Albion ready to thrill crowd

Saturday 29th September 2007, 8:21PM BST.

West Bromwich Albion star Robert KorenBoss Tony Mowbray is urging his players not to waste the chance to put on a Hawthorns special in front of their biggest gate of the season tomorrow.

The club’s decision to slash prices for Sunday lunchtime Championship clash has paid off handsomely with more than 23,000 tickets already sold.
That guarantees Mowbray and his re-fashioned team their biggest audience to date and the chance to win over some new admirers as they face win-less QPR.
Mowbray is thrilled at the box-office response after the midweek blip against Cardiff and says: “I’d like to thank our fans because Tuesday was difficult for everyone yet they stuck with the team and were very, very supportive in the second-half.
“The players appreciate that. I, as the manager, also appreciate it because there will be difficult days along the way and the supporters need to stick together and stick with the team.
“I think the fans realise we’ve got an opportunity this season.
“I just want to reward the supporters by taking the team to the Premier League and giving them some pride.
“It’s my job to come up with a product that makes them stick out their chests and tell the world they are Albion fans.
“I’m delighted there is going to be a big crowd tomorrow.”
Rangers will bring a side burdened by constant speculation about manager John Gregory in the wake of the recent takeover but Mowbray is anxious his side do not become complacent.
Mowbray will revert to his “first team” for this clash but he warned his men: “QPR are starting to turn the corner a little bit.
“They got a 1-1 draw with Watford last week who are top of the league at the moment
“They also recently got a very respectable 1-1 draw at Leicester, who had a new manager in charge (Gary Megson).
“They’re fighting tooth and nail to get that first win and get up and running, so we’ll have to be very wary of them.
“You’ve got to work very hard and we need to go out there and be competitive.
“They will be dangerous but we’ve got to hope our qualities will allow us to impose our style on the game and put them on the back foot.
“They will be hard to beat and will have some threats up front.”

By Martin Swain


  1. 1
    Wba_legend

    Come on the baggies keep the faith

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    boing brian

    should be a good win and great to see, but what a sickener if we dont, come on you baggies, support TONY ###

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  3. 3
    Giz a lift from Tunbridge Wells...etc

    Mmm, Wonder if prices will be cut for Black Country derby? Somehow, I don’t think so!

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  4. 4
    Loyal-Cannock-Wolf

    23,000. Wow! Slow down! Your in danger of selling out…

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    Cyril Randle

    Well, they did and a watching National and International crowd too. What an advert for Championship football this was. QPR are not a bad side, they were just made to look that way. Now can we put our Bogey Side to bed on Wednesday? PLEASE??

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    WORCESTER BAGGIE

    WELL DONE MOW..YOU DIDNT DISAPOINT,WE WERE SIMPLY SUPERB.WHAT A TEAM WE NOW HAVE,I HAVENT SEEN FOOTBALL LIKE THIS SINCE WE WERE UNDER GILES/ATKINSON IN THE 70s..BRILLIANT,KEEP IT UP AND WE WILL WALK THIS LEAQUE……..NOTHINKS GOIN TO STOP US NOW…

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    Tyseley Baggie

    Took my 6 year old daughter to her first ever game and what a day we had. Simply too good for QPR, they couldn’t live with us but they won’t be the only team to suffer. She may be only 6 but came out with a suggestion that QPR need to practice more to be like the Baggies.

    Looks like we could have a team to rival the Giles/Atkinson era team in terms of entertainment, sheer class.

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    W.B. Yay!

    The match was a great advertisement for the Champonship. Okay QPR didn’t offer much but few teams would have lived with us on that display. Awesome.

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