[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

It's that magical time of year again when all of Albion's plans, hopes and aspirations either come gloriously to fruition, or else dissolve into the flaming wreckage of yet another in-flight disaster for Why Bother Airlines. And true to form, this Easter is perfectly poised to go either way, as last Saturday's nervy win against Watford coupled with a Coventry failure at Hull on Monday leaves the Baggies just three points behind the Sky Blues going into their Good Friday encounter.

Our form against Coventry is near exemplary, but alas, that fact is somewhat counterbalanced by Albion having the third worst Good Friday record of any professional team in English football; only Stoke City and Torquay United have a lower win percentage than Albion's 15.4%, the product of a miserable six wins in thirty-nine attempts. Half of those, admittedly, have come in our most recent five Good Friday outings, but none of them away from home, and factoring in our thirteen-match winless run on the road - which now stands just one short of equalling our worst ever streak outside the top flight - it's not a recipe for optimism. Yet Tony Mowbray showed a willingness against Watford to sacrifice possession and get the team hitting on the break: if we're to finally taste that elusive victory at the Coventry Arena tomorrow (and really, nothing short of a win will suffice in the playoff race), that has to be our key to success.

Easter Monday then brings Derby County to the Hawthorns, presently teetering just one point above the relegation zone. Inevitably, it's that point in the season when struggling teams start producing the unlikeliest of upsets against high-flying opponents, and Albion have form for bungling these games at the best of times, but if Friday's match doesn't render the outcome academic, then this is simply another must-win game at all costs.

The stakes are high, the odds are long, the bums are squeaky. It is, as always, the Albion way.

[Stairs]

What a way to start Easter!

[4evaabaggie]

Blaze of glory, six points …… come on you baggies!

[talkSAFT]

Bloody Hell 1-0 Cov 6 mins

[Salopbaggie]

I think the 'b' team has turned up so far, still plenty of time left, but we are defending so poorly, the worst I have seen in a long time.

[Stairs]

That was bloody awful.

I’d expected much more from TM and his brand of football and always feared the curse of the returning hero.

At the moment I would expect him to be leaving at the end of the season.

[BaggieSteve]

That was bloody awful.

I’d expected much more from TM and his brand of football and always feared the curse of the returning hero.

At the moment I would expect him to be leaving at the end of the season.

Apologies for the obvious question Stairs, but to be replaced by whom? By the way, I’m also very disappointed but I’m not sure sacking TM is the answer

[talkSAFT]

2-f***ing-0 48 mins...........and now, Styles sent off.

[Salopbaggie]

A good game to win, not that we will

[Minizin]

I think you’re looking back to Steve Bruce to find a performance as bad in every single aspect in a big game