Championship 24/25

[Paul Mellelieu]

[Paul Mellelieu]

18 hours ago, Penwortham Blue said:

Obviously not a fan, given his Knob End / Dingle connections, but listened to David Unsworth tonight on Radio Lancashire. He said that he felt like driving down to Brockhall and physically shaking the Rovers players as they had thrown away the chance to get the club promoted and really needed to take a good look at themselves after not dealing with Eustace leaving. He questioned how the senior players had let it happen and questioned the mentality of them, faced with adversity they should have been fired up. I have to agree with him, very few real leaders and I definitely include the skipper, Travis in that category.

I think it's a reasonable charge against the players.  However, the poor form started under Eustace and we did win two games under Lowe.  It felt to me as if the players were sulking once VI turned up, and it's taken some time for them to come to terms with the change.

[booth]

23 hours ago, Eldirk said:

That’s a shame. I always thought highly of Swift but if West Brom can’t afford his wages there’s no hope we’re paying him what he wants. 

I thought Swift looked good at Reading, but WBA fans don't like him. Past it, unfit, soft.

https://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=26968.625

So we'll definitely want him.

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, booth said:

I thought Swift looked good at Reading, but WBA fans don't like him. Past it, unfit, soft.

https://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=26968.625

So we'll definitely want him.

I think we are safe in this case, the model of half a squad full of cheap academy lads doesn't leave space for aging players on high wages.  The only older players we will get are those still scratching around for a club in August (and therefore with no pre season behind them), and willing to accept wages of under £10K/week