[Arcane Astral Aeons]

It's official: after Friday's disaster and Saturday's deliverance, we are without a doubt the jammiest bunch since Jamelia, Jamiroquai and The Jam played "Jamming" at the Jamaican jam jamboree.  To be honest, I'm not sure we even deserve the lifeline that Stoke so generously threw us, but now we've got it, it's on us to make sure we don't throw promotion away a second time.  The obstacle standing in our way on Wednesday night is Queens Park Rangers, comfortably ensconced in mid-table safety, though fresh from a 4-3 win against Millwall at the weekend which suggests that the beach is still a few days away for them yet.  Their last visit two years ago ended in a 7-1 rout, but I suspect it's going to be a tighter affair this time round, and needless to say, only a win will do for Albion.  Barnsley's brave performance at Elland Road and their stoppage time winner against Forest suggests that they'll fight Brentford tooth and claw to avoid relegation, but we can't rely on the battling underdogs to do our job for us.

Ordinarily I'm wary of letting sentimentality get the better of good judgement, but even I'm swayed by the calls to let Chris Brunt - the man who won the Championship for us in 2008 with a goal against QPR, having also secured our promotion in the previous game - play a part in this match, even if only as a sub.  The one thing you're guaranteed to get from Brunty is the kind of fighting spirit that's been lacking in the last couple of games, because he knows what it means to all of us.  It would be the greatest of farewells to a club hero, and a chance for him to write the final chapter he'd want in his Albion career.

Beyond that, strap yourselves in for what's bound to be another rollercoaster ride.  The world has changed irrevocably in 2020, but some things stay the same.  We're leaving it to the last minute and putting ourselves through the wringer, because that's the Albion way, now and forever.

i counted 8 JAMS in that write up
brilliant as ever ska`d