Albion road to the play-offs Part 1 - A mixed start to the season for West Brom
It was an up and down, rather indifferent start to a third successive Championship campaign at The Hawthorns.
There was a cautious optimism in the air before a ball was kicked. Carlos Corberan had worked wonders between the previous November and April – so what could he do over a full season?
That positivity was somewhat absorbed by ongoing ownership fear with Guochuan Lai selling the club and day-to-day money – via lender MSD Holdings – running out.
An error-strewn opening-day defeat to a poor Blackburn side was a very early reality check, but Albion’s hands were tied and after that they could only add loanee Pipa to the earlier signings of Josh Maja and Jeremy Sarmiento.
The Baggies have been strong at The Hawthorns under Corberan and that played out in openers against Swansea and Middlesbrough (3-2 and 4-2 wins respectively), but there were understandable concerns about shipping goals and the lack of a clean sheet.
