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It's not just LFC and Hudd who close down in a high press. Spuds and Burnley work hard to give opponents zero time on the ball. Is there anything our squad has to counteract that?

You go a goal down in these allegedly tight fixtures, with a defensive set up and invariably (to the tune) it’s a nought you take away. Treated like a trip to the attacking greats at Anfield. The only positive team today, outclassed the cloggers.

They had knowledge of the game then.

Newcastle, Brighton & Palace for the drop? Wonder what the combined bet odds are?

NSC laughed at figure Tom Ince outclassed the Albion. Who’s laughing now?

If we lose those 2 too, in terms of momentum and no viable playing alternatives, do you think the club will go down? All the massive spenders Leicester, Everton and West Ham, are rising nicely to the top. Leaving the original bookies favourites as the dregs.

This. Wagner wasn’t a genuis today. “Simple. Play as we did 10 months ago, press as Liverpool did, and we will crush them. None of their wingers are up to much, their strikers have no pace. Rinse and repeat”.

I knew he’d be the fall guy. He’s in a team playing comatose, back foot football.

I’m with a group of optimistic and cynical Albion fans, and we all said a nailed on Hudd win. That they’ll come out of the blocks all guns blazing, their better athletes will ‘gegenpress’ us to death as LFC did. Low and behold, 9 months on, a repeat. Albion can be so dopey in these away...