[ex coseley kid]

Allardyce? Just no. We've had two of the Cro Magnon brigade in the last few years, let's never do that again.

What has mummy told you about playing with matches?

[OldburyWBA]

@RobDorsettSky
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Understand #wbafc senior players have told the club’s bosses they’re v happy with the job James Shan is doing, and there’s no urgent need to appoint a new manager. More experienced coaches have been spoken to in case Shan feels he needs more support as Albion near the play offs.

Roughly translated as Brunt & Morrison are now back in the team so all is good at the training ground.

They were happy with Big Dave until he started leaving them out the team.

[Atomic]

@RobDorsettSky
 38m38 minutes ago
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Understand #wbafc senior players have told the club’s bosses they’re v happy with the job James Shan is doing, and there’s no urgent need to appoint a new manager. More experienced coaches have been spoken to in case Shan feels he needs more support as Albion near the play offs.

Roughly translated as Brunt & Morrison are now back in the team so all is good at the training ground.

They were happy with Big Dave until he started leaving them out the team.

This is very annoying. The senior players should have no bloody say in who the manager is they are paid employees of West Bromwich Albion and are very well paid to do their job regardless of who the manager is.

The sooner these senior players are out of the club the better, whoever they are!

[gazberg]

Agreed. Time for the old boys to move on. All they need to worry about are their performances on the pitch.

[Mister AT]

@RobDorsettSky
 38m38 minutes ago
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Understand #wbafc senior players have told the club’s bosses they’re v happy with the job James Shan is doing, and there’s no urgent need to appoint a new manager. More experienced coaches have been spoken to in case Shan feels he needs more support as Albion near the play offs.

Roughly translated as Brunt & Morrison are now back in the team so all is good at the training ground.

They were happy with Big Dave until he started leaving them out the team.

Who are we classing as the 'senior' players.

People obviously naming Brunt and Morrison but would that be it, or does the list go further, are we talking Dawson, Livermore, Gibbs, Phillips, Barry?

[Hunnington Baggie]

@RobDorsettSky
 38m38 minutes ago
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Understand #wbafc senior players have told the club’s bosses they’re v happy with the job James Shan is doing, and there’s no urgent need to appoint a new manager. More experienced coaches have been spoken to in case Shan feels he needs more support as Albion near the play offs.

Roughly translated as Brunt & Morrison are now back in the team so all is good at the training ground.

They were happy with Big Dave until he started leaving them out the team.

they publicly supported Dave while Shan was the assistant, I don’t remember them being vocal while Jones was here and Shan was pushed back a bit.
I agree it’s almost certainly because they are back in the team but it could just be they like how Shan does things too.

[LiamTheBaggie]

@RobDorsettSky
 38m38 minutes ago
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Understand #wbafc senior players have told the club’s bosses they’re v happy with the job James Shan is doing, and there’s no urgent need to appoint a new manager. More experienced coaches have been spoken to in case Shan feels he needs more support as Albion near the play offs.

Roughly translated as Brunt & Morrison are now back in the team so all is good at the training ground.

They were happy with Big Dave until he started leaving them out the team.

Another reason why the likes of Brunt and Morrison should be got rid of.

Their say and influence is far too powerful, in my view.

[FallOutBoy]

The story on Sky Sports website https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11698/11682979/west-brom-to-stick-with-caretaker-boss-james-shan-for-foreseeable-future

Albion have won all three games since Shan took over from Darren Moore four weeks ago, and SSN understands the club's hierarchy have been influenced by senior players. They have taken on more responsibility and are happy with the current coaching set-up.

There is a core group of players that has needed breaking up for a long time. Moore sanded the edges off, but we need somebody to shake them out of this 'go along to get along' mentality.

Wait until Shan does something they don't like, he'll be out on his ear too.

Sounds like the tail is wagging the dog.

[Droitwich Baggie]

This is very annoying. The senior players should have no bloody say in who the manager is they are paid employees of West Bromwich Albion and are very well paid to do their job regardless of who the manager is.

The sooner these senior players are out of the club the better, whoever they are!

I am not too sure that I agrre with the last statement.
The sentiment as a whole is there, and I agree.
Basically players are just that... players employed to do a job (as we all are in work), we can voice our opinions and have a spokesman..but that is it.

[sing on our own]

Time to drain the swamp this summer. Odemwingie said the dressing room was toxic and had a bullying culture and nothing’s changed.

[Mo]

What multi million pound business let’s its employees tell it who should be manager. As others have stated it’s  becoming jncreasingly obvious the tail wags the dog .

[WBAinDEVON]

footballers  running the show then, its why i have given up. player power sucks

[Hunnington Baggie]

What multi million pound business let’s its employees tell it who should be manager. As others have stated it’s  becoming jncreasingly obvious the tail wags the dog .

how many multi million pound businesses have a product that basically IS their employees?

[baggiejohn]

how many multi million pound businesses have a product that basically IS their employees?

Beat me to it.

They're not employees, they are the product, that everybody pays to watch.

If it's working, leave it alone. I imagine Luke Dowling is monitoring the situation daily, & it makes sense to ask the advice of senior players.
It's a strategic decision to leave JS in place to the end of the season, I've seen no other reports that says "until further notice".

[darbolina]

Yes I agree, players these days see themselves (rightfully) as mini-businesses - leasing their services to clubs for a period of time. If we're savvy we'll buy them for lowish fees and sell them on for more but we've just so happened to have half a team of players who are ageing and won't fetch that much in sales if anything plus they're generally taking up big wages (no disrespect intended to Brunt , Morrison, Livermore, HRK, Barry for example who in the main have offered good service).

They key for us to get a manager next season who can properly develop this handful of talented kids we have into a good team for the next few years whilst moving out the older higher earners and helping Dowling to buy good enough replacements who we can also develop and move on for more in the future.

We simply need a bloody good coach who has a track record of developing youngsters.............. and give them at least a bit of time.....for a change?

[Mister AT]

Yes I agree, players these days see themselves (rightfully) as mini-businesses - leasing their services to clubs for a period of time. If we're savvy we'll buy them for lowish fees and sell them on for more but we've just so happened to have half a team of players who are ageing and won't fetch that much in sales if anything plus they're generally taking up big wages (no disrespect intended to Brunt , Morrison, Livermore, HRK, Barry for example who in the main have offered good service).

They key for us to get a manager next season who can properly develop this handful of talented kids we have into a good team for the next few years whilst moving out the older higher earners and helping Dowling to buy good enough replacements who we can also develop and move on for more in the future.

We simply need a bloody good coach who has a track record of developing youngsters.............. and give them at least a bit of time.....for a change?

First name that came to mind that we could 'afford' was the Bristol City coach. Surprised his name hasn't popped up since DM's sacking. Doesn't have a lot of money to spend yet they always seem to be in and around the play offs.

From a business perspective, we need to be looking at Brentford in my opinion. Doesn't matter who the head coach is there, they play a good style of football and have an identity about what they are trying to do, especially on a small budget.

[royhan]

Reported target Alex Neil is quoted as having said that he has no intention of leaving Preston and is already making plans for next season.

[AlbionFan]

@RobDorsettSky
 38m38 minutes ago
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Understand #wbafc senior players have told the club’s bosses they’re v happy with the job James Shan is doing, and there’s no urgent need to appoint a new manager. More experienced coaches have been spoken to in case Shan feels he needs more support as Albion near the play offs.

Roughly translated as Brunt & Morrison are now back in the team so all is good at the training ground.

They were happy with Big Dave until he started leaving them out the team.

Question: who is running the playing side of the club?
Answer: the players favoured choice, until his not

[gerry m]

Begs the question who is exactly running the club! It seems to me that Brunt seems to have a lot of influence.

[caravanc58]

Brunt/Morrison joint manager role next season.😇

[iwastherein68]

Brunt/Morrison joint manager role next season.😇

They already have the role mate

[divinewind]

People slate Brunt, but our results are better when he is in the side. Might be coincidence, or it might be all those assists and those decisive goals he has the knack of getting.
Who knows eh?

[ronnie_allen]

People slate Brunt, but our results are better when he is in the side. Might be coincidence, or it might be all those assists and those decisive goals he has the knack of getting.
Who knows eh?

Didn't our results improve at the start of the season when he went out of the side. Now they have improved which has coincided with his return; among a number of other factors. Think he is a good squad player with his strengths and weaknesses; both can be managed or increased depending on his position and they type of game.

[Westie]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Colin quit Cardiff at the end of the season, so, what would be the response on all the Albion message boards to Mr Warnock being appointed our next manager? They would go into meltdown! It won’t happen but it is amusing to speculate.......

[divinewind]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Colin quit Cardiff at the end of the season, so, what would be the response on all the Albion message boards to Mr Warnock being appointed our next manager? They would go into meltdown! It won’t happen but it is amusing to speculate.......

Horrible bloke. I think most fans would stay away if that happened. Mind you it could be a way to get Lai out.