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| Gary Megson has blasted reports that appeared in the national
press, which claimed he was poised to walk out on the Baggies. Megson was
linked with the vacant managerial hotseats at Derby County and Aston Villa, but
he has categorically denied the claims that he is set to dump the first
division promotion challengers in favour of a switch to the big time. "What was
reported in the Daily Mirror is totally and utterly untrue," Megson told the
club's official website. "It's not even a misquote - it's just somebody causing
trouble. "I have absolutely no intention of walking out. If I was like that, I
could have walked out three times since I've been at West Brom - but each time
I've chosen to stay." Meanwhile, Albion chairman Paul Thompson has played down
talk of a rift with Megson. Thompson penned an article in Saturday's matchday
programme setting out his visions for the future of the football club which
called into question the scouting system currently in place at The Hawthorns.
"I have never had a wrong word with Gary Megson," he said. "There has certainly
been no fall out, nor is there any rift. I think he is an excellent football
manager. "The comments I made in the programme were more about the industry in
general than a particular situation." |
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Baggies 1 - 0
Birmingham City >> Match report
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| Albion underlined
their reputation as the First Division's Mean Machine by collecting their 17th
clean sheet of the season to move into third place. A 42nd minute strike from
forward Jason Roberts earned Albion their 11th 1-0 win of the campaign and
ensured that injury and suspension hit Birmingham are still searching for their
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signed Southampton striker Uwe Rosler on loan. Rosler has made just five
appearances for Saints this season, and in 29 outings for them in all, he has
netted just once. The 32-year-old German is set to make his Albion debut at
Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. Manager Gary Megson has found himself
requiring cover for top scorer Scott Dobie, who was injured against Wolves last
week. Rosler stamped his pedigree in England between 1994-98 when he hit 50
goals in 150 games for Manchester City. Meanwhile, there is less positive news
for Albion regarding another striker. They have been unable to agree either a
fee with Sunderland for Danny Dichio or personal terms with the player, who
impressed on loan earlier this season (two strikes in 3 games). The Baggies
recently increased their original offer of £750,000 to counteract what
they claimed was the Premiership club's asking price of around £1million.
But after further discussions, chairman Paul Thompson said: "I have spoken to
Sunderland chairman Bob Murray and, as a result of that conversation, it is not
possible for West Bromwich Albion to sign Danny Dichio. "The price has gone up
again from what we believed was acceptable to Sunderland and therefore we will
not be signing the player." He added: "We discussed wages with Danny's
representative and, based on that discussion, it is not possible for us to
agree terms with the player." |
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WEST BROM TACKLE CHELTENHAM
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| West Bromwich Albion will face Cheltenham in the fifth round of
the FA Cup. The clash will be played at the Hawthorns on the weekend of
February 16/17. |
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| Albion’s trip to Nottingham Forest has been brought
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Baggies 1 - 0 Leicester City >>FA Cup
Match report
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| Neil Clement converted a hotly-disputed penalty (but we'll take
it) to earn West Brom their second Premiership scalp and a place in the last 16
of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win. Clement fired home the spot-kick after Leicester
skipper Matt Elliott was adjudged by referee Clive Wilkes to have brought down
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West Brom 1 v 1 Wolves
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Blackburn Rovers, rescued a point for West Brom in a highly charged local derby
at the Hawthorns with a dramatic second half equaliser scored direct from a
free-kick.
High-flying Wolves were looking for their sixth successive win
but in the end they had to hang on grimly for a point, which took them to the
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Roberts has card rescinded
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| Jason Roberts has seen a yellow card received in the local
derby with Walsall rescinded by match official John Brandwood. After reviewing
the incident on video the Staffordshire-based official has had a change of
heart over a perceived diving incident in last Sunday's clash at The Hawthorns.
"Mr Brandwood has reviewed the video and the FA has accepted his
recommendations that the caution be not recorded," secretary John Evans told
the club's official website. "He was willing to be honest without being pressed
by the club to review his decision - which speaks volumes for him. "It is
exactly how the system should work. We shouldn't have to rely on clubs pursuing
referees or running media campaigns for things to be reviewed." |
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Dobie bags brace for reserves
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| Scott Dobie scored twice in last night's 4-1 reserves win over
Bury to stake his claim for a recall to the first team. Bury took the lead in
the first minute when a punch out from keeper Brian Jensen fell to Martyn
Forrest and he lobbed the ball into the empty Albion net from 20 yards. But
Dobie equalised with a fine volley just two minutes later and he was on the
mark again five minutes later when he connected well from a through-ball from
Adam Chambers. Warren Cummings made it 3-1 before Bury's Nicky Hill put past
his own goalkeeper to complete the emphatic scoreline. |
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Albion 1 - 0 Walsall >> Match
Report
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| Jason Roberts scored the only goal as Albion defeated
local-rivals Walsall - The 23-year-old striker celebrated his goal by taking
off his shirt to reveal a T-shirt paying tribute to West Brom legend Jeff
Astle. Roberts was on target four minutes before the break as The Baggies saw
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Jeff Astle - The King - R.I.P.
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| Baggies legend Jeff Astle has died aged 59 after collapsing
suddenly at his daughter's home last night. The former England international
had an illustrious playing career, capped when he appeared at the Mexico World
Cup in 1970. He also scored in every round when The Baggies won the FA Cup in
1968. Astle, who hit the back of the net 137 times in 292 appearances at The
Hawthorns, won five caps for England but failed to make the scoresheet. The
cause of death is not yet known, but Staffordshire Police have confirmed they
are not treating it as suspicious. |
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Megson's unchanged side
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| Gary Megson is set to name an unchanged side for tomorrow's
derby clash with Walsall after Larus Sigurdsson recovered from a groin injury.
The Icelandic centre-half has responded to treatment after resting for a couple
of days and is expected to be fit for the visit of their First Division rivals.
Darren Moore is likely to line up in defence, despite the 27-year-old needing
surgery on a hernia problem. |
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| Derek McInnes feels Albion are still in with a good chance of
snatching an automatic promotion spot, but knows they must put a good run
together. The Hawthorns outfit have tasted success just once in their last six
league outings - the convincing 4-0 win over struggling Stockport County. But
McInnes says three points off neighbouring Walsall this weekend could give them
the lift-off they need to mount a determined challenge for one of the top two
places. "This division is still as tight as ever and there are a lot of games
to go," said the former Rangers and Toulouse midfielder. "I have no doubts
whatsoever that West Brom are still firmly in the race for the Premiership, but
we need to put a good run of results together and we need to be positive."
Albion currently sit in sixth spot in the table with 48 points in the bank from
their 29 league games and they are now seven points adrift of Manchester City
and Wolves who are leading the pack. |
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| Gary Megson has warned strike pair Jason Roberts and Daniel
Dichio: "Misfire again and you're out." The no-nonsense Baggies boss has made
it clear to the goal-shy duo that if they continue to draw blanks they will be
axed. Roberts has netted once in five starts since recovering from a
refractured foot while Dichio has bagged just two goals in 10 games since
arriving from Sunderland. "This will be their last chance," said Megson. "If
they're not scoring, they won't play. I dropped Jason Roberts last season for
six games and put Bob Taylor in who is 34 and cost £90,000. "It doesn't
matter to me who plays as long as we're winning games. But it's not working at
the moment - it's misfiring. Megson added: "We've got the best defensive record
in the division and arguably the country if everybody had played the same
amount of games. "What we now need is for the people at the other end to start
doing their jobs." |
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| West Brom have opened contract talks with Larus Sigurdsson,
Tony Butler, Adam Chambers and Des Lyttle. The quartet are the first to be
offered new contracts as the Baggies' board begins planning for next season.
Nine Albion players are out of contract at the end of the current season and
the club are keen to tie several players on new contracts. "We have opened
talks with the players' representatives which is part of an ongoing process,"
chairman Paul Thompson told the club's official website. |
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| Michael Appleton says surgeons are pleased with the progress he
is making from his major knee surgery. But Appleton says all is going to plan
and he could be rid of his leg brace in around six weeks' time, when he will
start the long job of building up the strength in the weakened limb. "Hopefully
soon I will be back on the exercise bike," he said. "I am walking a lot on the
treadmill - mainly on an uphill gradient. "But, touch wood, in about five weeks
I will be stepping up my rehabilitation programme and begin work with the
physios. It's going to be a long process but I am very positive." |
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| Albion are back in the play-off spots tonight, above local
rivals Birmingham, after a hard-fought goalless draw at Grimsby. They were
indebted to a couple of fine saves from keeper Russell Hoult as Grimsby,
currently enjoying a mini-revival, threatened to take all three points. Gary
Megson made one switch after seeing his side win 2-1 at Sunderland in the FA
Cup last weekend. Igor Balis came in for Des Lyttle, who dropped to the bench.
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Pilgrims sign Baggies keeper
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| Plymouth Argyle boss Paul Sturrock has solved his goalkeeping
crisis by signing West Brom's Chris Adamson on a month's loan. The Nationwide
Division Three leaders had been keen to sign a replacement keeper after Luke
McCormick picked up a thigh injury last week. Adamson is expected to be named
as a substitute for Saturday's crucial clash against Hull City with Romain
Larrieu starting the game in goal. Adamson is the third choice keeper at the
Hawthorns behind Russell Hoult and Brian Jensen but he has played 12 League
games for the Baggies. The 23-year-old keeper has also spent brief periods on
loan at Mansfield Town and Halifax Town. . |
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| ALBION'S revamped ticket office will be open for business in
its new East Stand location from 9am tomorrow (Tuesday). The old box office
number is now defunct and fans must go through the club's main switchboard on
0121 525 8888 for ticket enquiries. The club has invested heavily in a new
phone system to improve the service to fans. The ticket office hotline boasts
120 lines featuring intelligent queueing and information. |
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FA
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| West Bromwich Albion have been drawn at home against the
Premiership strugglers Leicester City in this years 4th round of the FA Cup
following the baggies well deserved victory against Premiership opponents,
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| Gary Megson has said: "I think we did deserve it on the amount
of chances that we had. "They had a lot of possession but did not really make
the goalkeeper make too many saves. "We've scored twice and hit the post and
the bar in the first half so it's not all about possession." Megson praised the
contribution of Roberts who, despite not scoring, earned the penalty and set up
the winner. "All the players are doing what we brought them into the club to
do," Megson added. "Jason has been brought to get behind defences and use his
pace, use his ability on the ball, and when he does that he really takes some
handling. "At times he looked unstoppable." |
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Sunderland 1 - 2 West Brom >> Match
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| West Bromwich Albion sprung a major FA Cup shock with a
deserved victory against Sunderland at The Stadium of Light. Gary Megson's
First Division promotion chasers had more than enough firepower and resilience
to seal a fourth round place, with victory over wretched Premiership opponents.
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Quinn returns to West Brom
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| James Quinn has moved back to West Bromwich Albion after his
move to Notts County fell through. The Magpies were keen to seal a permanent
deal for the striker after he enjoyed a successful loan spell at Meadow Lane,
scoring three times. But the move has fallen through as County are believed to
be unable to meet the Baggies' £100,000 asking price for Quinn. The
Northern Ireland international is now back in training with Gary Megson's
first-team squad, although Notts County hope the deal can be resurrected.
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| West Brom have handed Notts County a deadline of January 14 to
sign striker James Quinn. County manager Gary Brazil is keen to secure the
forward permanently after seeing him score three goals in seven games since
leaving the Hawthorns on a month's loan. Baggies boss Gary Megson agreed to let
Quinn extend his loan deal by an extra month provided that the Second Division
side agree to sign the player for £100,000. Quinn has fallen further down
the striking order at West Brom following the arrival of Danny Dichio from
Sunderland. West Brom chief executive John Wile said: 'Notts County have said
they would like to sign James and we have said they can. 'We have agreed to let
him go on loan for another month providing they agree terms with James and sign
him by the 14th, otherwise he will be coming back.' . |
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| West Brom ran rings round struggling Stockport, winning 4-0.
Danny Dichio grabbed a brace, with Jason Roberts and Andy Johnson also getting
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| Larus Sigurdsson returns to the squad for the clash with
Stockport today, while Phil Gilchrist could also return following an eye
injury. Gary Megson is demanding three points from his promotion chasers when
the struggling Edgeley Park side visit The Hawthorns for the first game of the
New Year. Albion have not tasted success over the holiday period with three
draws and a defeat in their last four league outings. But Megson insists they
have got to put things back in order when former Albion favourite Carlton
Palmer brings his troops, beaten in their last eight games, to the West
Midlands. Megson is hoping he can add defender Gilchrist to his squad once
again after missing two games with an eye injury - picked up when he was caught
in the face by Trond-Egil Solvedt. Sigurdsson will be back in the squad after
serving his one-match suspension last weekend when we lost to Gillingham. West
Brom (probable): Hoult; Balis, Moore, Sigurdsson, Gilchrist, Clement; Johnson,
McInnes, Jordao; Roberts, Dichio. |
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