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With no fixture for our glorious boys there was the horrible anticipation that we could drop down the table and end up just above those frightful oiks from South London. The Gods of football prevailed - not on our watch. So those around us in the league West Ham, Wolves, Bournemouth and Fulham...

Having just watched the last few minutes, and read the subsequent comments, of Man City’s cup win against Chelsea I wonder if this will be the best time to play them? They looked absolutely knackered and no doubt suffering from their Champions League hangover. I know we have had a disappointing...

I recently had a discussion with an old friend of mine, who happens to be an Albion + member. The point of our chat was that he found it nigh on impossible to be able to get a ticket for an Albion away fixture. This, obviously down to him not being a season ticket holder and therefore way down...

Has this ever happened before - that our club, or any other for that matter, have sold all tickets for a match weeks in advance, with no idea who the opponents are or what time the the match kicks off? Yes, of course I’m referring to our Europa League fixture to be played on the 14th of March...

Yesterday, one of my oldest friends who also is a long time Albion fan rang me up. Have I got a ticket for Fulham away? I replied that luckily I had as I was in the first tier of loyalty points but I told him they sold out within two days. I thought so, he said, I phoned up the club and they...

I would imagine many of us have been to a car boot sale to either browse, buy or sell. Within the tons of tatty crap there is also an absolute gem that is absolutely perfect for some bargain hunting individual. And this, dear friends, leads me onto my cool story : A few years ago a work...

What an absolutely lovely weekend for me! Firstly I had to get rid of my Palace ticket as I was told I had to attend my granddaughter’s school concert of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (see a previous post). Next I was told I couldn’t go as I had a hacking 100 day cough and would disturb the rest of the...

After the Luton debacle our focus is now on that mob from up the road. The two scenarios that are playing in my mind are : 1.From 2019, we got hammered at home 5-0 by Bournemouth and, frankly, just gave up in the second half. The following Tuesday we were due to play Cardiff who were relegation...

Just received this thing of beauty from Mrs.Punal - a real “Ooh! Er, Missus!” job. It goes : “Simon* was on Vera on Sunday night. 7 minutes 30 seconds in. Will be hard to spot.” So much going on here that the mind boggles. :blush: * To save embarrassment to the person concerned, Ron, I...

With half of our Premier League fixtures played I thought I’d do a comparison with 2022/23 season’s table after 19 games. Here goes : Season 2022/23 : Played 19 Won 9 Drawn 4 Lost 6 Goals For 37 Goals Against 27 Points 31 Position 6th Season 2023/24 : Played 19 Won...

Is it possible to park in Stanmer Park for evening games or is there a time limit or closing time for the site? Thanks.

One week away from our final group game in the Europa League against Marseille. The winners go through automatically to the round of 16, the losers to a playoff match against those ending up third in their Champions League group, and the successful team also into the round of 16. Obviously...

My magnificent balls have been removed from our Christmas tree by Mrs.Punal. They’re too tacky she explained. They’re wonderful, I countered. No relenting with her - the dynamic duo of blue, sparkly joy have gorn. Christmas is cancelled. :tantrum:

Got home yesterday around 6.00 pm absolutely knackered but still buzzing from that monumental, historic trip to Amsterdam. I didn’t quite realise how many pre-match drinks I’d downed with the rest of the Albion faithful on Thursday but suffering a bit now. Was it worth it? Of course it was...

I have just received a lovely email from the hotel we’re staying at for our Ajax Europa League match. It reads : “ Welcome El Punal, great that you come to sleep with us! From 14.00 on the day of arrival I can check you in and you can use all our facilities. See you soon!” I don’t know how...

A few years back Mrs.Punal and I went on holiday to Majorca for a week. We stayed in a lovely hotel that ticked all the boxes for an inexpensive stay, providing all in breakfast and buffet for an evening meal. When we turned up for our first breakfast I noticed a chap wearing a Celtic home...

I’ve looked at the PL table and, despite misgivings about our defensive capability, there is no doubt that we are the division’s entertainers. Top scorers with 21 goals after 8 games, but also conceding 16. That’s an average of 4.6 goals scored every game. What do you reckon on us finishing the...

Mrs.Punal has been totally unsympathetic in my desire to attend all our Europa League fixtures - both home and away. I am retired (disgracefully!) so any dosh for going to football comes out of the pension. How are you going to pay for all these extra games and the travelling, she demands. I’ll...

I’ve just had delivered my Europa League shirt in its naked form. I would like to have some stuff printed on the back recognising our first foray into European football for this coming Thursday. The problem is the club shop has been so busy on match days I’m not sure I would be able to get it...

The club have just announced that 2,600 tickets will be available, after pre-registration, for fans to buy. As discussed many times before on here the world and his wife, along with Uncle Tom Cobley and his mob, will want to go. I haven’t made any travel arrangements yet as I want to make sure...