Recent content by Jim in the West

Hopefully a nice little points deduction before they get started next season 😊

I think with RDZ, as with - say - Bazball in the cricket - there is only one way to play. The moment you start a “Plan B”, you undermine the philosophy. So, we all moan when Joe Root gets out reverse-sweeping in the 5th over of a test match, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t try it again next...

Someone may have mentioned this, but Hinshelwood had a pretty challenging debut (that walloping at Villa), then a rather dodgy start in the match at Forest….but he has class, and a great football brain - despite his age. I’m pretty sure Barco has the same attributes. We could easily see them at...

Unless RDZ does something extremely stupid there is absolutely no way in a million years that Tony would sack him this summer!!

His mentality is pretty much the same as Postecoglou….you stick to your principles whatever. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

Man Utd would be the worst possible place for RDZ to go - it would be another “Potter to Chelsea” type move! But I’m sure RDZ knows that, and won’t be as naive as GP (or, to give GP his due, won’t take the option of massively increasing his salary).

I’ve only seen the women live once this season, the cup game against West Ham. I thought the standard was pretty decent, tbh. I also watched the last 20 mins of the away game at Leicester on tv - it was very exciting, even if rather error-strewn. I think we’ve got to be careful not to compare...

I'd love to know more about this - potentially from a Dullard. Chelsea could easily finish 7th (or, possibly, win the FACup)....what happens in such circumstances? Would they be barred from taking part? And if so, would that mean their European place would go to the team finishing 8th (or, in...

If Mitoma is off, RDZ definitely won’t be here next season!

This post deserves its own thread!! So much logic in there. Thank you 👍

I have just racked up my 55th year of following the Albion. What a journey! As others have highlighted, there are so many things wrong with modern football. VAR is a curse, sports washing is a disgrace, the corporate nature of the game now (at Premier League level, anyway). Over the last few...

I think it’s probably winning the Premier League that’s more important on that score.

I have some sympathy with RDZ - it’s not just the extra games, it’s the travel. Four of our eight Europa League games obviously involved overseas travel. A bit different to Leicester having to get on a coach for a couple of hours. And the extra games can be coped with if you have a full squad...

Indeed - also, I think we’re in line for a healthy add-on to his transfer fee if Liverpool win the league.

I think PB is the ultimate decision maker almost all of the time in everything to do with the operational side of the club. Tony found someone he could trust to run the club, and he's just signed on for another 6 years. I'm sure you're right that RDZ probably wants a decent conversation with TB...