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Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 29-08-2025
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An unlikely promotion six-pointer awaits us this weekend in the last fixture before the September break, as Albion - whose 100% record subsided last week thanks in no small part to some Specsavers refereeing - travel to table-topping Stoke, still luxuriating in their maximum points return. And if ever there was an opportune time for the Potters to break their once-unthinkable six-game winless streak against us, it's here and now, as a late transfer flurry has permanently deprived us of Darnell Furlong, Tom Fellows and Caleb Taylor at the eleventh hour with no time for their incoming replacements to bed in.
It'll be a changed and possibly disjointed XI taking the field at the Britannia then, with Krystian Bielik liable to deputise at right-back, George Campbell reprising his role in central defence and Jed Wallace returning to the wing. Hope springs eternal, however, in Aune Heggebo's performances so far, with the Norwegian looking more capable of bullying defenders and holding the ball up than any striker we've had in years. I'd happily settle for another draw here, but if we manage more, expect the Bergen Bargain to be at the heart of it.
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 29-08-2025
Interesting times, squad is evolving, Ryan banished to the stands, Clayheads unbeaten, Albion robbed by the officials of a maximum 9 points,
We have dominated stoke, results wise, recently ……
My prediction therefore is for a ….. no bleeding idea, anything could happen
Come on you baggies, do us proud.
Great write up Ska’d, you make my week with your wit and your insight. Let’s hope the Albion do the same.
Hope springs eternal, onwards and upwards, I actually have a confident belief that under Ryan and our owners we can make it back to the greed league and with a good transfer policy, stay there.
Albion til I die
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - drewks - 29-08-2025
Yeah, thanks again Ska'd....
..... my confident prediction is 0-0, with John Osborne scoring all the goals
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 29-08-2025
(29-08-2025, 22:33)drewks Wrote: Yeah, thanks again Ska'd....
..... my confident prediction is 0-0, with John Osborne scoring all the goals
Drewks,
I think John is out injured, he has got a nasty splinter and spilt ends. Out for three months
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - BaggieSteve - 30-08-2025
(29-08-2025, 22:33)drewks Wrote: Yeah, thanks again Ska'd....
..... my confident prediction is 0-0, with John Osborne scoring all the goals
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 30-08-2025
Half time, under a little bit of Stokey pressure towards the break but still leading 1 - 0. I can’t see us keeping a clean sheet as I don’t have much faith in Josh, hoping we can but I think we need a second or third
Come on you baggies!
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - Salopbaggie - 30-08-2025
All in all an impressive first half, the team looked very balanced. Only real negative Styles made a couple of big boo boo's we have been lucky to survive.
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 30-08-2025
(30-08-2025, 14:03)4evaabaggie Wrote:(30-08-2025, 00:06)BaggieSteve Wrote:(29-08-2025, 22:33)drewks Wrote: Yeah, thanks again Ska'd....
..... my confident prediction is 0-0, with John Osborne scoring all the goals
1 - 0 Albion Nat Phillips
Half time, under a little bit of Stokey pressure towards the break but still leading 1 - 0. I can’t see us keeping a clean sheet as I don’t have much faith in Josh, hoping we can but I think we need a second or third
Come on you baggies!
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - Salopbaggie - 30-08-2025
Well this looks promising, a win away against a team who have won all their games so far. As I said earlier the team looked very balanced and far more positives than negatives to take away, feeling quite optimistic.
RE: Stoke vs WBA - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 30-08-2025
Well, win completed, didn’t think we would keep a clean sheet. Defence seems to be solid, another good performance. Start comparable to last season, let’s hope Ryan’s express can gather speed, a few more faces in before Monday and our young squad may be there or thereabouts come May.
Well done lads, proud of you.