West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield United

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Championship Week 3 - Wednesday 18th August 2021 - 20:00 - The Hawthorns

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Officials:

Referee: Matthew Donohue
Assistant Referee: Richard Wild
Assistant Referee: Steven Meredith
Fourth Official: John Busby

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[Stevo71]

Well I think it’s fair to say we ain’t going up

Give it time we're only 3 games in

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

I want to turn it off but am curious to see if we can get any better

are you a West Brom fan?

 

[BarcaBlade]

I’ll take staying up now.

Not me. I'm off to bed.

 

[HeySethUTB]

I hope you’re watching backroom and board, poor planning all round. Preseason, squad analysis and transfer business Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

The net result of all of the years - 1 division higher with a worse squad than three years ago, well done. Give the man some money to get players FFS.

 

[Caseh]

I'm sorry but you're talking as if he's Pep, he's lucky to have this job, 35k passionate fans, good ground & training facilities, a squad that finished comfy in the prem prior to the lock down, a owner that will spend money, I could go on. These players are low on confidence and motivation and its his job, as a handsomely paid manager, to sort it out. Problem is he can't, he's a boring manager who picks the wrong players, they're not playing for him because they don't believe in him. His reign is only gonna end one way.

If they’re not playing for their brand new manager, they can fuck off even quicker than I wanted them to previously.

 

[Hunter_999]

Anyone else getting Mickey Adams vibes from this performance? I'm really really worried already.

 

[Greg.]

First use of the Ramsdale money should be to refund everyone that went tonight

 

[Keen Blade]

I'd rather us hoof it like them

No point hoofing it mate , every WBA player is bigger , more powerful & athletic

 

[Hockey'sBeard]

I’m not a fan but at least mcburnie getting involved and linking play. Surely a starter next game

 

[Chilttheblade]

Anyone else getting Mickey Adams vibes from this performance? I'm really really worried already.

Get used to it pal.Wilder has left us with so much shit it will be years before we turn the corner

 

[Blade83]

Anyone else getting Mickey Adams vibes from this performance? I'm really really worried already.

David Weir

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

WBA wont have an easier game all season.....well maybe the return game at Bramall Lane,if the Joka is still in charge.

 

[SUFCinks]

I’m not a fan but at least mcburnie getting involved and linking play. Surely a starter next game

Hes been decent since been on

 

[west_yorks_blade]

This squad has now become a basket case. Zero confidence or belief. They need to start again somewhere else.

Get rid of all bar Basham and start again.

 

[Tonepone]

Somehow, with exactly the same squad as last season, we have the same non-existent attacking threat, and have got WORSE defensively.
I'm not going to be OTT but there is a lot of work to be done here and a lot of changes to be made. I'd take mid table mediocrity and a complete squad overhaul right now

 

[Steelcitysenior]

Need to sell Berge, I know some people think he's a great player, I don't think he's going to be with us. I haven't seen it my self. Give the Rammers cash and hopefully Berge money to Slav to build a team that can play or this is going to get ugly.

 

[FredZeppelin]

How the hell are we only 4-0 down? West Brom really don't even look particularly good.
Disgusting, spineless, and embarrassing.
This squad needs a bloody good 'wake-up' call next home game from the fans.
utb

 

[Hillsboro Blade]

Luke Freeman has done more in 15 minutes than John Fleck has done in 15 months.

 

[William Large]

Ooh!

I’ll go and stand 2 metres from the thrower, err, l mean the corner......

Eh?

 

[ancientblade]

First use of the Ramsdale money should be to refund everyone that went tonight

spot on they deserve better i hope slav does apologise to them gonna get ugly at the lane saturday if tonights performance is repeated

 

[Kona]

I’m hoping this performance is the kick up the arse we need. We’ve been awful in every area.

 

[Inter_blade83]

Sideways, back, sideways sideways back, hoof. Defend (badly).

The Bryan Robson way

 

[Drunk blade]

Freeman way better than berge

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

WBA wont have an easier game all season.....well maybe the return game at Bramall Lane,if the Joka is still in charge.

This is not Slavs fault, this is wilders and the princes for awful/lack of recruitment

 

[georgethecat]

Manager needs to take responsibility as well as the players. He has clearly instructed them to sit deep and pass the ball aimlessly at the back. By now he should recognise that we don't have the players to do this. We simply overplay and invite pressure in our own half. We need to be more aggressive, both in and out of possession and get ourselves further up the pitch.

 

[Drunk blade]

This is not Slavs fault, this is wilders and the princes for awful/lack of recruitment

The team selections have been dreadful tho, why no jebbo and bogle

 

[Barnette]

Freeman way better than berge

not difficult, but yes, already

 

[adamawdhali]

to be honest I actually think we’ve played quite well. Lots of positive to take into Saturday. UTB ️

 

[Stevo71]

This is not Slavs fault, this is wilders and the princes for awful/lack of recruitment

First decent post i've read all night

 

[Geordie Blade]

Luke Freeman has done more in 15 minutes than John Fleck has done in 15 months.

He’s beaten a man and put a tackle in. I didn’t know midfielders were allowed to do those things.