Regular readers will know our Great Teams series, which recently clocked up a quarter-century of posts with this piece on Swansea’s 1978-79 vintage. Here, our Baggies correspondent Frank Heaven takes a slightly different tack, picking at an old wound in the shape of Albion’s Division Three bound plonk from 1990-91. The first in a new “Hopeless” series, we’ll look to follow this up with similar contributions in the very …
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Prat falls to rise
It’s always curious when a player once apparently utterly integral to a team becomes dispensable, particularly when it seems to happen almost overnight.
Take the case of former Swansea star Darren Pratley. For the full duration of the season my club spent in the Championship, 2009/10, Pratley was magnificent - a driving, dynamic force knitting midfield to attack and carrying considerable goal threat thanks to a knack for bursting beyond …
Great Football League Teams 17: West Bromwich Albion, 2001-02
They may not have been a team for the purists.
But the West Bromwich Albion of 2001/02 knew how to do drama.
With only eight games of the season left, they stood 11 points behind bitter local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, who occupied the second automatic promotion spot – but turned things around in a barnstorming finish to the campaign.
It was a wet dream for Albion fans, a nightmare for
Reffing Prodigies
One aspect I have neglected thus far to comment upon in my survey of twenty years of fan voices is the conversation topic that dominates every message board and phone in down the land: the perceived inadequacy of referees.
For most of us, eyes glaze over during these rants. Few of us have the stomach to listen to another Manchester United fan complaining of Drogba’s theatrics and partisanship prevents us …
A more suitable Davies for England?
Hands up how many people had forgotten Curtis Davies was still at Aston Villa? Given his comments in this interview from 2006 whereby he revealed no love of golf, one wonders what he’s been doing with his time these past few years?
Given recent events, it’s a piece that makes one feel for the man. The discussion of fitness is sad given his subsequent fortunes - just 49 appearances for
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Ben: Sounds like an interesting read - and a useful companion-piece to Tony...
sean smith: Brilliant article. Shared. COYS...
Steve: C.f. Phil Neville on MOTD2 talking about Rosicky's audacious blind pas...
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
