[Tibby Baggie]

I honestly cannot fathom it if I'm honest with you.

This weekend we'll very likely be celebrating the demise of our rivals who are showing absolutely no bottle or fight whatsoever, and they're in for a rude awakening if they think the Championship is going to be easy to get out of.

Whereas we are going into what will be our seventh consecutive season in the Premier League and if you'd have told me this scenario with Villa going down and us having a 7 year run to make us an established prem side would happen ten years ago, I'd have snapped your hand off.

There's plenty to be cheerful about as far as all things Albion are concerned in my opinion, we could be a lot worse off!

[Zinman]

Because the standard of football and level of entertainment has been, with very few exceptions, dire. I accept that things could be a lot worse but I will no longer waste around £1,000 and many hours of my free time being bored out of my mind watching us set out to get a 0 - 0 draw at home to the likes of Villa. Instead I shall join the armchair fans and enjoy the fact that the only thing that matters to me will be the result.
This after 30 years of having a season ticket and watching us home and away during our 3rd division days. I can honestly say that I've never felt so disillusioned with our football as I do today.

[4evaabaggie]

Zinman, due to working away from the area I am not a season ticket holder and I tip my hat to you, but surely the football on the way down to league three was just as if not more dour and yet you still attended ..... perhaps our expectations have grown quicker than our resources, yet we are still getting some great results and performances against teams we have not beaten for decades ... We are playing to stop our immediate rivals from stealing a march on us .... makes for some awful games but we

[Northwalesbaggie]

Well Said 4evaabaggie. Can I suggest that we all give TP the benefit of the doubt for this transfer window. After all he has said that he wants to introduce more attacking options in the Squad. What would people rather have? West Brazil Albion style of football of a few years ago in the Championship or Safety in the PL greed league?. I would like both ( have my cake & eat it) but until we have some serious investment in the playing squad (without bankrupting the club... see Leeds, Bolton QPR etc.), I for one will be happy with just staying in the Greed League.

[Zinman]

Zinman, due to working away from the area I am not a season ticket holder and I tip my hat to you, but surely the football on the way down to league three was just as if not more dour and yet you still attended ..... perhaps our expectations have grown quicker than our resources, yet we are still getting some great results and performances against teams we have not beaten for decades ... We are playing to stop our immediate rivals from stealing a march on us .... makes for some awful games but we

Even in the dark days of Saunders and Gould, I can honestly say that I was never as bored as I am now. Maybe the passage of time has thankfully erased the memories but I suspect that even then we had more shots and goals. In those times we knew the team was limited and so expectations were low but the present squad is capable of playing good, entertaining football but too often they choose (or are instructed?) not to.

[4evaabaggie]

Zinman, due to working away from the area I am not a season ticket holder and I tip my hat to you, but surely the football on the way down to league three was just as if not more dour and yet you still attended ..... perhaps our expectations have grown quicker than our resources, yet we are still getting some great results and performances against teams we have not beaten for decades ... We are playing to stop our immediate rivals from stealing a march on us .... makes for some awful games but we

Even in the dark days of Saunders and Gould, I can honestly say that I was never as bored as I am now. Maybe the passage of time has thankfully erased the memories but I suspect that even then we had more shots and goals. In those times we knew the team was limited and so expectations were low but the present squad is capable of playing good, entertaining football but too often they choose (or are instructed?) not to.

Zinman, I can not honestly disagree with you there, we are capable of better and the fans deserve better, but can you honestly say that we have played consistently to our capabilities over the last four years, there have been issues this season on and off the field that have hindered us, some of our own making. But I am sure you are like me and the Baggies run deep in your veins, I tried to stop going when we hit league three, I was back there in August. I can only hope that when the dust settles on this indifferent often frustrating season you have calmed enough for the blue and white to fight thorough and hope that we all get the Albion and the football that such great fans desrve and that you can be there in pride of place with your head and season ticket held high.

   Boing Boing Baggies.

[RainbowTurnedEastStand]

Pulis said the same thing at Stoke season after season about wanting the football to be more entertaining and it didn't happen as the bloke simply hasn't got it in him. Having to look at how bad Villa are to make us feel better is totally sad.

[Tibby Baggie]

Given how many years the Seals have been arrogant and looking down their noses at us... I think we're entitled to enjoy every second of their relegation Rainbow.

It's not about making me feel better. Despite having a few annoying performances this season the only really low point for me was Reading in the cup.

Also his time at Palace kind of shows that the "hasn't got it in him" statement isn't really accurate. Time after time it's just call backs to his Stoke days and people cannot get past this stigma from then in my opinion.

[Beefy 1965]

Pulis said the same thing at Stoke season after season about wanting the football to be more entertaining and it didn't happen as the bloke simply hasn't got it in him. Having to look at how bad Villa are to make us feel better is totally sad.

No way mate all my in-laws are seals 
Around 20 years of hurt , piss taking, the small club , yo yo club and we am beta than Yow shit.
This is sweet
Sooooooooooooooooooo Sweet
Revenge is a dish best served cold 

Hence .........

#revenge is best served not fresh after the insult occurred, but after enough time has passed so that the target won't see it coming.

[valpayne]

Because the standard of football and level of entertainment has been, with very few exceptions, dire. I accept that things could be a lot worse but I will no longer waste around £1,000 and many hours of my free time being bored out of my mind watching us set out to get a 0 - 0 draw at home to the likes of Villa. Instead I shall join the armchair fans and enjoy the fact that the only thing that matters to me will be the result.
This after 30 years of having a season ticket and watching us home and away during our 3rd division days. I can honestly say that I've never felt so disillusioned with our football as I do today.

I live in London. I'm on a low wage. I work shifts incl saturdays and sundays I can't even dream of getting a season ticket so excuse me if I have to watch from my armchair Zinman but thats the best it can get for me in my position so before you make sweeping statements about armchair fans. I've played football at league level so I think I know a bit more about it than quite a few of you on here. Our team yes OUR team have been progressing very nicely since 2001 IMO. 

We got out the championship consistently at first time of asking (no mean feat as we all know) we've ditched the yo yo tag and we've established ourselves as a prem club for 8 seasons. 

We don't have a money pit chairmen we don't pay high wages and we don't attract big names so you know what I'll take it anyway it comes right now and look towards another season in the prem and not be chewing that tea towel on final day feels good for me.

 If you must insist on finding fault and point fingers then do some thinking and look at the history a bit more closely instead of banging on about Pulis all the time cos its a complete bore now. 
Megson was not a prem manager and was found out very quickly He did however kick arse (good championship manager at best)
Bryan Robson kept us up but it was his legacy not skill and it turned to sh*t very quickly the season after.
Mowbray he had a go didn't he attack attack oh sh*t we just got thrashed again 
Di Matteo championship manager promotion then a 6-0 thrashing by chelsea welcome back to the prem.  
Pepe saved by the bell with a draw after draw bore fest.Does anyone remember all this??? 6-0 losses to teams like fulham ffs 5-0 liverpool 4-0 blue nose and you're all banging on about shots on target pretty football lol!
Irvine. Oh god help us I actually felt sorry for this guy He was and is a totally honest and very decent character but JHC what a dreadful appointment 
Now lets have a look at this period. 
Hodgson defensive minded manager but arguably despite his liverpool fiasco as manager this was the perfect appointment for us and what happened ladies and gentlemen (say it in an alan rickman voice RIP) I GIVE YOU THE FBA. Hodgson and Ashworth gone to England appointed by Football Bloody Association  equaled kiss of death for albion. 

If you're not happy now lets look at other factors. How about some players? Lets start with Odem wingey shall we. Absolute disgrace totally F****d us over then follow that with Sulky Saido> drink driving on his wages??? he could get a helicopter to a bar in australia FFS but he chooses to drink drive then he turns into billy big nob I'm too sexy for my team. Didn't Mozza have a word with this kid in the DR? Or was it a slap.Yes he did coz we need more like players like Mozza than these sulky brats who think they're too good to play for us. 

So to sum up WBA has very little to offer big time managers or players and yet were still in the prem for 8 consecutive seasons whilst villa newcastle and most likely sunderland will join a host of other so called big clubs next season a division below us. So I'm not negative at all I'm looking forward to a future where we may just see entertaining football and win games regardless of who's in charge because quite simply we still have our toes in the big pond and that means we can yet learn to swim with the dolphins next year.

Oh and Zinman if you prefer to join me in my armchair next season and save yer money for a years subscription to the wine warehouse you're very welcome to join me :-)