Well, it's worth a shot...

[Calgary_Baggie]

The thought of us having £2bn to spend stresses me the fuck out. Think how many Zohores and Burkes we'd end up with

We'd spend 2bn on midfielders and defenders and still have Dike up front.

[lemon]

In the hypothetical situation of us being taken over by a benevolent billionaire, I'd rather they invest in club infrastructure over players. Redevelop the area around The Hawthorns, modernise the training ground, build more academy facilities, fix the motorway island...

Breaking News  - Transfer Deadline Day, 31 January 2026

Sky Sports can confirm that West Bromwich Albion have concluded their business for this Window with no incomings or outgoings expected, as has been the case in every window since the Tesla takeover in Spring 2023.  Carlos Corberan continues to work miracles with limited resources for playing staff and maintains a 10th place position in the premier League with relative ease, extracting every last drop from his squad.

Albion now find themselves in their strongest ever position off the pitch with the new 60,000 capacity Halfords lane stand due to be completed in the summer, stretching all the way back to the club subsidised Highways England overground / underground M5 J1 interchange, the biggest in Europe, able to cope with matchday traffic levels with zero delays to journey times in all directions. 

Thanks to the massive solar array and battery storage, all seats within the new Halfords Lane stand will be heated, with accompanying flask stand (also heated), with low level infra red outputs providing direct warmth to the leg of punters previously acquainted with a blanket in the old stand.

Training ground facilities have also been upgraded with an eye on sustainability and performance.  When skysports last visited, the sizeable Hydropool area had recently been cleared to enable the bespoke Augmented Reality pitch to be installed.  On this latest visit, the AR pitch was complete and  we were able to witness the players being fed direct scenarios from Corberans laptop into their headsets for them to perfect their decision-making and technique during a game.   Thomas Assante credits this new setup for making him the current top scorer in the premier league,  similarly, Diangana is now able to negotiate around obstacles and still have possession and David Button is almost at the stage where he can catch a real football. 

The monumental savings on electricity and water usage from the removal of the Hydropool have not been to the detriment of those players requiring rehabilitation though.   The AR / VR experience has been perfected to allow players such as Matt Phillips to still participate in virtual Hydropool sessions without even needing to leave the home.  The reduced stress on the players body by removing the commute and the aforementioned utility savings have created the circumstances for the club to offer the player a renewed long term contract until 2030.

All in jest of course.

[Fulham Fallout]

I wouldn't be surprised if we get real rumours of Musk taking over now, he's been known to do daft things from Twitter... Assuming the pic isn't edited.

I'd settle for £200m transfer budget though. Then again he'd probably insist on fans sleeping in the stands between games to prove their loyalty and support.

I’ve just had a look at the said poster’s Twitter page and can confirm the screen shot above is genuine and the post is still on Twitter.

[aj21]

In the hypothetical situation of us being taken over by a benevolent billionaire, I'd rather they invest in club infrastructure over players. Redevelop the area around The Hawthorns, modernise the training ground, build more academy facilities, fix the motorway island...

Breaking News  - Transfer Deadline Day, 31 January 2026

Sky Sports can confirm that West Bromwich Albion have concluded their business for this Window with no incomings or outgoings expected, as has been the case in every window since the Tesla takeover in Spring 2023.  Carlos Corberan continues to work miracles with limited resources for playing staff and maintains a 10th place position in the premier League with relative ease, extracting every last drop from his squad.

Albion now find themselves in their strongest ever position off the pitch with the new 60,000 capacity Halfords lane stand due to be completed in the summer, stretching all the way back to the club subsidised Highways England overground / underground M5 J1 interchange, the biggest in Europe, able to cope with matchday traffic levels with zero delays to journey times in all directions. 

Thanks to the massive solar array and battery storage, all seats within the new Halfords Lane stand will be heated, with accompanying flask stand (also heated), with low level infra red outputs providing direct warmth to the leg of punters previously acquainted with a blanket in the old stand.

Training ground facilities have also been upgraded with an eye on sustainability and performance.  When skysports last visited, the sizeable Hydropool area had recently been cleared to enable the bespoke Augmented Reality pitch to be installed.  On this latest visit, the AR pitch was complete and  we were able to witness the players being fed direct scenarios from Corberans laptop into their headsets for them to perfect their decision-making and technique during a game.   Thomas Assante credits this new setup for making him the current top scorer in the premier league,  similarly, Diangana is now able to negotiate around obstacles and still have possession and David Button is almost at the stage where he can catch a real football. 

The monumental savings on electricity and water usage from the removal of the Hydropool have not been to the detriment of those players requiring rehabilitation though.   The AR / VR experience has been perfected to allow players such as Matt Phillips to still participate in virtual Hydropool sessions without even needing to leave the home.  The reduced stress on the players body by removing the commute and the aforementioned utility savings have created the circumstances for the club to offer the player a renewed long term contract until 2030.

All in jest of course.

Proper lol. Great effort

[Mr vertical]

In the hypothetical situation of us being taken over by a benevolent billionaire, I'd rather they invest in club infrastructure over players. Redevelop the area around The Hawthorns, modernise the training ground, build more academy facilities, fix the motorway island...

Albion now find themselves in their strongest ever position off the pitch with the new 60,000 capacity Halfords lane stand due to be completed in the summer, stretching all the way back to the club subsidised Highways England overground / underground M5 J1 interchange, the biggest in Europe, able to cope with matchday traffic levels with zero delays to journey times in all directions.

New Halfords has a Bob Taylor Tiki Bar, Desi grill and gourmet scratchings facility. Pint, pie and piss during the half time interval is still impossible though.

[AnelkasBeard]

In the hypothetical situation of us being taken over by a benevolent billionaire, I'd rather they invest in club infrastructure over players. Redevelop the area around The Hawthorns, modernise the training ground, build more academy facilities, fix the motorway island...

Breaking News  - Transfer Deadline Day, 31 January 2026

Sky Sports can confirm that West Bromwich Albion have concluded their business for this Window with no incomings or outgoings expected, as has been the case in every window since the Tesla takeover in Spring 2023.  Carlos Corberan continues to work miracles with limited resources for playing staff and maintains a 10th place position in the premier League with relative ease, extracting every last drop from his squad.

Albion now find themselves in their strongest ever position off the pitch with the new 60,000 capacity Halfords lane stand due to be completed in the summer, stretching all the way back to the club subsidised Highways England overground / underground M5 J1 interchange, the biggest in Europe, able to cope with matchday traffic levels with zero delays to journey times in all directions. 

Thanks to the massive solar array and battery storage, all seats within the new Halfords Lane stand will be heated, with accompanying flask stand (also heated), with low level infra red outputs providing direct warmth to the leg of punters previously acquainted with a blanket in the old stand.

Training ground facilities have also been upgraded with an eye on sustainability and performance.  When skysports last visited, the sizeable Hydropool area had recently been cleared to enable the bespoke Augmented Reality pitch to be installed.  On this latest visit, the AR pitch was complete and  we were able to witness the players being fed direct scenarios from Corberans laptop into their headsets for them to perfect their decision-making and technique during a game.   Thomas Assante credits this new setup for making him the current top scorer in the premier league,  similarly, Diangana is now able to negotiate around obstacles and still have possession and David Button is almost at the stage where he can catch a real football. 

The monumental savings on electricity and water usage from the removal of the Hydropool have not been to the detriment of those players requiring rehabilitation though.   The AR / VR experience has been perfected to allow players such as Matt Phillips to still participate in virtual Hydropool sessions without even needing to leave the home.  The reduced stress on the players body by removing the commute and the aforementioned utility savings have created the circumstances for the club to offer the player a renewed long term contract until 2030.

All in jest of course.

Proper arf

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In the hypothetical situation of us being taken over by a benevolent billionaire, I'd rather they invest in club infrastructure over players. Redevelop the area around The Hawthorns, modernise the training ground, build more academy facilities, fix the motorway island...

Albion now find themselves in their strongest ever position off the pitch with the new 60,000 capacity Halfords lane stand due to be completed in the summer, stretching all the way back to the club subsidised Highways England overground / underground M5 J1 interchange, the biggest in Europe, able to cope with matchday traffic levels with zero delays to journey times in all directions.

New Halfords has a Bob Taylor Tiki Bar, Desi grill and gourmet scratchings facility. Pint, pie and piss during the half time interval is still impossible though.

Combine the pint and piss, and you're basically just drinking Carling anyway

[MassDebater]

The thing is, after this fred, an article appeared on my phone's newsfeed, Musk to donate $2bn to charity, I thought has Lai had our business type changed that quickly?? Talk about coincidental?!? OR IS IT?!

[lemon]

In the hypothetical situation of us being taken over by a benevolent billionaire, I'd rather they invest in club infrastructure over players. Redevelop the area around The Hawthorns, modernise the training ground, build more academy facilities, fix the motorway island...

Albion now find themselves in their strongest ever position off the pitch with the new 60,000 capacity Halfords lane stand due to be completed in the summer, stretching all the way back to the club subsidised Highways England overground / underground M5 J1 interchange, the biggest in Europe, able to cope with matchday traffic levels with zero delays to journey times in all directions.

New Halfords has a Bob Taylor Tiki Bar, Desi grill and gourmet scratchings facility. Pint, pie and piss during the half time interval is still impossible though.

Along with hot Bovril, piped directly to each seat.

[SW4Baggie]

I thought this was Blackburn's tactics when they find out Button is in goal at 7.01pm