Joey Linton

Man United looking like a plucky, newly promoted side hanging in in the hope of getting something here.

Worth repeating those quotes every few pages.

Ron Gourlay, Albion’s newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, said: “Steve is a highly-respected and experienced manager who has an impressive record of earning promotion to the Premier League. “His excellent man-management skills, tactical nous, and ability to hit the ground running were among the many reasons we decided he was the man to take us forward. “Promotion remains our objective for this season, and we are confident that with Steve leading the club we have given ourselves every chance of achieving that goal.” Steve Bruce added: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to manage a club that has such great history and tradition. It is a club I obviously know well from my time in the Midlands, and I am already relishing the challenge of taking it forward. “I did not envisage I would return to management this quickly, but once I got the phone call from Ron, I knew I could not resist the challenge of getting this club back to where they want to be. “I am coming in with one aim and that is to get Albion to the Premier League.”

They surely can't stick with him.

https://twitter.com/lewis_botfield/status/1576253313414496256

Great quotes about being a goal down early on, totally ignoring the fact they were later winning the game.

The word "Exclusive" there, when most everyone will have realised this anyway.

Are the proceeds being added to the charity donations maybe?

Yet another example of him being treated as a special case. When was it? April?

Even that isn't really what happened. His contract had expired and they wanted him to play on.

'I know it's a hard job but big decisions have cost us — and if I don't win games, I get my head chopped off,' Bruce said. 'The big decisions they need to get right and we had two against us — their goal and the penalty — and that is being genuinely honest.' Not his fault again.

Just to complete another set.

"I'm a big admirer of Dean (Smith)," Bruce said. "He's done particularly well. I thought it was harsh, if I'm honest, that he lost his job at Villa, that's football now and we all accept it - time isn't afforded to all of us very often. "As for Dean, I'm a big admirer of his. I like him a lot as a person and as a manager - even though he did take my bloody job a few years ago! They've got a nucleus of a team which is better than most in the Championship." So did West Brom have until you rocked up Steve!

Discussing if they get promoted again.... With another season under their belt, a bunch of the youngsters could be plenty good enough for the PL. If Roberts and Pritchard keep their keen, so could they. LND looks like he could play at any level. Patterson Ballard Cirkin (maybe Alese and Huggins) Roberts Neil Clarke Pritchard (maybe Embleton, Ba, Michut and Bennette) LND Not sure about players like Batth, O9 and Gooch, but, given their performances this season, maybe them, too. That looks like a core of players who might mean we don't have to gut the squad to have half a chance. It's almost like this was the plan, all along... acquire loads of young talent and let them grow together. https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/say-we-got-promoted-this-season-back-to-the-premier-league.1589540/post-36883936

One of the things with Dubravka is that when he's been out of the side he always seems to need a run of games before he's up to full speed and in decent again. He's never getting that there, is he?

The less the better to be honest.

"Individual error is something you can't fix. The concentration from our defence at times was awful, I'll grant you that. The goals we've given away is something you've seen on a schoolboy pitch with 11 year olds, it was that bad." Not his fault and nothing he can be expected to do about it. Standard.

Only been ahead in one game all season.

A reminder.... Gourlay, West Brom's newly-appointed CEO, added: "Steve is a highly-respected and experienced manager who has an impressive record of earning promotion to the Premier League. "His excellent man-management skills, tactical nous, and ability to hit the ground running were among the many reasons we decided he was the man to take us forward. "Promotion remains our objective for this season, and we are confident that with Steve leading the club we have given ourselves every chance of achieving that goal."

Odds on him saying "and I've always said you can't afford to do that in the championship" during his interview?

Gloves are off. Going to start doing it his way from now on.

3-1 down. Doing a good job.

Currently outside the bottom three because they have a better goal difference. Away at Norwich next too.

Pleased they've got around to drawing this to a close, but right to the end it's still an absolute mess unfortunately. Will leave it there though. Hope the funds are used well and benefit those most in need of them.

Loch Ness Dodgepot marra.