It’s been a while since we looked at the Corresponding Fixtures Table and a lot has happened in the Premier League since. Last week saw two sets of games as midweek fixtures were played keeping in mind the weekend’s FA Cup commitments. While Arsenal moved to the quarter finals of the oldest football tournament in … Read more
Last weekend 16 football clubs competed for a place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. 10 English and Welsh counties were represented, from Tyne & Wear to Hampshire, Yorkshire to Swansea. None of them were from the West Midlands. In January Villa manager Paul Lambert, when asked if Premier League managers would prefer … Read more
West Bromwich Albion currently staring relegation directly in the face, it was with an air of desperation that they rushed in Espanyol attacker Thievy Bifouma on a season long loan. It was a signing that had no Albion fans particularly excited- a relatively unknown youngster with a relatively average goal record in Spain. 50 seconds … Read more
Its almost been a fortnight since the January Transfer window slammed shut with majority of the Premier League teams teething their way to revitalise their squad for a push in the second half of the campaign. While Juan Mata’s £37.1 million move from Chelsea to Manchester United remained the talking point, there were some smart buys by … Read more
Liverpool will undoubtedly be disappointed to leave the Hawthorns with only a point after a Kolo Toure howler midway through the second half gifted West Brom the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Here are three things we learned from the fixture. 1. SAS is still intact There were suggestions of trouble in paradise in midweek … Read more
West Bromwich Albion vs Liverpool Feb 2, 2014 at 1.30pm (UK) The Hawthorns Liverpool will look towards shaking off a disappointing transfer deadline day, where they failed to complete the deal for Dnipro’s Ukrainian winger Yehven Konoplyanka, when they travel to The Hawthorns on Sunday to take on West Bromwich Albion in the reverse fixture of the … Read more
The likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool were expected to make some heavyweight transfers in order to maintain their momentum during the business end of the campaign. However, with the exception of Juan Mata to United, there was not much of activity witnessed. Arsenal signed Kim Källström while Chelsea made the most out of the … Read more
It is well known and publicized amongst Albion supporters such as myself that Chairman Jeremy Peace does not like to get out his chequebook and put his money where his mouth is. Whilst it would be unfair to call him “tight arsed” (for want of a better phrase) especially after shelling out an unprecedented £12million … Read more
This week the English FA finally brought a conclusion to the case surrounding West Brom’s striker Nicolas Anelka and his quenelle gesture during last year’s match against West Ham. Unless the Frenchman and his club decide to appeal, Anelka will begin a five-match ban for making what is described as an inverted Nazi salute, and has strong anti-Semitic … Read more
The former French international was officially charged by the Football Association with “a gesture which was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper, contrary to FA Rule E3[1].” The institution also said in an official statement, “It is further alleged that this is an aggravated breach, as defined in FA Rule E3[2], in that it … Read more