Chris Brunt targets a run for Albion
Monday 29th November 2010, 12:04PM GMT.
Winger Chris Brunt has challenged Albion to use Saturday’s victory at Everton as the launchpad for another winning run.
The Baggies shocked the Toffees with a 4-1 Goodison Park success to claim their first win in six Premier League matches.
And Brunt, who shrugged off a groin injury to score with a stunning free-kick, is eyeing another run like the one that propelled them to fourth in the table.
He said: “The win was important, especially after the run of games we’ve had, because you never know where the next win’s coming from.
“Hopefully we can now start on another run like at the start of the season.
“We all knew what our problems had been over the last few weeks, we didn’t have any fluidity.
“But this time we did and we looked dangerous going forward. We looked dangerous on the counter-attack and it was a hard-earned three points.
“We didn’t start overly well and were under a bit of pressure at the start.”
However, Albion must now cope for the next two matches without midfield anchorman Youssouf Mulumbu, who received his second red card of the season in the closing moments.
Mulumbu was booked for celebrating his goal with the travelling fans before collecting a second yellow card for a foul and will now miss Wednesday’s Carling Cup tie at Ipswich and the Premier League meeting with Newcastle at the Hawthorns on Sunday.
Brunt admitted: “Everyone said to him after he celebrated his goal ‘what have you run into the crowd for?’
“That’s a stupid yellow card and it’s avoidable.”
Brunt’s fabulous free-kick gave Albion a 2-0 lead after Paul Scharner had headed the Baggies ahead.
The wide man said: “I was delighted, it was the first free-kick I’d scored for a while and as soon as I struck it I knew it had a chance.
“To see it go into the top corner was great.”
Albion have today sold the final tickets of their 2,600 allocation for the Premier League derby at Villa on December 11.
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Chris,
Raiding like that is going to get us more points, to win four-one at Goodison is brilliant. Everybody is upping tempo coupled with the tricky stuff, we will see more well earned points. Sheer quality.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Good to see us taking advantage of another teams problems. Lets be honest, Everton were so bad Arteta even missed both attempted stamps on Jara.
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I read with interest a couple of weeks back in the ‘Transfer Rumours’ section that we were looking at Tuncay. After watching him against us & seeing him with the ‘backheel’ against City I for one think he would enhance our team & give us a different dimension. If we were to unload some of the ‘loans’ & make ‘em permanent would this free up enough money to go for him??
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Jim,
What were you looking at, and did you miss the stud-rake down Jara’s achilles. By the way Everton have no more problems than we have. Can’t believe you posted that.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Cracking goal Brunty same goes to Somen. Fantastic display Mulumbu but Brunt is right, the first yellow was avoidable and the second is a yellow. There was no malice and the referee could’ve been leinient but no ref is going to keep that card in their pocket after sending one of theirs off. We have to box cleaver in the Prem. The refs don’t give no quarter. Well done Albion. A great result after not getting owt for 31 years.
On a completely different note, I saw a murmer on the grape vine that we were in for Varney. I also heard we were looking at McGugan. There’s no contest for me. I like Varney but McGugan scores incredible goals for Forest and will play in the Prem soon, I just hope it’s in Navy blue and white stripes.
Boing Boing
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Oh and congratulations Scharner on your first goal for us. It’s been coming, lets hope you get a load more.
Boing Boing
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Well done lads keep up the good work.
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Just seen on the dark side they’ve sold Jelly back to Belgium.
Plenty of comments but funnily enough nothing from Laughing Wolf.
Surprising when you remember that he was always on here trying to taunt us that he had chosen them over us despite the fact that the closest we came was on the Daily Star transfer rumours page.
Come on Shadrag, can’t wait to hear from you.
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On the transfer rumours page it’s alleged that Glasgow Rangers have asked to take GD on loan.
First I don’t think we’re looking to loan him out as he’s finding his form. But second, if we want to get our players match fit we do it in a competitive league like the Championship. Even the Blue Square would be better than that pub league up there.
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Paul Scharner said that RDM asked him to play CH because he felt he would be more relaxed. I think it was more likely that he knew it would be a scrap and Pablo is more of a languid, classy European CH.
For that reason I think he might keep him there on Sunday for the battle it’s bound to be. I know we’ve lost Mulumbu but I think we’ll use Reid to replace him and go for the jugular with a more attacking midfield.
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Re post 8.
Now 66 posts about Jelly leaving. Still Laughing Wolf remains notable by his absence.
Wolves are claiming they’ve got back what they paid for him. Really? When the Belgian club know they’re desperate to offload him.
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86 posts and still no Laughing Wolf. I’m getting worried now.
While searching for him on another Van Damme article I spotted a very funy one at No 2 from ‘Staying Up.’ No it wasn’t his name that made me laugh. He said ‘I wouldn’t mind players like Messi or Ronaldo but the trouble with our football is teams are packed with ordinary foreign players, like the Albion.’ Irony obviously has no place in this person’s vocabulary.
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PS.
Am I the only one reading this article?
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Bullyman
Unfortunately I think one of the symptoms of being a superhero is that whenever you arrive on the scene with such gusto as is the case hero, the majority of the general public scarper through fear of being caught up in the confrontation.
I’m still here though as back-up in case that Joker (Lonely) rears his ugly head again.
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Bully,
What do we expect from the fans of a BIG club like wolves. At the same time they’re a bit peeved as they haven’t closed the gap on anyone especially us. Good job we are an understanding bunch.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Jack.
Ho ho ho.
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