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Keep Bruce and reward failure! |
Posted by: Huggybear - 03-12-2022, 03:58 PM - Forum: WBAUnofficial
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Looks like from what I’m hearing that Bruce will be here next season.I know we can’t keep swapping managers but to keep Bruce is like rewarding failure,we might not of been entertaining under Val but at least we controlled the game and came away bemoaning missed chances.All I’ve seen under Bruce is an Albion team who apart from the Hull match have been second best and even the draws against Blackburn and Huddersfield we got lucky and outplayed for long periods.Unfortunately Bruce so far hasn’t surprised me at all,he’s old school management and seems to send his teams out with very little structure.Don’t forget Gourlay appointed his mate on the back of Bruce’s reputation of getting teams promoted,did he know how long ago that was.If we went by that we might of even had Mad Mick on the list.I’m amazed the fans can’t see already what a bad choice Bruce is and it will hardly encourage people to renew season tickets for next season.
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Fulham - Bruce has to brave now |
Posted by: Hopalong - 03-12-2022, 03:22 PM - Forum: WBAUnofficial
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We really needed 3 points last night and so really need 3 points on Tuesday!
Bruce is gradually weeding out the chaff and last night albeit for only 10 minutes, he played Diangana in his best position and we looked menacing albeit Diang's crossing was woeful. He's not the sharpest knife in the box Steve but seems to be getting there in his own time - problem is games are running out fast.
What does he do with Johnstone?
We looked great for the last 10 minutes if a little vulnerable to the counter-attack. Nevertheless it's time for brave hearts and I would therefore start with the team that finished, go for the jugular and see what happens.
Johnstone
Ajayi-Clarke
TGH Townsend
Livermore
Mowatt Diangana
Robinson
Carroll - Grant
Difficult to draw arrows but TGH and Townsend need to push on (Ajayi too - as and when - as he has been doing in the last two games) and Livermore needs to play a very disciplined role shielding the CBs.
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Global Realpolitik & Austerity |
Posted by: Protheroe - 03-12-2022, 03:12 PM - Forum: Politics
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Now we're in the midst of an actual crisis, an existential one potentially I thought I'd further depress you with some thoughts I've had coalescing about where this is going and what it might mean for our pockets. I don't want to rake over old ground, but if you thought the "austerity" of the Tory / Lib Dem coalition was bad - just you wait.
Why? Well now we're in the midst of an actual crisis we're all going to have to accept that Putin's actions, and the consequences of those actions are going to make us poorer. You can't simply disappear the supply of Russian / Ukrainian gas, oil, wheat, titanium, neon and palladium (amongst other commodities) and not expect prices to be higher. Much higher.
We will, at some point have to start replacing this stuff. If the UK & Europe start fracking (I know, I know) there will be plenty of gas, and if we build more nuclear plants or wind turbines there'll be plenty of electricity. You can forget net zero for a generation - as to even contemplate going green we'll have to invest in the carbon intensive industries to allow us to do so - no more exporting emissions in return for cheap steel. If we allow our world-leading gene editing sector to thrive we can boost farm yields - this is currently a huge benefit to being outside the EU, but expect the EU to perform a screeching u-turn similar to Olaf Scholz's instant disposal of the Merkel doctrine when reality bites on food prices as well as energy.
None of this will happen quickly. We will have to consume less, paying higher prices for what we consume.
And what does it mean for the wider economy? Well we spent tens of billions bailing out failed institutions in 2008, 5 or 10 times as much coping with Covid and are now faced with renewed demands for the government to rescue the consumer economy. Our debt levels have already soared from less than 50% of GDP to close to 100% now and are set to rise higher. The NHS now consumes £150bn a year - our defence spending has reduced pretty much every year for the last two decades in real terms, and rather than spending 2% of GDP on defence it's likely we'll revert to our Cold War average of 5%. If we keep borrowing more and more money with no plan for ever paying it back the accumulated debt will eventually crush us - so how on Earth will we pay for it?
Expectations? The poorest must be bailed out by the welfare system, but for the rest of us - no more caps and price controls, no more bailouts and probably much more tax - we will have to tighten our belts and adjust. It's not going to be pleasant at all. It really doesn't matter who we elect either.
Two other points:
1. Angela Merkel will go down in history as the worst chancellor in German history - well, nearly the worst
2. There's a clear contrarian play on markets - if you believe the world is headed for a nuclear exchange I'd invest all your spare cash in a big economy FTSE or S&P ETF. Why? Well if you're right it doesn't matter what happens to that investment - if you're wrong there could be fortunes to be made. "Buy on the sound of cannons"...
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Greetings from Tarragona… |
Posted by: SW4Baggie - 03-12-2022, 02:18 PM - Forum: WBAUnofficial
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An absolutely stunning city… only ended up staying here due to a last minute change of plans, but a really wonderful Spanish city!
It’s a complete maze of a city though, with winding passages and hidden squares at every turn.
Beer / wine is always €2… and there’s tapas wirh every order!
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LITTLE GIRL |
Posted by: Bigp1968 - 03-12-2022, 01:35 PM - Forum: WBAUnofficial
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That celebration with and carroll and the little girl high fiving each other is what west brom are all about.We are a family club and long may it continue.
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Central defenders |
Posted by: YoYoBaggie - 03-12-2022, 01:05 PM - Forum: WBAUnofficial
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For next season ,we have six in and around the first team squad ,can see Clarke going back to Brighton and Taylor out on loan leaving us with this seasons lot of Bartley Ajayi ,Kipre ,and O'Shea as all of these are still in contract .Do we need reinforcements in this area or will that be enough .?
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Robinson |
Posted by: Squid - 03-12-2022, 11:30 AM - Forum: WBAUnofficial
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I walked away from the Hawthorns yesterday feeling joy in my heart, so I feel bad starting a negative thread about a player. But even after sleeping on it, I cannot get over his performance last night.
He hid from the ball. He shirked passes. Several times. I get that his passing accuracy has been poor, but it seems he's now decided to solve that issue by avoiding any passes. It's shocking to see.
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