[Sir Megson]

At least now we can see that Mr Lai will be ruthless. He is not going to sit back and watch incompetent idiots run his expensive project into the ground. This decision won't have much impact on what happens on the pitch for the remainder of the season but at least it shows the owner is willing to change things at the top of the club to punish incompetence and hopefully set up a brighter future.

I think whether we stay up or go down Mr Lai will want a complete overhaul. New Chairman, new Chief Executive, new Technical Director and an overhaul of the squad and coaching staff at the very least.

But is he prepared to pay for the overhaul of the squad Josh? If we go down, the money coming into the club will go down due to reduced TV money, lower attendances etc. This will also affect how much can be spent to stay within FFP.

We've on the whole been ran at a profit, so have more room for losses if Lai invests in the squad to get us back up sooner rather than later. 

Heads are rolling at board level, so that's the start of the process imo.

[WBA-Josh]

If we go down we will bring in good money for our better players such as Evans, Gibbs, Chadli and Rondon, Krychowiak and Sturridge's loans will end and some other players like Livermore and McLean could also leave which will add extra funds to the budget for transfer fees and wages.

Money generated from this sales plus £15-20 million of Lai's money would give a new Head Coach plenty of money to spend on the rebuild.

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

At least now we can see that Mr Lai will be ruthless.

Problem is, Vincent Tan was ruthless too. Unless you can back up the ruthless firings with astute hirings, the only way is down...

[Baggiebob(BBB)]

If Lai was concerned and ruthless, why didn't he do that at the start of the winter transfer, and then put up big money for better players. I mentioned this in December, and it didn't happen. Now it maybe too late, hope not.

[SomersetBaggie]

If we go down we will bring in good money for our better players such as Evans, Gibbs, Chadli and Rondon, Krychowiak and Sturridge's loans will end and some other players like Livermore and McLean could also leave which will add extra funds to the budget for transfer fees and wages.

Money generated from this sales plus £15-20 million of Lai's money would give a new Head Coach plenty of money to spend on the rebuild.

It will only be £3 million for Evans if we get relegated but you are probably right. Swansea have already shown an interest in Chadli and I am sure there will be clubs coming in for Gibbs. I just hope that Foster, Dawson and Hegazi stay.

One thing is for certain....it is never boring being a Baggie!

[Beefy 1965]

If this is true then all the players need to do one
Ok moaning about running up hills with TP is one thing,
But apparently according to John Percy who is very much bang on with the Albion reckons they are moaning about going away for a couple of days in Barcelona,
My heart bleeds for these over paid Prima Donnas

JohnPercy @dailymail

"Albion flew out to Barcelona for a mid-winter training camp on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the 3-0 defeat at Chelsea which leaves them seven points adrift of safety. It is claimed that many players are unhappy with the trip,
Making clear it's to soon after the game on Monday"

[Beefy 1965]

John Williams and Martin Goodman. (AMA)
Williams and Goodman have both been given sudden notice of the termination of their contracts and placed on gardening leave with immediate effect.

The double sacking, which came as a shock to both men, has plunged a club staring down the barrel of relegation after one win in 25 league matches into further crisis.

Former long-serving chief executive Mark Jenkins, who was replaced by Goodman at the start of 2017, is returning to the club as CEO and will run the Baggies until the end of the season.

A short statement released around midday today said: "These changes follow Albion's poor results this season which currently sees the club at the bottom of the Premier League."

Lai made the decision partly because Williams and Goodman sacked Tony Pulis, who was seen as a safe pair of hands in China.

When Pulis was fired, Albion were hovering above the relegation zone, but they are now five points adrift at the bottom of the table.

Despite that, head coach Alan Pardew, who has overseen that fall to the foot of league thanks to one win in 13 league matches, is understood to be safe from the axe.

He took the squad on a pre-planned trip to Barcelona today for some warm weather training.

Technical director Nick Hammond is also expected to keep his job, and there are no plans to unveil a new chairman until the summer.

Williams was installed in that role when Lai bought the club from Jeremy Peace in August 2016 for nearly £200m and Goodman followed a few months later when Jenkins left.

Jenkins was CEO of the Baggies for 14 years, and 10 of those were spent in the Premier League.

He was seen, like Pulis, as a safe pair of hands in China, and Lai wanted him to stay, but Jenkins felt it was the right time to leave.

He now returns to run the club for the final three months of a campaign that has lurched from disaster to disaster so far.

"There is much to do but for now the focus must solely be on the remaining games of this season," he said, in a short statement yesterday.

The sackings were announced hours after Albion lost 3-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, although it's understood they were not as a result of that defeat.

Lai, who remains committed to the club, made the decision because of Albion's position in the league.

He bought the club because it was smoothly run and well established in the top tier.

Eco-town developer Lai uses the Premier League brand to win lucrative contracts in China, and he has held Williams and Goodman accountable for taking the club to the brink of relegation and putting that in jeopardy.

Former Blackburn Rovers chief Williams lasted 18 months in his role, and former Stoke director Goodman was in place for just over a year.


Read more at https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/foo...zgG4iy5.99

[Dingle-Dingle]

If we go down we will bring in good money for our better players such as Evans, Gibbs, Chadli and Rondon, Krychowiak and Sturridge's loans will end and some other players like Livermore and McLean could also leave which will add extra funds to the budget for transfer fees and wages.

Money generated from this sales plus £15-20 million of Lai's money would give a new Head Coach plenty of money to spend on the rebuild.

Who is this Chadli you mention....... Is he an Albion player. Or does he only play when Belgium come calling?? DD

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

If Lai's reasoning for giving them the heave-ho is that it was wrong for them to sack Pulis, then I have to say I'm not awaiting his next move with baited breath.

[4evaabaggie]

Chadli, isn't he the guy in the kitchen ....... top shelf, isn't that where you keep the biscuit tin.