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It did seem to be the only weak area in an otherwise very good performance.

He’s 16 and his first Albion game was ten years ago when he was . . . 6! Like many of us he’s looking forward to the Everton game next week to see how the success of the pre-season programme can be replicated in the League. Match tickets and train tickets at the ready - Merseyside here we...

Pre-season friendlies can be so deceptive. If we do badly and lose then we are ill prepared and all is wrong. Play well and win then the opposition is poor and everyone starts being hypercritical about any weaknesses within the team. As you rightly pointed out to win five games and score 17...

My grandson said Villarreal were shit - fair point, but I replied that probably our performance was that good that we made them look shit. The proof of the pudding will of course be how we fare against Everton next week.

Pre-season friendlies are great to take the uninitiated to (my granddaughter, my son in law’s parents, Uncle Tom Cobley etc.) for them to experience seeing the Albion in action. Personally, I would rather wait for the real thing when we play Everton later on. Having said that I would like to...