18-07-2020, 22:14
Devil's advocate: they went from the semi-finals of the Champions League to the third division in little more than five years, and have spent well over a decade trying to claw their way back up to the top table again. The media like ready-made stories, and "riches to rags to riches" is one of the oldest around. However much we may all dislike them, I don't think there's another club who've been on a comparable journey this last twenty years.
"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