[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Having got the better of Albion on Teesside in the autumn, this Saturday sees Tony Pulis making his first return to the Hawthorns with Middlesbrough, in the first of a series of real crunch matches for the Baggies.

If automatic promotion is still our objective, then it goes without saying that this month is make-or-break time. Every win will be precious, and every defeat costly; but with the standard Pulis curse on Albion, a draw would by no means be the end of the world this week.

[Beefy 1965]

Got 0-1 to Pulis written all over this game .. .

[Onetruebaggie]

A very tight game, my heart and head say to 2-1, my gut says 1-1...Not having it!!
3-1 Gayle, Rod and Dawson, gotta feeling!!

COYB

[Blue Baggie]

I'm going for a 2 - 0 win
A few players with points to prove against TP
Dawson will be sure to want a goal?
I want to see Johansen on running at them and show us what he can do, no defender will be bossing him that's for sure.
COYB

[drewks]

Before yesterday I'd have been expecting the obvious 0-1 Pulisification, but now I think that, even if we don't have any of the new players starting, there will be a freshness and energy about the team.
So I'm saying a win for us by a 2 goal margin

[Bloodhound]

I can't call myself a fully blown WBA supporter, more of an armchair fan. Although I follow Sheff Wed as well. It must be a blue and white stripe thing? The window was another mad rush and you secured Johansen and Murphy and Holgate a few weeks ago, I'm not so sure about Montero, injury prone my mates tell me. WBA did better then SW, Bruce managed a Dingle reserve (Lorfa) and 2 Newcastle reserves (Aarons & Lazaar). Bruce has to just build us a new team to challenge for a play off position. So 3 free loans are fine for SW at the moment. Although next year would be a more sensible target of a play off place.
2 - 0 wins for us both today. I will pop on to read your posts on occasions.

[WBA-Josh]

Johnstone; Holgate, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs; Harper, Barry, Field; Robson-Kanu, Rodriguez, Gayle

Bond, Bartley, Tosin, Brunt, Livermore, Murphy, Montero

Boro are playing with 5 defenders, 4 of which are centre backs.

[baggietrousers]

HRK!!! Ffs, nooooooo.

[Blue Baggie]

HRK ? I thought he would never be seen again?

Glad to see he has kept faith with Harper and Field though.
I would have certainly put Johansen straight in - he's not even made the bench ?

My pick would be :- 4-4-2 against Boro
Johnstone; Holgate, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs;
Harper, Barry, Livermore, Johansen;
Rodriguez, Gayle

Bond, Bartley, Tosin, Field, Brunt, Murphy, Edwards

[baggietrousers]

A big game like this and we start with 10 men!! Unbelievable team selection.