[WBA-Josh]

It’s a solid 1-0 win to get us through.

On another note, Middlesbrough scraped through on penalties at home against Notts County. Pulis and narrow Cup wins strikes again.

[4evaabaggie]

It’s a solid 1-0 win to get us through.

On another note, Middlesbrough scraped through on penalties at home against Notts County. Pulis and narrow Cup wins strikes again.

A good win for our kids ...... we played a team full of youngsters and academy players against a league one side and got the result ....... gives the squad confidence. Took a gamble with three early substitutions but all's well that ends well. Kids being blooded for the future.

[WBA-Josh]

A good win for our kids ...... we played a team full of youngsters and academy players against a league one side and got the result ....... gives the squad confidence. Took a gamble with three early substitutions but all's well that ends well. Kids being blooded for the future.

I agree. It’s good that our young players got some good game time against League One opposition and were able to get the win. I wasn’t enamoured by Field playing at centre back but he did well there based on the commentators. Same goes for Harper, Burke, Leko and Edwards and their impact.

I hope we see Field more now especially in centre midfield with Livermore. It’s his time to shine so I hope Big Dave lets him.

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

I note you're calling it the "2018 EFL Cup", Ska'd.......... I'm optimistically going to call it the '2018-19 EFL Cup'.  

I have to admit it's deliberate on my part, and I do it every year! I'll acknowledge that the competition runs into the New Year when Albion give me reason to

Decent start though, can't complain.

[talkSAFT]

I note you're calling it the "2018 EFL Cup", Ska'd.......... I'm optimistically going to call it the '2018-19 EFL Cup'.  

I have to admit it's deliberate on my part, and I do it every year!  I'll acknowledge that the competition runs into the New Year when Albion give me reason to  

Decent start though, can't complain.

Wem-ber-ley!

[Salopbaggie]

Well we got the result at that is the important thing, some 'strange experimentation' done, though I am not sure why and that's why DM earns the big bucks and I throw my tuppence worth in on here  .

Any positive result is wonderful after our last 18 months, but lets not get to carried away just yet and see this game for what it was, a team just relegated from the Premiership, scrapping a 1-0 win, at home, against a team just promoted from League 2. This is not meant as anything negative just saying there is still a lot of work to do, I doubt we even have the squad yet that we will play the rest of the season with. The uncertainty over Dawson and Chadli and possibly Rod, though I really hope not, is hindering our progress, as we can not plan anything. As for Dawson and Chadli, stop paying these guys unless they stump up and start playing, if I don't (actually didn't) turn up for work, I did not get paid, what makes these players think they are exempt from the rules that govern us mere mortals?

All clubs moan about this 'player power', but no club seems to take a stand on it, maybe the answer is to bring in 'piecework' for those to young to have come across piecework, it was an old system where you worked for nothing and got paid on the amount of product (the number of pieces) you made. You don't play you don't get paid (obviously some arrangement for a player 'genuinely injured in the course of a game). £1 a yard run with the ball, £5 a cross, £10 for a good cross etc.

OK the last bit was just in jest but you get where on am coming from, there needs to be a coordinated effort between clubs to pull the reins in on this player power. I can't believe I am arguing for employers rights, over the rights of the workers.

[Dingle-Dingle]

As Chadli was injured in his last world cup match and has not played for the Baggies since, surely Belgium should be paying his wages. DD

[drewks]

As Chadli was injured in his last world cup match and has not played for the Baggies since, surely Belgium should be paying his wages. DD    

... shouldn't this be on the Off Topic Thread, DD?

[Arcane Astral Aeons]

mansfield at home next round
interesting

[betterthanbaird]

Good draw, hopefully give a few of the younger lads another run out and get through, when is the next round?