| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread 14:40 - Aug 6 with 51015 views | Monkey_Roots |
This could be my first and last.
Firstly, last season's lasting legacy will hopefully last long into Marti's first full season.
At long last, and for the first time in ages, there's more positivity sprinkled around, and as such, the first game of this season certainly feels a lot less doom-laden than the last first game of last season.
Lastly, I think Varane will get his first taste of the Championship in his first start, nabbing his first goal, and his first MOM award, in this his first game in England.
Long may it last.
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:25 - Aug 10 with 3651 views | QPunkR |
That was so easy for West Brom it's incredible |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:27 - Aug 10 with 3573 views | rbee |
At least we can now switch off the Geiger Counter.
WBA have lost some good players, had a lousy pre season, Benevolent Park Rangers was just what they needed. |  | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:28 - Aug 10 with 3524 views | QPunkR |
Deeply, deeply pathetic start to the season from almost all involved | |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:29 - Aug 10 with 3471 views | kensalriser |
Welcome to the new season, everyone. Same as the old season.
Remarkably we're outside the bottom three, so an improvement of sorts. |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:30 - Aug 10 with 3420 views | Spaceman_P |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:29 - Aug 10 by kensalriser |
Welcome to the new season, everyone. Same as the old season.
Remarkably we're outside the bottom three, so an improvement of sorts. |
I feel you.... its like groundhog day again. |  | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:31 - Aug 10 with 3344 views | joolsyp |
Didn’t see the game (bloody 4.30 am kick-offs in Vancouver!) but the BBC match stats showed that we had 12 shots to WBA with 6 on target. Slight positive? Interested to hear how Varane played when he came on. Hope Kolli’s injury is nothing serious. |  | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:35 - Aug 10 with 3206 views | HAYESBOY |
We played with more intensity in the friendlies against Spuds and Brighton. That was a shocking performance. No energy in closing down.
Shocking at the back. Static for the crosses and the ball was too easy to get in the box.
WBA are not a good side at the moment yet we let them stroll around with the ball and keep possession into our half so easily.
I am hoping if these two wingers come in and Chair gets fit we can look a different side.
So disappointing. |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:36 - Aug 10 with 3196 views | ted_hendrix |
Bit of a stinker and we'll have a few more over the course of the season.
Result Is history now so I'm assuming our players will be at work on the training pitch tomorrow morning learning how to do what I thought they could do and that's defend better. |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:36 - Aug 10 with 3175 views | OakR |
Well the best team one.
They passed the ball around quickly and we struggled to get it back.
Poor marking for the first 2 goals they scored, unlucky deflection for the last one.
Not many positives, but it's just one game. Hopeful Varane and our potential new players can add a bit of pace to us, plus Chair coming back of course, we could be a very different side.
End product and bit of quality in the final third definitely missing for us today (apart from our goal), and strangely off defensively for thhe goals. |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:37 - Aug 10 with 3142 views | E17hoop |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 12:04 - Aug 10 by E17hoop |
I don't ever recall seeing us winning at home on my birthday before.
Hoping it changes today. |
Nope. |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:38 - Aug 10 with 3125 views | Antti_Heinola |
We weren’t terrible as in the Watford game, but it was a stroll for west brom really.
Squad looks very thin, and we missed Hayden massively, a lot more than i thought.
There were positives, and West Brom are a good side with an excellent manager. They didn’t create a lot but were very clinical. We were not at all clinical, and lacked a lot of quality. Andersen played really well, Varane looked like a positive, it was a fab goal when we did score, but that’s it.
Its also one game. Not the time to panic. |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:38 - Aug 10 with 3114 views | corse |
Varanne did ok. From the few minutes on the pitch I could tell. Does seem to have a good eye for positioning and definitely was on the positive side. But Colback and Field are the real concerns and I doubt we will see much of Kolli/ Lloyd anymore if the Japanese one and Dembele are signing up. | | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:39 - Aug 10 with 3082 views | TheDoudouDolls |
Didn’t really dominant for any more than 10-15 minutes and then continued to do what we’d done, scored from a cross, and hoped that it would somehow work again despite both West Brom centre halves being 6’3+. | | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:46 - Aug 10 with 2900 views | Nov77 |
For those who said ‘it’s only a friendly’ the writing was on the wall against Brighton, that was an abysmal performance, we’re no way near prepared or ready. |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:48 - Aug 10 with 2839 views | QPunkR |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:38 - Aug 10 by Antti_Heinola |
We weren’t terrible as in the Watford game, but it was a stroll for west brom really.
Squad looks very thin, and we missed Hayden massively, a lot more than i thought.
There were positives, and West Brom are a good side with an excellent manager. They didn’t create a lot but were very clinical. We were not at all clinical, and lacked a lot of quality. Andersen played really well, Varane looked like a positive, it was a fab goal when we did score, but that’s it.
Its also one game. Not the time to panic. |
Can't see how Andersen played really well personally. Very good movement and header for the goal but in possession he was poor. Without Chair he looks half the player | |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:55 - Aug 10 with 2615 views | NorthLondonR |
Paul Nardi, Paul Nardi, pretty sure there is nothing to be scared of...
Don't you ever, don't you ever, don't ever launch it long from a deadball...
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:58 - Aug 10 with 2537 views | rbee |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:48 - Aug 10 by QPunkR |
Can't see how Andersen played really well personally. Very good movement and header for the goal but in possession he was poor. Without Chair he looks half the player |
Interesting as I was thinking along the same lines. Stick Andersen in the 70's Dutch side and he is world class. Still a good player for us hopefully.
Training will be easy this week, how to stop crosses coming in and defend in and around your six yard box a whole lot better. | | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:59 - Aug 10 with 2517 views | Burnleyhoop |
Outclassed in pretty much every department.
Celar had no service but had zero impact on the game. No better than Dykes on first impressions. Need to see how clinical he is in front of goal should he ever get a goal scoring opportunity.
Field and Colback look ponderous together. Varane will replace Colback and not a moment too soon.
Need chair back and Dembele out on the right. I like Smythe, but he’s not championship quality.
West Brom looked very strong and well drilled. We have a long way to go but are moving in the right direction. | | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 15:00 - Aug 10 with 2499 views | connell10 |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:38 - Aug 10 by Antti_Heinola |
We weren’t terrible as in the Watford game, but it was a stroll for west brom really.
Squad looks very thin, and we missed Hayden massively, a lot more than i thought.
There were positives, and West Brom are a good side with an excellent manager. They didn’t create a lot but were very clinical. We were not at all clinical, and lacked a lot of quality. Andersen played really well, Varane looked like a positive, it was a fab goal when we did score, but that’s it.
Its also one game. Not the time to panic. |
Anderson?? Curates egg game , should have had Hatrick....Freys miss just wtf ???? |  |
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 15:02 - Aug 10 with 2461 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 14:48 - Aug 10 by QPunkR |
Can't see how Andersen played really well personally. Very good movement and header for the goal but in possession he was poor. Without Chair he looks half the player |
I was at the game and Andersen was excellent.
Smyth did alright and Frey was a step up from Celar when he came on (apart from the air shot)
Paal very poor as was Dunne defensively (although he did ok further forward).
Kolli and Lloyd not at the level yet.
West Brom we’re the better team in all regards. Clinical finishing. |  | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 15:12 - Aug 10 with 2249 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
Well that was awful and quite concerning. Took the lead and then sat back and handed them the match. They won't have an easier afternoon all season.
Felt like a 'Bare Bones' Redknapp performance as though Marti wanted to show we need players through the door. Do not understand where our press from last season went - we were strolling around like it was a testimonial.
I know it's one game but Celar was atrocious. He looked like he wanted the ball played literally on his foot and couldn't be arsed to move if it wasn't.
Smyth just not good enough at this level other than as an impact sub. No end product and culpable for their equaliser.
Thought Lucas and Alfie Lloyd were the only ones who looked bothered. | | | |
| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 15:13 - Aug 10 with 2232 views | Jevlar |
These 12:30 kick offs as well. I hate them and think it has a real negative impact for the atmosphere.
Deader than disco. [Post edited 10 Aug 15:14]
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| The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread on 15:16 - Aug 10 with 2186 views | ManinBlack |
Albion are a side we struggle to beat these days no matter how we play. We were excellent against them a few months ago but didn't win. Today we were the opposite and lost easily. It still looks like if our team doesn't play at 100% maximum in this league we lose. Rather concerning to return to the disease of conceding three at home, something that inflicted us a lot before Marti arrived. |  | | |
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