23-11-2017, 14:33
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John Trewick glides past Steve Perryman and Glenn Hoddle at White Hart Lane, September 1979
Some fifteen years or so ago, I had a dream that one day Gary Megson would take Albion to Wembley. I'll admit that by 2017 I'd largely given up on the possibility, but what do you know? This Saturday Sir Gary will indeed be leading the Baggies out on the hallowed turf (presumably to the sound of someone high above laughing long and hard at me).
Spurs will be looking to bounce back from their derby defeat at Arsenal, and they couldn't have asked for a better opponent. Albion have been left a shambles by the last few months of the Pulis tenure, and it's hard to see where our next point comes from right now. It would be a small fairytale if Megson, in his first game in the Albion hotseat for over thirteen years, could somehow stop the rot in time for a new manager's arrival, but in the grand scale of things it's sadly unlikely.
Still, for those who are going, enjoy your trip to Wembley - it's been a long time since we saw it, and may be a long time before we see it again - and let's hope for better things ahead.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley