitwich Baggie]

From WBAinDEVON...."what stretch of motorway is it, i will be coming off Halesowen on the Digbeth coach"?

The road works start at junction 2, but the lanes closures can possibly start from junction 4a for the M42.

Had to go to the other side of Brum on Friday. The A38 was chocka and joining the M5 at junction 5 was a nightmare. Doing a lot of stop start and 10 mph until junction 4A where I turned off....Not much better there, either.

[elmo_in_swansea]

West Bromwich Albion 0 - genuinely getting concerned now for the season ahead! oh to be proved wrong!

[Standaman]

The whole squad should be in full training this week so Pulis will have 17 players to chose from so we will get some idea of the team and it's shape for the rest of the season

[BigFrank20]

Reading some of the online chatter about the Deportivo performance we could well be in for a very torrid time on Saturday unless something pretty amazing happens in the coming week!