Albion today placed their goalscoring faith in Ishmael Miller, Roman Bednar and Luke Moore after transfer deadline day passed without a new striker at The Hawthorns.
The Baggies’ 11th-hour attempts to add extra firepower to Tony Mowbray’s squad met with frustration, leaving the manager with his fingers crossed that his current £6m forward trio can fire his side to Premier League safety.
Baggies officials today said privately that efforts continued until close to last night’s midnight deadline to beef up Mowbray’s forward options.
But they also stressed that Mowbray was unwilling to simply add numbers to his squad despite cash being made available for more signings on the final day of the transfer window.
Mowbray, chairman Jeremy Peace and technical director Dan Ashworth spent much of yesterday making phonecalls attempting to force through a deal for one of several strikers on their list.
But they left shortly before midnight when it became clear they would not land any of their preferred targets.
Oscar Trejo of Real Mallorca remained at the top of the list but it was clear early on that a deal could not be done yesterday.
Albion also had a enquiry rebuffed for Belgian striker Tom De Sutter. A number of alternative signings became available, but all were turned down by Mowbray.
It left Dutch defender Ryan Donk, aged 22, as the Baggies’ only signing on the final day of summer business. The AZ Alkmaar defender completed the formalities of his season-long loan deal yesterday afternoon and Albion have also secured an option to buy the Holland under-21 international next summer.
Donk’s arrival along with that of Swedish defender Jonas Olsson from NEC Nijmegen on Sunday opened the door for Neil Clement to end his eight-year stay.
But despite strong interest from Hull, the former Chelsea man did not get close to a move.
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I still have faith in Miller and Bednar. And once Miller gets his first goal he will start scoring again. And Bednar is already off the mark.
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Should of got a striker in ALOT sooner!!!!!
We are not going to get enough out of what we got especially playing one up front! You cant lose a player like KP and not replace him! Shot yourself in the foot here I think Mogga??
Luckily our midfield proved on Saturday at the Reebok they are going to create chances … Lets hope we find goals from there!!
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Ronaldo still available as a free agent. May as well give him a go.
I also think that we need a impact player like Lloyd Dyer was in the 03/04 season.
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Does anyone know how the loan system works???
Can we still get a striker on a 6 or 12 motnh loan or is that it now??? Still think Nugent on a loan until Xmas would be good.
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on the bright side, this season has seen us bring in 2 ‘next Japp Stam’s’!!
Zuivy and Donk! Great stuff.
Come on Ish, Roman and Moore, time to bag yourselves some scalps!!
I think we should definelty give Bednar and Moore a chance, could even boost Miller in training too!
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I am going to be both positive and negative in what I am about to post. On one hand I agree with TM there is no point in just adding numbers to the squad if what we can’t attract for the money we have available isn’t any better than what we already have. I think most level headed supporters would agree with this sentiment also. On the other hand I’ve been left scratching my head on as to why we left it until late on the 1st September on transfer deadline day to push through a deal. Didn’t we know weeks, months ago that we neede our striking options beefing up with the departure of KP weeks even months ago?. I must say that the signings we have made are quite exciting and posess the quality we will need to compete in this division. If Donk is half as good as his mate Zuuvi then we have two top class defenders on our hands. Valero looks like a top player and Kim will undoubtable chip in with some much needed goals from midfield. I am going to stay as positive as I can because we have the makings of a very good team and I believe we will stay up. After mulling things over this morning I’m with TM and 100% behind him, after all whats the point in bringing in a striker for the sake of it if it doesn’t represent the right player with the right quality. We’ll be ok in Mowbray we trust!!!!
Keep the faith, get behind the lads, Boing Boing!!!!
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As many others have already said, we do clearly need at least one more striker. Regardless of whether Miller, Bednar & Moore are in or out of form, you can’t get away with only three strikers at this level, due to injuries & suspensions etc.
Whilst I agree with not being pushed into a panic buy of an average player at the last minute at an inflated price (there were a few of those around yesterday), I’m still very disappointed that somewhere between the end of last season and last night at midnight, we couldn’t manage to add to our strike force. We are competing at a much higher level with fewer options than we had last season and that can’t be right.
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I think whats more worrying for Albion is that Stoke and Hull are already off the mark with a win and have both added some real quality to their squads. I wouldnt be surprised if you have gone from 3rd favourites for relegation to favourites overnight.
Still, you now have a decent defence and midfield so who knows?
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a fair point southern wolf. I think Hull may have had their eyes opened by their mauling at home to wigan. I recall similar happening to us against Fulham last time and we went on a streak of loosin 4-5 nil. Certainly needed firepower and am gutted we didnt get any. However i think we will create the chances and on our good days we should put enough away to see us safe.
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I think we can still get a striker in on a loan deal but only till January.
But i think that this does not count for players in the Premier league.
Any other league though.
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Southern Wolves, i can see what you are saying, but who have either signed who is ‘real quality’?
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good luck for rest season,
i personally feel that you missed a HUGE opportunity here. this your biggest chance to establish your self in the premier to date having to lower teams in stoke and hull who should on paper go down!
wba really needed to spend to garuntee another season. i think you may stay up but think its 50/50 and go down to the wire either side
if you go down you have wasted a GREAT opportunity
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4) Only football league sides can make loan signings over the next 7 days, so we’re stuck with what we’ve got.
I suppose we’ve got to hope that Roman Bednar can find the form that we saw during mid-season last year. We’ve had problems making the ball stick in the final third but Roman’s obviously more equipped for that than Miller, and Miller is obviously better playing with someone.
Lets hope that, certainly at home, we go back to what we’re good at and attacking teams. I still think we can create chances and score goals playing 4-4-2.
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Could have been worse, we could have signed a defender from Exeter!
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4. I’m sure I’ll be corrected if I’m wrong but I think you can bring in players on loan outside of the ‘window’ if they’re out of contract or if you need an emergency signing to cover injuries say for a goalkeeper.
I’ve said this elswhere, but I’m sure you are all feeling down about not bringing in a striker or two but your defence should be tight enough now and you have to hope the players you have up front hit a rich vein of form. Just hope in the long run that the January window doesn’t open too late for you.
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TM is a good manager, wasnt he backed by the board or didn’t he ask?
Could be decisive in the season.
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pay peanuts get Monkeys..
Old saying but always comes true.
Why why why didn’t we give KP the 2 year deal for gods sake??
BIG MISTAKE….
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If we go down through lack of goals will the management accept that they were wrong to let two strikers leave?
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were in serious trouble now. defence and midfeld is fine but we are just not good enough. no good pulling the wool over our eyes by saying bednar and moore can do it. they cant. we needed a striker and were in serious trouble now. we should of tried to sell miller aswell before 12 0 clock last night . not impressed ToMo
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8 and 12, worry about getting there first. We will be ok. Everyone is and expert on what we should or shouldn’t have. As for the comments about Stoke adding real quality Southern Wolf, maybe adding Tong, Soares and Hingginbottom to your squad in your eyes would be adding real quality but not in mine. These platers wouldn’t get in our team. How on earth can people be writing uys off after 3 games? Arsenal away (2nd last season) Everton home (5th last season) Bolton away (Always a horrible place to go they turned Man Utd over there last season and we should have won. We have some winnable games coming up and 3 out the next 4 at home. No need to panic watch this space we will finish just below mid table.
Boing Boing
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12 we8wba.
Despite the monicker, you usually make good points. Only time will tell if we have enough and there’s still plenty of that to go. Stoke’s strikers are probably better than ours but I wouldn’t want to swap any of the rest of their squad for ours. Hull have brought in Cousins but he’s only played in Scotland, which isn’t really a good yardstick. Hope we are playing our derby in the prem next season.
Many of our own fans seem to think that it only occured to TM and JP to go out and buy a striker yesterday. This is the reality of modern football, players agents and clubs hold out until the last minute for the best deal and they hold all the cards.
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With the power of hindsight maybe giving Super Kev a 2 year deal may have been worth it.
He is a impact player from the becnh and Tony may live to regret that.
Good luck and hopefully a black country derby in the premiership to prove to the country who the biggest rivals are in football!
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Mind you could be worse we could still have re-signed Ellington for 5M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We were promised replacements for Philips and Gera. Miller is only good for 45 minutes and then with back up.
Will the management accept they were wrong to let the said players go if we go down through lack of goals.
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I don’t think anything can be said that hasn’t been said before.
With the exception of maybe Saha, there wasn’t a sensible name put out there that would have left me feeling more comfortable today, so we’ve all got to get behind Miller, Bednar and Moore
We just need to take advantage of the next week so that the team we have are gelled and on top for for the visiting hammers
BAGGGIIIIEEEESSSSSSSSS
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southen wolf.
yes we may pay for a lack of striker but out of the 3 only albion have added`real quality`. Stoke fans are quite miffed about yet more championship players being signed while we have signed foreign internationals who are highly rated.
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16 I don’t think anyone can say he has not been backed. We wwill be OK mark my words
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TM agreed contracts for Bednar,Moore and Miller because he thinks they are good enough for the premiership.I am sure they will be. We need a target man to bang in some of Brunt’s crosses and we probably need a player with experience at this level. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be so we go with what we have.
The defence looks relly promising and midfield are good going forward. We have Tex to come back and I think he’ll get goals at this level. What we need to do is improve our set pieces drastically. A couple of yesterday’s signings are supposed to be a threat in the oponents box ao set plays. cross your fingers , legs and anything else you’ve got , its going to be bumpy!
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Very dissapointing that we knew a couple of months ago we needed a striker and nothings happened. I’ve read we had a bid for Thomson from Rangers rejected. Another Midfielder????
I hope we don’t drift too far away from 17th place by January when we can try again for a striker, lets face it, if we continue with a 4-5-1 and Miller upfront on his own, we’re doomed!
I hate to sound negative but this is what most albion fans have said who I’ve spoken to.
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we will be banging them in from all over the place you wait n see aye boing boing donk
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Why don’t you ask birmingham to let you have that young up and coming forward whose scoring for fun. Er Phillips is his name. Would be a great addition to your squad…
I just love the name donk…
You lot are going to score big soon. Miller gets in all the right places and just needs that first goal for his confidence. You should be on four points had there been any justice.
Mind you, Kites would not have been injured at your place and we would have made the playoffs - had there been justice. Life can be crap sometimes….
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we bid £7m for Eidur Gudjohnsen which was accepted and the players WAS coming but they ran out of time, I believe a loan/purchase is now an option
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Yes an Exeter defender who have had Premiership teams watching him, yes he sound a really terrible doesnt he. I think he’ll be the defenders version of Kites.
The difference is we see quality before they come expensive. We’re the Arsenal of the Championship.
Can anyone stop Kites, Jarvo, Ebanks, Dave Jones and Iwelumo, taking the Championship by storm.
Now go and play the ToMo way and play 1 up front.
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I am absolutely gutted that we did not find another striker by the deadline, like others before me have commented, we’ve known since KP went to Blues that we would need to strengthen up front, but we seem to have put all our time and energy into finding new defenders and midfield signings! OK, of course we needed to strengthen the defence and I personally think that Zuiverloon could be one of the best players we’ve seen at the Hawthorns for sometime and I’m pleased that we have played some wonderful passing football in the first 3 games. BUT if we are reliant upon Miller and Moore to provide the goals that we badly need to keep us in this division, I just don’t see it happening, both of them are too lightweight for the prem. Let’s hope they prove me wrong!
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Disappointed we didn’t bring in a striker but not surprised.Burmeister came on here a few weeks ago and said huge fees wages etc for top strikers prohibits us at the moment.All through the squad we have strengthened with quality and I’m happy with that.
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What a joke, no striker!!!!! miller and moore is useless our only hope is Bednar. Mowbray have you lost the plot or sumthing ????????
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we can loan players for another week but he wud av 2 b foreign
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Phillips was let go 3 months ago because JP was to tight to offer him two years. Now no replacement ! - Peace Out !!!
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Tipton, cheer up mate, you depress the **** out of me! Be more like TerryDONKDONKbaggie. He meks me loff and he’s right too. If Miller wasn’t getting on the end of chances then we should worry, but he is. Bednar bagged a couple at Spurs reserves the other night. He’ll come good. Give them some slack, a bit of adjustment time. Kim will get some too once he’s found the first one. Wolves are running riot right now but ask any sensible fan, they’ll worry whether they’ll get goals when they come up.
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Why are certain people being so negative? Albion haven’t had this strong a defense (including goalkeeper) and midfield in years. We have some real international quality and as Jarrod’s mate in Holland pointed out, he can’t believe we managed to sneak Donk under the radar of the big boys. A proven striker would have been nice but they’re few and far between unless you’re willing to invest silly amounts and if Mowbray didn’t fancy anyone out there, that’s good enough for me. We’re going to be involved in a lot of close games this season because our defense and midfield is too good to just get rolled over like Hull were on Saturday against Wigan and with a bit of luck we’ll win more than we lose. Miller needs a goal to get going and Bednar needs to start. Keep the faith.
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dont think us baggies should be so negative. ok so we didnt get a new striker no point wastin money if the available players are no better than what weve got. however we have now dramatically improved our defence which i believe will give TM more confidence to play two up front. i think miller and bednar as a pairing might work. our defence was our weak link not our attack. as for KP de didnt want to stay move on. boing boing
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I agree with Romsley baggie this side now needs to gell as a squad pull together,and everyone to have immense pride and passion in wearing the WBA shirt, when they take to the field. and then raise their game and compete for every blade of grass with the big boy’s WE ARE ALBION BOING BOING
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Agree with Terry..we are on the UP make no mistake… Please everyone give the KP stuff a rest… surely you must realise as HE did that he is just NOT good enough for the PREM..and not the answer..Bednar,Moore and Miller have much more potential and chance of success. KP knoes this thats why he engineered a move to Bham…I am not a bit worried in TM I trust..
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You know what KP left us not the other way around. He is gone and he isn’t coming back. I think it’s about time people got to grips with that and got over him. I am sick of reading people bleeting on about KP and how we let him go. We didn’t he chose to leave us, he was offered a 2 year deal, all he had to do fo his 2nd year was play a set number of games, he obviously didn’t think he could or would be able to do that so he chose to leave.
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I think our defence has never been stronger and that has been proven in all three games however i was bitterly disappointed that we haven’t signed a striker
i think we need to play two up front at home and play bedner away in a 4 5 1 then after 60 mins bring on miller if we are in a situation like bolton
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“WHEN they come up”. Nice one Cyril!
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So much negativity from so many fans. The transfer window is shut now so can everyone get over it!, most of you are starting to sound like the bitter dingles from down the road!. Have you all forgotten where we have come from and how far we’ve come?. We are now signing ex Real Madrid players and breaking our transfer record. I have now doubt we tried to get a striker in yesterday and yes we shouldn’t have left it until the last min but all this doom and gloom? Come on lads. Have the people who are slating the team, manager, chairmen actually been this season?. We smashed Everton in all areas of the pitch apart from the fact we didn’t score these things happen and lets face it a human error cost us a point it’s a simple as that. We had clear cut chances against Bolton and didn’t take them but we are 3 games in and have only conceeded 1 goal away from home in 2 games. After all, who do you all expect us to sign Robiniho for 33M?, get a grip!!!! If we are still struggling after 15 - 20 games then fair enough but give them a chance, it’s a new team. Everyone is slating Luke Moore, how many games has he actually plyed and in his right position centre forward!. Yes Miller has missed a couple but he is 21 years old. I never thought after steering us to our first title in about a million years so many people would be so negative so early. Some of you should go down the Golden Palace with the other idiots!!!!
Come on you Baggies!!!, Bring on the Hammers!!!!
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One thing is clear. TM knows the players he wants. He has said that he has been tracking players for years. That’s a fair amount of time to be sure about a player and watch his development. So he will wait until he can get the man he wants. Good enough for me although, like many of you, I think he should have kept KP for his experience both on the field and in the dressing room and there was plenty of time before the deadline to work at getting a forward in. Players will need time to settle in but the West Ham game will give us a fair idea of how things are going.
I would like to make one major point. If we are going to ‘get behind’ our forwards, this means putting ALL our doubts and prejudices about Moore, Sherjill Mac, Bednar and Miller, out of the way and supporting them. No jeering. No booing. Lets cheer the good stuff they do and encourage or keep quiet when they get it wrong. The last thing we want is for players to dread going on to the pitch and playing for us. They always play worse when they are getting stick from the fans. For me - I will have to buy a roll of Gaffa tape to keep my mouth shut, BUT it could be worth it!
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Two up front will be the solution to all our problems.
I’m still convinced it will be our home formation and I believe that the only reason we didn’t play it against Everton was because they had 5 across the middle and we had to match them.
Against West Ham I am positive the 4-4-2 formation will be used.
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At the end of the day were not good enough upfront weve signed some good defenders and midfielders but we lack goals. one goal in three games is shocking !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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as a loyal baggies fan i will support them through good and bad but the likes of Luke Moore and Sherjill Mcdonald will not score goals at this level! MOWBRAY AND PEACE OUT !!!!!!!
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keegan sacked at the toon mowbray being linked unhappy at not getting a striker in
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Mowbray has gone down in my expectations, hull will go down and stoke will stop up. a draw at bolton was a poor result imo
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TONY MOWBRAY GET RID OF LUKE MOORE AND SHERJILL MCDONALD. SECONDLY PLAY 2 UP FRONT AND MAYBE WE WILL WIN A GAME.
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I got up this morning after the frantic night of diappointment with out a new striker opened the curtains and breathed in a gulp of quality west midlands fresh air and thought, time to turn over a fresh page an move on. We have got what we have got. Good defence, good midfield and good strikers when they score. Goals from Koren, Tex, Morrison, Brunt, Valero plus some from Zuverloon, Olssen and Donk will help over front two. I say two because at home we should go 4-4-2.
All Baggie fans I say this; stop the bleating and come the West Ham game lift the roof off The Hawthorns and get us our first win. The the week after we do the same with the Villa.
Any body that is not up for this then stay away.
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Aidanwba (50 and 51) - are you a clown? Think carefully before answering. The club has never been in a better position and a lot of that is down to Peace and Mowbray.
Joe 52. Wise is going to be the next Toon manager - that’s why they hired him and he’s been overseeing all the transfers. In any event, who in their right mind would want to go to Newcastle when you look at what’s happened to Allardyce, Dalglish, Souness, Gullit et al. Shall I go on.
I thought the kids were back at school
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47, 48 and 49- finally some sense, particularly Romsley, always the voice of reason.
Whatever happened yesterday, we still have the best Albion team I’ve seen in my lifetime (1981), playing the best football.
If the same idiots few thousand idiots who always come out the woodwork when we get a bit of success, try to undermine what we have by barracking Moore, McDonald and Miller, then I suggest they take their one-year season tickets back and flock off down the Molineux where their booing’s welcomed.
We’ve seen no more than 2 or 3 games from an unfit Luke Moore. McDonald comes on and runs at people, I’d take that over a carthorse any day, the lad will come good!! & Miller has never been a lone striker but, for his sins (questionable finishing being one), he’s ran himself ragged the first few games doing a job he’s been asked to do.
West Ham at home, Roman Bednar 4-4-2, we’ll be fine. Get behind them. Come on you Baggies!!
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i’m a little dissapointed in not signing a striker as most prem teams all have 4 strikers and we have 3 but mowbray seems to be going for that 4-5-1 formation and we have looked impressive to me so far. for 1 our defence looks a lot more solid especially our new right baack and leon barnett looking much more comfortable and composed.we have an england class goalkeeper whos so underrated.and a lot of talnted players.this fan that said we need an impact player ive got 1 thing to say to that an thats sherjil macdonald, he’s the impact player to bring on in the last 15-20 mins to run at the defence he will shock a few clueless baggie fans and luke moore(hopefully)dissapointed in the transfer window but got all the faith in the world in mobberz!
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Aidanwba- Get a grip you fool. You’re making yourself look silly.
Are you a Wolves fan by any chance?
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I love to tease some of your fans, but be realistic. You have two strikers that scored regularly last season, albeit in the CCC. They are new to the Prem, and will take a few weeks to adjust to the extra pace of the defenders there. Strikers thrive on confidence, and a couple of goals for each will do wonders.
The area that was a worry for you last season was defence, and you appear to have bought well there. If other teams don’t score bucketloads, you are in with a chance if your strikers hit some of the form they had last season.
As for Phillips. He is a good striker at CCC level, but is getting older. This brings a couple of problems. He will slow down, and he will become more injury prone. (How many games did he miss last season.) You don’t need that in the Prem. It is not a luxury to be afforded for a few goals he might score, and will slow down the development of your younger strikers that can only come with games under their belts. Miller and Bednar will start to score, in my opinion. Moore looked good for a couple of seasons at Villa. He could yet do well for you.
I hope you stay up, if for no other reason that it will guarantee us six points when we come up next season. Quit the doom and gloom. It does nothing for you.
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You lot aint half miserable!!
The signings we’ve bought in all look excellent, so lets be positive please and thank you!
We’ll be fine, pass teams to death and soon enough we’ll have made that many chances that even Ish can’t miss em!!
Must admit, I was devestated when he missed that header at Bolton, but if he’d have scored that 1 chance, we’d be on 3 points and people would be on here saying Millers off the mark and we’re going to be fine etc etc.
I hope we can still loan in a quality foreign striker, but I doubt it’ll happen before January.
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Joe the dingle, not a prayer. TM isn’t going anywhere!!!!!
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There are either dingles posing as baggies or glory hunters who only watch us in the premmier or fans whose football education is listning to radio wm.Why or this gloom last 2 seasons over 200 hundred goals,ok weve lost GERA AND PHILIPS but that still leaves 73 goals last season KIM will more than make up for GERAS goals and this VALERO now he is class and wait till he settles in.THE GOALS WILL COME and even the moaners will be BOINGING.
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re 50,51 & 53. we’ve a manager who’s won us our first championship in 80+yrs, created the finest passing team we’ve had since big ron and you want him out!!! wba4life should read get a life. how long is your life exactly 7 8 yrs maybe. for your information luke moore has scored goals at this level, good job you didn’t support arsenal, you’d have wanted wenger out for signing henry, who couldn’t score at this level in his early days. school starts soon, i hope you’ve got your uniform sorted
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Aidanwba4life - that’s right, sack the best manager we’ve had in my lifetime and a chairman who’s spent over £20million this Summer alone.
Remember to get some sleep tonight, as it’s back to school tomorrow for you, ya numpty!!
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brereton wolf , are you a baggie? both clubs have their fair share of clowns who support them. it’s refreshing to see well thought out comment. mind you it’s good to have banter. just remember dave jones had your lot top of the league once, look what happened then! all the best for the season.
FOREVER ALBION
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50,51,53 Why are you so negative. We are playing the best football at the Hawthorns since Big Ron days. We have added REAL quality to the side and our forwards ARE good enough. We will score 50% of our goals from forwards and 40% from midfield the remainder the defence. We WILL be above the drop zone and have all things to look forward to, so please add your comments after 10 games and I would like to see you with an open mind up to that point. Least we need is the negative supporters,its a roller coaster ENJOY the ride my baggie friend….Come on you baggies…
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Aidan youve caused a stir- I’m with Nedball and the guys on your points…but i’m trying to be polite about it….if your a genuine baggie then you know where were all coming from…Boing,Boing
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Aidenwba is a silly little Dingle, ignore him and he might go away. Although it never worked with LW.
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37 mentions maybe overseas loan players as still an option? can anyone confirm if this is correct as if its not then i’m sorry but despite bolstering our defense & keeper we wont score enough goals. We may get a few from koren or valero but dont forget Zoltan has gone as well.I hope i’m wrong but we cant wait until January to support ish & roman
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as a loyal baggies fan i will support them through good and bad but the likes of Luke Moore and Sherjill Mcdonald will not score goals at this level! MOWBRAY AND PEACE OUT !!!!!!! says aidanwba
Can’t quite beleive you wrote that mate to be honest. You’re either a Wolves fan or you’ve been mates with a Wolves fan for a very long time as obviously your knowledge of football is a joke. Mowbray has forgotten more than you will ever know!
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whats happened to SOTW? has his dad grounded him?
I aam also surprised there has been no comment from the club. We have signed a couple of very good defenders and I would have thought we would be parading them. We need some reassuring words from TM. I am sure the board and management wanted reinforcements up front as much as the fans. This isn’t the time for mud slinging but a time for everyone to pull together. Our strikers will do the business, after Bednar an d Miller’s efforts last year they deserve a chance. I dont think TM will play 451 that often but he picks a formation for individual games and circumstances within them. we will be okay!
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Well thats it then - albion have done the predictable and shot themselves in the foot - no goals from open play - no wins and no strikers especially no kevin philips.
After the Everton game - TM was questioned about albion failing to score from numerous opportunities ? He said…
We were top scoring team last season (championship) and my strikers are more than cable of scoring
I don’t know if he knows what division he is in. Let me tell you TM and JP were in the Premiership - the best league in the world - with some of the worlds best keepers, defenders ,midfielders`and strikers - SO WAKE-UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE.
Let me just put everybody in the picture and if they don’t like it, then tthey are just fooling themselves - its called Relegation.
I know its only three games but I thought at least two strikers would be in by transfer deadline but no - we will have to with Miller who can’t score at the moment, Bedner - whose trying, Moore - god knows whats happen to him - hasn’t scored for albion yet, Beattie,Shergil - don’t bother.
How many midfielders and defenders does TM need ? Its like recruting for an army !
At least Stoke and Hull are showing signs of having a go - albion are just playing pretty football with no end result - thats because the strikers are not upto Prem level…
Albion with their yellow tops think they are Brazil with style of play but all they are - are Brazillian Nuts - just good for cracking under pressure…
I’m sorry if I upset fans but I’m sick and fed up of seeing my beloved albion lose when we should have won - these points lost might prove costly at the end of the season. Ask anybody about albion - they all say one thing - where are the goals going to come from - just listen to the pundits for example on MOTD
We are a YO-YO club and we are are on Holiday for the 2008-2009 football season - do u get what I mean….
Oh by the way - I’m not beiing negative but living in a real world and if albions fortunes do change this season and they stay up - I will be more than gladly take a mauling of words that is - regarding albion…
BOING BOING SMETHICK-HANDSWOTH-TIPTON
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Aidan, I cannot believe you actually typed ‘Mowbray and Peace Out’. This suggests you have but TWO brain cells and they don’t communicate with each other! I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are very angry because Mom has locked you in your bedroom while she’s off down the Bingo.
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It’s interesting how the gloom and doom merchants have arrived. You did well against Arsenal and were robbed agianst Everton. The point from Bolton could (and should) easily have been three.
You are making chances and not taking them - rather like us last year. However you are not going to concede many stupid goals like us last year - either.
Look forward to playing us in the premiership next year. That’s where Moses Mick is taking us.
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Good luck lads, you are going to need it now. I do not think think Bedmar and Miller are good enough at Premier level, but hey time will tell.
It has not been a good start, buy I do hope you stay up so we can have a premier derby next season.
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BOING BOING TO YOU ALL. I LOVE WBA BUT HAVE MY OWN THOUGHTS !!! I DO NOT THINK LUKE MOORE WHO VILLA WANTED OFF THERE BACK FOR 2 SEASONS WILL NOT SCORE GOALS. PHILIPS YOUR A LEGEND IN MY EYES. BIG MISTAKE LETTING SUPER KEV GO.
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Romsley Baggie I tend to agree with most the points here. There is too much negativity. Last night on WM I said it was disappointing that we have got no one as we do not seem to have a striker who is on form. However in May we would all have said that Bednar and Miller should be able to do something in the prem and well as you say Luke Moore has not had much opportunity yet to play in his proper role. If these guys get a goal then the confidence will return and hopefully we will be away. My bigger concern is the shirt sponsor and the obvious lack of commercial effort being put in their to get a deal. The more we waste time the less revenue that comes in from that and its really making us look unprofessional…JP sort it out someone in that team needs to go for not sorting this out before the season started. Now 3 games the shame is growing !!
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keep the faith
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There have been nearly 70 comments on the subject of strikers so this must emphasise all of our concerns. As I said several weeks ago on this comment column, we needed to replace two of our best players in Kevin Phillips and Zoltan Gera and we have not done so. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the negotiations with Phillips we should have offered him the 2 year contract that he was seeking,particularly as we had no-one else in mind to replace him. We all want to stay in the Premiership and Phillips would have helped us to score goals which we so desperately need.
Kim can play on the right, if necessarily, but we only have Moore and McDonald to replace Phillips and they havn’t even scored yet! I am not happy with playing with a lone striker in any case, particularly at home. Miller lacks anticipation as well as natural positional sense which Phillips has in abundance. Last season, most of,if not all of Miller’s goals came as a result of playing alonside Phillips. We now need to give someone else a chance,such as Bednar or Slusarski with Moore alonside him.We need to get at least one point a game if we are to survive and to do that we need goals. So Tony, please don’t go defensive!!
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WHAT ABOUT THE CHINESE GUY MAN UTD HAVE JUST RELEASED ON A FREE
HE SCORED LOADS WHEN ON LOAN AT ROYAL ANTWERP
MAYBE TM MIGHT GET HIM ON TRIAL
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A PROVEN striker with premiership (or equivelent)pedigree would’ve been nice…but i’m living in the REAL world!!!
Absolutely delighted with what we have got, and my pre-season prediction of finishing 14/15th looks in danger of being blown away!
Onwards and upwards!
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Samra4WBA — I totally agree with you 1 goal in 3 games, should be enough to tell mowbray and peace that is where the priority is , I really feel that mowbray is underestimating the premiership and comparing it to the scottish premiership — our front line is now actually weaker than what it was last season explain that Mowbray !!?? IT WAS A MISTAKE GETTING RID OF PHILLIPS AND AN EVEN BIGGER MISTAKE NOT REPLACING HIM
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omg wake up albion fans do i watch a different game to most of you every home match, the
strikers aint good enough end of!!!! miller couldnt score if it was rugby goals lol, put kiely up front(joking haha) team for me
carson
the loon
donk
meite
robbo
mozza
valero
kim
brunt
moore
macdonald/bednar
lets just go for it and attack, attack, attack, would like to think whats goes through tomo’s head even i know we needed a striker but who cares lets get into ‘em
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73 spot on.
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Ihave watched the three matches ,they were great! give them a chance to gel to-gether,I believe the three of them will start scoring soon,give them a chance,Have faith in TM.But has good has he plays (and he has vastly improved] Miller has to have some-one up front with him.
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aidan, you are either: a wolves fan or a retard.
Mowbray and Peace are the best thing to happen to this club in a long time, we will not go down.
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aidenwba,,,,get back down the custard bowl you muppet,call yourself a baggie,i dont think so..my god weve played 3 games get off millers back you muppets…the goals will come the squad is full of goal scorers..idiots…..PLAYING IN THE PREM THE MOWBRAY WAY,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,OOOOOOOOOOOH YES…
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Don’t forget there is still the January transfer window to come and if we start negotiations now we might get a striker or two in before the last day? All other areas of the team look great now.
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Is it just me or is everyone sick of all these posts, KP this and KP that, surely not all 20 premiership managers can be wrong!
Time to worry is when we are not creating chances.
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To all of those Baggies supporters who are moaning. For Goodness Sake stop “Bloody Whinging” we have only played 3 games, TM knows what he is doing you can bet that he has found a way of getting us another striker or two even though the window has closed. Some of you supporters have short memories last Season you where moaning about the defence. TM has sorted this area out, give the Bloke a chance for Christs sake. I can’t remember the last time that the Albion signed 11 players in one transfer window and I have been supporting them since the 60s. Call yourselves Baggies supporters you get on my “tits” TM and JP are doing a great job either shut up or go somewhere else to have a ‘bloody good moan’ don’t come on the Albion site if you can’t say anything positive, the team will begin to gel soon then ypu will see the goals start going in. C’mon you Baggies
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Three games in and the doom mongers are out…anyone would think this is a dingles story! If we haven’t scored from open play after 8-10 games then start worrying. Remember we’ve played two away games, one against Arsenal who many teams will struggle to score against at the Emirates and one against Bolton who are a notoriously tough team to break down. Three games, one scored and three conceded. For God’s sake everyone get a grip because some of you sound like little kids who don’t understand anything about football! Yes I would have liked a striker but I don’t think we’ll be relegated purely on the fact we didn’t get one.
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morning world class transfer signing fans(exc vile)morning confrence signing fans aye boing boing donk
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A DECENT STRIKER IS ALL WE NEED, I DO HOWEVER BELEIF MILLER WILL STRUGGLE ON HIS OWN UPFRONT! STOKE HAVE MADE SOME DECENT SIGNINGS THOUGH!
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION I AM A SEASON TICKET HOLDER AT THE HAWTHORNS AND WILL BE SINGING MY HEART OUT AT THE WEST HAM GAME, WILL ANY OF YOU BE JOINING ME
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AJ agree with your points and i apologise to everyone for my outburst i was just angry we didnt buy a striker
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‘mornin’ Terence, how’s my beloved? Hope you are looking after her. It’s a bloody good job none of the whingers on here didn’t have to fight The Battle Of Britain in 1940. Defeat never crossed our minds, we just hung in there with a brilliant leader, Churchill. In that match we lost the first 19 but we won nearly all the next 19 and just about stayed on our feet, skint, battered, bleeding but SMILING! And a ‘togetherness’ you could touch! Stick together, support our fighter pilots, Miller, Bednar, etc.,and we’ll bomb the **** out of this Prem. Mowbray for Prime Minister.
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95,aid,me n worcester and is misses and my girl always singing our hearts out,mind yow weev bin in the supporters club for a few sherbutts fust aye boing boing donk
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My little boy was born yesterday, immediately I dressed him in his Albion gear…maybe he’ll get a game up front.
Seriously I was gutted to see no Striker coming in, but I’m not negative, the football were playing is the best I’ve personally ever seen and if we contiue to play in that manner chances will be created and goals will be scored.
For the idiots say TM or JP out, get a life!!!
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TONY congratulations mate on the birth of your new baggie boy,terry is a nice name,when we wettin the babs head me n the lads always up for a nite out aye boing boing
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nice one cyril,she duin fine thanks always askin about ya,she says hows that hunk of a man cyril duin,we could do without them prawn sarnies on here cant we,cant believe there moaning as in the words of harold macmilan weev never had it so good,aye boing boing donk
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I know whats happened hear…history…anyone under 35 hasn’t seen a really good baggie team playing beautiful football…aye…Man U 3 - WBA 5
WBA 7 Coventry 1
WBA 3 Bristol C 1 played on ice
WBA 3 Man UTD 2 aet FA cup
and many many fond memories…
Keep the faith boys WERE back.. the TM way ……………….Lovely
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102,lost, i was at all those games mate great memories,i,ll never forget that day at trafford i often watch it on youtube,in my opinion cunningham best albion player ever, proberly best player i ever seen,pure class,i think that bristol game was first time i seen orange ball used,aye boing boing donk
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congratulations TonyWBA on th birth of your son another baggie on the planet GREAT
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TRACY where are you im missing you and love you
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Aidan, sorry if I was a bit sharp mate, but the strong corner stones of The Hawthorns are Jeremy Peace and Tony Mowbray. Sometimes you grit your teeth and hold on for dear life. One good win is what we need. We got battered to almost death from 1939 to 1942, then came The Battle Of El Alamein in September 1942 and we never looked back. When you’ve been to Bury on a cold afternoon and watched Bob Taylor being kicked to pieces, you can then see how great it is NOW!
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TonyWBA, congrats mate. New Baggyboy.
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cyril Randle i apologise aswell for being too negative but still lets get behind the team and cheer them on against the hammers
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To a few on here. How many times must it be said, we did not let Gera and Phillips go, they chose to go. Move on. We all wanted another striker but it didn’t happen. We have a young talented hungry team. We’ll be fine. There will be many who post on here from both Wolves and Albion, who will be eating humble pie and changing their arguments. Mark my words.
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TonyWBA.
Congrat’s, welcome into the fold
another Baggie, every little helps.
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oh my….do I detect some baggie fans ALREADY getting wound up and fed up with the almighty TM. Short memories you lot!
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101 TerryDDBaggie.
Think you’re right. I suspected that these texts were from Dingles pretending to be Baggies but they’re probably the first wave of our very own prawn sandwich brigade that have jumped on the bandwagon of our recent success. As someone else has already pointed out, some of them should have got their Knees brown watching the likes of George Reilly, Paul Crichton and the wardrobe of a centre half we had off MU who’s name eacapes me before daring to criticize the current management.
PS TonyWBA.
Congrats on the new edition, hope JP is planning a bigger ground for all the new offspring last seasons champagne football must have caused.
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the real bully tal some sense i go home and away every week i am a true fan but have my views SIMPLE
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A couple of points. 1) Yesterday, 3/9/08 was the 69th anniversary of the start of WW2. I hinted at it twice but no one noticed. Millions died. We are here BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT! 2)WM phone-in football exists because it’s Butler’s job to stir it up so you’ll tune in. That doesn’t mean he’s right. We see a transformed club being built without a sugar-daddy but with wide-eyed supporters who can’t believe their luck having a great management team. Tell him his name with knobs on. He won’t care. It’s his job.
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114; Cyril, Im with you. You have stired a passion i did not think i had lol. Im not old enough to remember WW2 but as a fan of the realm I thank all of our men and women back then and now that we have the freedom we taste now. Back to football, we are in the best position we have been since the first Atkinson era. Winning 5-3 at Old Trafford, need I say more. If I remember the Bommber was an attacking midfielder who is our record goal scorer and was the midlands record goal scorer until SB took over. I for one will be at the west ham game (STH) cheering form the east stand.
Boing Boing.
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I too sit in the East Stand Quinton. DD126 near the centre line. Bomber was not only a fine goal scorer, he is a fine man.
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I agree Cyril, good post.
As a STH I too will be in the Smethwick End singing my heart out against West Ham!
Oh When The Stripes Go Marching In…….
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