[WBA-Josh]

I have wanted him to go since the end of last season but I doubt the management will even think about removing him. They will probably only act if we drop into the relegation zone.

To be honest, even if we did get rid of Pulis, I have no faith in the management appointing the right replacement. They would probably go for another boring British coach whose ideas wouldn't look out of place in the 1990's.

[drewks]

I have wanted him to go since the end of last season but I doubt the management will even think about removing him. They will probably only act if we drop into the relegation zone.

To be honest, even if we did get rid of Pulis, I have no faith in the management appointing the right replacement. They would probably go for another boring British coach whose ideas wouldn't look out of place in the 1990's.

To be fair,  that'd probably be true of most clubs tho Josh - fall into the relegation zone > fear of losing zillions > short term fix = safe pair of hands > British old fashioned manager appointment

[Worldclassalbion]

World class, like beefy, if pushed I would lean towards go ........ but who is there to bring in????

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trainer/v.../statistik

current list of managers available......some good ones in there.

[Baggie_One]

Luis Enrique Could do the job nicely

[Slick_Footwork]

When he was appointed, I wanted him. Reason being, under Irvine we had a really poor, aging squad and IMO we looked nailed on for relegation. We'd been flirting with it under Mel and Clarke in the previous 2 years and we needed someone who was good at getting the best out of a mediocre set of players. Pulis has done that time again time again.

And to be fair, I think since his appointment he's done a really good job.

You have to look at where we came to where we are. He took a squad which looked nailed on for relegation and in one transfer window turned us into a mid table side. Most of the rubbish players he inherited have been ousted to lower league or abroad and for best part, his transfers have been very decent.

However, now it's a different challenge...

It's no longer a case of just keeping us up. It's a case of pushing us on or if we're remaining mid table, at least improving our style of play. And this is where the problem arises, like we saw with Pulis at Stoke after they had become established - when he spends money on better players, his mindset remains the same as when he has mediocre players.

And that is why I'm starting to become frustrated.

We have a good squad and credit to TP for building that, I think he's recruited some very good players. BUT with this squad there's absolutely no reason why we're playing sides in the lower reaches, promoted sides, sides who barely survived last season and giving them so much respect. It's not good enough with this set of players.

I don't want him to be sacked as I think he deserves time with this squad to see what he can get out of them. Since Krychowiak arrived, Chaldi and Burke haven't been fit. Who knows, maybe TP will reintroduce Chadli with more legs to cover and we'll then start playing a bit more football...

Wouldn't hold my breath, but we'll see...

Plus we would get absolutely hammered in the media for sacking him after the job he's done for us.

So let's re-evaluate at the end of the season. At the moment I'm frustrated with the rubbish football and believe we could do more with this squad. But we have to be realistic and see that we've had 4 league games since signing Krychowiak, Gibbs and Burke and that really isn't enough time to see what TP can do with this squad. Had we not been robbed against Arsenal, things could be looking a lot more rosey than they are.

Should stay, to evaluate at the end of the season - unless we look like we're going to get relegated of course.

[silverbaggie]

As we all know when he was first appointed, Albion were in very great danger of being relegated and I believe that at that time Pulis was probably the only man with sufficient experience of fighting a rear-guard action in the Premiership. So I welcomed his appointment then.

But time is something that Pulis has had in abundance since; whether you think that he has had a fair crack of the whip during transfer periods or not.
I think that most of us are realists when it comes to potential success and recognise that we are never going to be able to compete for a top 6 place.
So, if at best, we can only hope to achieve a respectable mid table finish each year, let us at least do it in the style of football for which West Brom were once renowned.

I can't get to the Hawthorns these days, walking difficulties preclude me. But I do look at the stats and see us being very much second best in terms of shots on goal, possession etc. even when we are playing at home against teams that are below us in the league table.
From reading the many comments on here, I think that it is very sad that this issue is causing division amongst some of the most loyal fans in the Country. Gates appear to be down, season ticket sales are down and we are regularly last match shown on 'Match of the Day'.

Pulis can't complain that money isn't available for new players.
Good quality players have been brought in (Rondon, Chadli, Evans,Livermore etc.) and yet we don't seem to be playing to their strengths but, rather asking them to adhere to a system that none of them seem to enjoy and hence, they eventually stop performing and giving of their best.

How often has the 'square pegs in round holes' expression been used.

If you haven't guessed already, my vote is for.....do the decent thing and 'fall on your sword Tony'.

[BaggieSteve]

Like most on here, I voted for TP to go. It's nothing personal as I think he's an engaging and decent fella but I just think his type of football is killing our club and, as he's made a career of playing with this particular philosophy of football, he's not going to change now. I was driving back to Scotland yesterday and by Tebay we were two up but they'd pulled a goal back by Carlisle. Listening to Pat Murphy's reports on Radio 5, it then clearly became a typical Pulis performance with the expected end. The equaliser duly went in just before I got to Peebles. There was such a depressing inevitability about it that so, after bashing the steering wheel in frustration with an oath or two, I just resorted to a resigned laugh. Pele called this the beautiful game but, under Pulis, it has become joyless.

I know the older members of us (or maybe just me) sound like curmudgeonly old farts with what may seem like a deluded view of the past but it hasn't always been like and it doesn't have to be in the future. I also appreciate that the game has changed out of all recognition since 1962 when I started supporting the Baggies, that it's not comparing apples with apples. However, I don't accept the obsession that we must keep Pulis or we'll be relegated, that our only rationale is staying in the PL. Going to a game is meant to a pleasurable experience, one that is no longer cheap; how is watching the Albion a pleasure? If all that matters is the result and staying in the PL, save your money and catch Sports Report at 5pm.

I apologise if what I'm about to say seems heresy but I'll bet you Wolves fans are having more pleasure watching their team than we are watching ours;our only come back is "we are Premier League" but, so what. They'll leave the ground at 4.50 smiling whilst we leave at 4.50 grim faced. If that's the outcome it life in the PL under Pulis, for me it's not worth having.

[wba1978]

Voted yes.

Why oh why cant we be the team that dominates possession at home once in a while?
Why are we the team always clinging on for the last 25 mins when we have a lead?
Why cant we hold on to the ball in the oppositions half?

Its not like we don't have good and capable players, we have a squad full of current and former internationals...

Its blatantly obvious that it is due to the way the team is coached and set up!

Its getting beyond frustrating, and becoming un-enjoyable to watch!

TP OUT!!  

[4evaabaggie]

Reading these comments I do tend to agree with most of them ........ and if I lived near enough to have a season ticket I would definitely be a vehement time to go thank you.

I feel not angry more disappointed at 4.45ish most weeks ........ if I paid to go to the theatre and was not entertained, did not enjoy the performance or the plot I would stop going, I guess football is the same ...... we need prem money to compete but we're not competing, we're trying to stop the others ..... like most prem teams

HAVE I SAID I HATE THE PREMIER LEAGUE ...... bring back a level playing field where teams can be expressive without fear of losing hundreds of millions of pounds.

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World class, like beefy, if pushed I would lean towards go ........ but who is there to bring in????

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trainer/v.../statistik

current list of managers available......some good ones in there.

worldclass, some good names on that list ........ Would any come to the Albion ....... Laurent blanc has a good points to game ratio ......... a few ex palace ones on there too ....... now which would be most likely to be signed .....

I would be tempted to give Moyes a try ..... he did okay at the toffees but out of his depth at man utd ...... we're not as deep as manure so might be a good fit?????

[BaggieSteve]

Reading these comments I do tend to agree with most of them ........ and if I lived near enough to have a season ticket I would definitely be a vehement time to go thank you.

I feel not angry more disappointed at 4.45ish most weeks ........ if I paid to go to the theatre and was not entertained, did not enjoy the performance or the plot I would stop going, I guess football is the same ...... we need prem money to compete but we're not competing, we're trying to stop the others ..... like most prem teams

HAVE I SAID I HATE THE PREMIER LEAGUE ...... bring back a level playing field where teams can be expressive without fear of losing hundreds of millions of pounds.

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World class, like beefy, if pushed I would lean towards go ........ but who is there to bring in????

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trainer/v.../statistik

current list of managers available......some good ones in there.

worldclass, some good names on that list ........ Would any come to the Albion ....... Laurent blanc has a good points to game ratio ......... a few ex palace ones on there too ....... now which would be most likely to be signed .....

I would be tempted to give Moyes a try ..... he did okay at the toffees but out of his depth at man utd ...... we're not as deep as manure so might be a good fit?????

He was awful at Sunderland, though