Yesterday, 19:35
Having welcomed and duly dispatched Black Country opposition on home turf with five goals in the last round of the cup, and then put five more past another Black Country side in the league on our own patch (trauma counselling is available for anyone affected by any of the issues raised in this sentence), Norwich could be forgiven for thinking that tomorrow's tie is a formality, and that they're guaranteed to sail through. And indeed, five wins in the last six is a pretty emphatic dose of momentum to take into tomorrow's encounter. But having seemingly perfected the art of the no-score draw this past week, Albion might yet have enough fight left to take things the distance in this one.
Of course, it won't be the end of the world if our cup journey does end here; we've got our league status to worry about. But the day the cup becomes a mere distraction is the day we give up on football altogether, so let's hope for more guts and gusto from the Baggies tomorrow.
Of course, it won't be the end of the world if our cup journey does end here; we've got our league status to worry about. But the day the cup becomes a mere distraction is the day we give up on football altogether, so let's hope for more guts and gusto from the Baggies tomorrow.
"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