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WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 28-01-2015
Unbeaten in 2015, dreaming of Wembley and splashing cash in the transfer window; for once, it's been a January to remember for the right reasons in B71. It comes to an end this Saturday, but we have the chance to see it out in style as in-form Tottenham come to town. Though our most important games in the coming months will be against fellow relegation strugglers, this is a golden opportunity for bonus points and a glimpse of how well we can measure up against a stronger side.
Time to build that momentum.
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"Come on folks, get yer genuine West Brom shirts here, handmade in Taiwan, only a fiver."
The new-look Albion seem to be evolving quite nicely. At Everton we saw a well-drilled defence who could have kept a clean sheet all night, but lacked an effective outlet to exploit the opposition's weaknesses; at Birmingham, teaming up with Saido finally brought the best from Big Vic, but again we needed to go backs-to-the-wall to see the game out. It'll probably be a while yet before we get the formula spot-on, but hopefully the addition of Callum McManaman this week will give us that extra cutting edge when breaking teams down.
Spurs have a formidable cutting edge of their own in the increasingly impressive Harry Kane, whose eight league goals - backed by the efforts of Chadli and Eriksen - have taken a lot of pressure off Mauricio Pochettino. An unexpected capitulation at Selhurst Park three weeks ago remains Tottenham's only league defeat since early December, and with a League Cup final now to look forward to, the London side are high on confidence. Though a congested fixture schedule has forced Spurs to play five matches in just over a fortnight - something a well-rested Albion could potentially take advantage of - this will still be a tough one for the Baggies, and a draw would be a good result before our crucial trip to Turf Moor.
Classic Match
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Football League First Division: 9th February 1980
A bit of Cyrille magic to get us in the mood!
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - betterthanbaird - 28-01-2015
Maybe went a bit early with the League cup final to look forward to line.
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 28-01-2015
Posted it with fifteen minutes left as they were 2-0 up on aggregate; I didn't think even Spurs could piss that away! All over now though, and they've made it... somehow.
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - betterthanbaird - 28-01-2015
(28-01-2015, 23:38)Ska Wrote: Posted it with fifteen minutes left as they were 2-0 up on aggregate; I didn't think even Spurs could piss that away! All over now though, and they've made it... somehow.
Annoying in't it, just so you know and don't start getting ideas above your station, I pressed 'like' accidentally instead of a reply.
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - Tom_Wba - 29-01-2015
Was saying before tonight's game that Spurs are there for the taking Saturday haven't really seen anything different to change my mind to be honest. Eriksen the obvious threat for Spurs but i will imagine Yacob will be following him all over the place one important and obvious thing is to not give away any stupid freekicks around the box. If we get stuck into Spurs Saturday i can see us edging the game they aren't playing well and in a false position (spurs fans words not mine!)...COYB lets move further away from danger!
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 29-01-2015
I also believe spurs are there for the taking, they are not performing any where near their form of a few years ago, most of their goals recently appear to have come from dead ball situations, a tight defence and a couple of Saido specials could see all the points staying in the black country ...... would have preferred a bit of extra time on Wednesday night but hey .....
Albion ...... pride of the midlands ...... we know what we are.
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - betterthanbaird - 29-01-2015
When did we last do the double over Spurs? We seem to have got a lot of points against them in recent years but probably not done the double in decades.
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - drewks - 29-01-2015
IMO a lot will depend on whether McManaman starts. If he doesn't we're hopelessly lacking in width and pace as we have been most of the season, and I think we're relatively easy to play against, especially at home where we'll be easily contained by a defending team.
I'd love to see him start although it's very soon (....too soon?) after signing as he'll really be up for it and will pump the crowd up.
I can see a tight game but if CM plays for at least an hour I'll be hoping for a win. What a big boost that'll give us!!
Talking about 'playing for an hour' let's also hope that Big Vic can turn it on in the way we all know he can, but see far less often than we should.
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 29-01-2015
(29-01-2015, 19:14)betterthanbaird Wrote: When did we last do the double over Spurs? We seem to have got a lot of points against them in recent years but probably not done the double in decades.
1982.
RE: WBA vs Tottenham - Match Thread - betterthanbaird - 29-01-2015
(29-01-2015, 19:45)Ska Wrote:(29-01-2015, 19:14)betterthanbaird Wrote: When did we last do the double over Spurs? We seem to have got a lot of points against them in recent years but probably not done the double in decades.
1982.
Ta, time to do it again then, feeling positive for this one.