A view from the Opposition - Baggies fan

Liam_Baggies · August 27, 2012

Hi, as a moderator on westbrom.com we usually run a view from the opposition in the build up to our game against you on Saturday. I was wondering whether you would be so kind enough to answer the questions I shall provide and I'll post the finished article later to you this week.

I must apologies to the site admin If I need permission, or if this has been placed on the wrong board.

1. What were your thoughts on your season last year?
2. What were your thoughts on our season last year?
3. What are your thoughts on our appointment of Steve Clarke as head coach?
4. What are you expecting from Everton this season?
5. What are you expecting from WBA this season?
6. Favourite memories against WBA?
7. Worst memories against WBA?
8. Team you expect David Moyes to put out?
9. Player you fear the most in our side?
10. Finally, score predictions?

I would also like to thank you for smashing Aston Vile on Saturday, and I wish you all a very safe journey to The Hawthorns on Saturday.

Greek Fisherman · August 27, 2012

10-0 (Jelavic 3, Fellaini 2, Mirallas 2, Naismith, Piennar, Hibbert)

Fellaini'sWIG · August 27, 2012

Clarke's a kopite (n)

steiner · August 27, 2012

Welcome Liam_Baggies,

The lad who writes the previews will answer all the questions above. He usually gets it spot on. Your team has started similar to us. Clarke seems to have created a good team spirit there and we are expecting our toughest test up to now down there mate.

justmeinit · August 27, 2012

1. Terrible first half of season, after signings much better 2nd half to season....pretty much a standard season for us.
2. Decent season for you really I guess most WBA fans target most seasons is to stay up
3. Steve Clarke I know Jose rated him when he was at Chelsea. Like to thank him for his hand in Liverpool's demise last season
4. Good start so far so looks promising I think we are aiming top 6
5. I've been impressed so far. Lukaku is a great bit of business I think around mid table. I think you will be well clear of the drop
6. Nothing comes to mind at the moment
7. Same as above
8. We will be unchanged from Villa I expect
9. Lukaku
10. Be tight but I think 1-1 or we will nick it 1-0

Penno · August 27, 2012

Favourite West Brom memories was going to Valley Parade with my baggie mate to watch Bradford v W.Brom. Great bunch of fans, always have a soft spot for you guys.

tim-cahill-legend · August 27, 2012

Liam_Baggies said:
Hi, as a moderator on westbrom.com we usually run a view from the opposition in the build up to our game against you on Saturday. I was wondering whether you would be so kind enough to answer the questions I shall provide and I'll post the finished article later to you this week.

I must apologies to the site admin If I need permission, or if this has been placed on the wrong board.

1. What were your thoughts on your season last year? Terrible start as usual, great from midway to the end, would of finished something like 3rd if the season was started in january.
2. What were your thoughts on our season last year? good, you stayed up and more which is the important thing, lost your manager who i dont think is all that great anyway. i was at bolton v west brom at the end of the season with a friend and your fans were fantatsic
3. What are your thoughts on our appointment of Steve Clarke as head coach? time will tell, great so far as the liverpool game showed, he's not proven himself as a manager yet but years at chelsea and other clubs as assistant, i am sure he will do the job for you
4. What are you expecting from Everton this season? not a lot before the season started, but after these 2 games i would say top 6 easy if we can keep our players fit
5. What are you expecting from WBA this season? 9th - 12th another good season in my books as you got your name as the yo-yo team but you now look like you might be sticking around
6. Favourite memories against WBA? any that we win
7. Worst memories against WBA? when you beat us 4-1 at goodison a couple of years ago. again though at the start of the season when we are normally cr@p
8. Team you expect David Moyes to put out? expect or think is very different. hopefully, howard,hibbo, jags, distin, baines, pienaar, fellaini, gibson, mirallas, osman, jelavic
9. Player you fear the most in our side? lukaku looks a decent player, odemwingie can always scores aswell
10. Finally, score predictions? 1-1, both teams playing well

I would also like to thank you for smashing Aston Vile on Saturday, and I wish you all a very safe journey to The Hawthorns on Saturday.

thank you, and good luck for the rest of the season ( and thank you for smashing the RS the other week)

ijjysmith · August 27, 2012

I actually think the WBA game will be our toughest yet.

United had Carrick at cb, Villa are god awful, West Brom are decent.

Very tough game.

Deloodid · August 27, 2012

Funny memory is us beating you last season and Roy banging his head against the advertising boards.
Im gonna go with 0-2, i think Odemwingie is your dangerman.

bad memory, you beating us 1-4 couple of seasons ago, and your fans singing

i wanna go home... this place is a sh*thole, i wanna go home (sang to Tony Hibberts scores when he wants)

Steveo · August 27, 2012

My favourite Baggies memory is bumping into (almost literally) Adran Chiles at Euston station and telling him I really liked his Extreme Survival series.

What i was doing there, you see, was making reference to the fact he bears a slight resemblance to tubby survivalist Ray Mears.

How we laughed.

Worst was getting twatted 4-0 a few years ago. Moylez out!

ianefc · August 27, 2012

Hi, as a moderator on westbrom.com we usually run a view from the opposition in the build up to our game against you on Saturday. I was wondering whether you would be so kind enough to answer the questions I shall provide and I'll post the finished article later to you this week.

I must apologies to the site admin If I need permission, or if this has been placed on the wrong board.

1. What were your thoughts on your season last year?
Poor start due to no new faces until deadline day meaning we had no time to get everyone up to the same level of fitness and the new players were unable to adapt to our way of playing, came good in the end but a little to late to make a decent push for europe
2. What were your thoughts on our season last year?
Impressive stuff, bought well, you had a tough run of fixtures at the start of the season, thought though after a good start long went a bit quietm, but odemwingie was fantastic and to win 5-1 away at your main rivals must have been a buzzing day
3. What are your thoughts on our appointment of Steve Clarke as head coach?
He has had dealing with 2 clubs i cant stand the reds***e and west ham, he seems to speak well and has taken over a settled team and spanked the reds***e so great start
4. What are you expecting from Everton this season?
to win the league by april, seriuosly a consistant season all the way through playing a decent brand of football, we have started well and we need to push on as we dont play any of the 'top clubs' for another 7 or 8 games so if we can get a decent tally of points by then we should be looking at one of the 2 european comps
5. What are you expecting from WBA this season?
mid table, very solid and that lukaku could be a real star
6. Favourite memories against WBA?
7. Worst memories against WBA?
losing at home 4-1 couple of seasons ago and 4 - 0 at yours a few seasons
8. Team you expect David Moyes to put out?
same as last week
howard
neville jags distin baines

gibbo ossie

naismith felli pienaar

jelavic
9. Player you fear the most in our side?
odemwingie and lukaku
10. Finally, score predictions?
2-2

I would also like to thank you for smashing Aston Vile on Saturday, and I wish you all a very safe journey to The Hawthorns on Saturday.

Steven Naismith · August 27, 2012

Liam_Baggies said:
Hi, as a moderator on westbrom.com we usually run a view from the opposition in the build up to our game against you on Saturday. I was wondering whether you would be so kind enough to answer the questions I shall provide and I'll post the finished article later to you this week.

I must apologies to the site admin If I need permission, or if this has been placed on the wrong board.

1. What were your thoughts on your season last year?
2. What were your thoughts on our season last year?
3. What are your thoughts on our appointment of Steve Clarke as head coach?
4. What are you expecting from Everton this season?
5. What are you expecting from WBA this season?
6. Favourite memories against WBA?
7. Worst memories against WBA?
8. Team you expect David Moyes to put out?
9. Player you fear the most in our side?
10. Finally, score predictions?

I would also like to thank you for smashing Aston Vile on Saturday, and I wish you all a very safe journey to The Hawthorns on Saturday.

1. Great ending, without Gibson and Jelavic and Pienaar we would have only just got top 10, bit gutted about the semi but life goes on.

2. Your season didn't seem too bad and Hodgson made you a hard side to beat, enjoyed his reaction when big vic slotted it at the hawthorns though!

3. Seems like a good manager from the two games you have played this season but mate, he's a kopite, we all despise him.

4. I'm expecting a solid season, fa cup or league cup would be fantastic! preferably the fa cup.. top 6 finish is on the cards is we keep up how we've started right the way through till the end and Jelavic keeps getting the goals.

5. I'm expected you to finish about 9th, 9th 10th is between you or Swansea I think, don't rule out Fulham as well!

6. Favourite memory vs West Brom would be when Big Dunc played his final game for us and got his goal!

7. The 4-1 at Goodison the other season, Jesus Christ.

8. Howard
Neville Jagielka Distin Baines
Gibson Osman
Naismith Fellaini Pienaar
Jelavic

9. Youssouf Mulumbu, I love him! Class player, definately a danger!

10. 2-1 Everton, Jelavic and Osman for the blues, Odemwingie for the baggies.

toffeejack · August 27, 2012

thought WBA under achieved last season, was thinking they'd finish 9th. maybe they'll do that this season, finishing above the RS may not be totally out of their means either, so who knows, 3-0 flattered liverpool by the sounds of it. very good start for them though, 4 points was the best they could have hoped for, long hasn't done as well as i thought for them but he hasn't done bad at all

BoysInBlue · August 27, 2012

Hello mate, some answers to your questions:

1. What were your thoughts on your season last year?

Terrible start, awful football until January, then the season was utterly transformed by some fantastic business in the transfer market in selling Saha and Bily, and bringing in Jelavic and Gibson. Rest of the season was great, apart from the semi final defeat.

2. What were your thoughts on our season last year?

I thought you had a solid season and Hodgson did a good job. Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give you is you're no longer seen as a yo-yo club and have established yourself in the Prem now, a mid-table to top 10 side.

3. What are your thoughts on our appointment of Steve Clarke as head coach?

Bit of a gamble, given he has no previous experience as a manager, but he does have a good reputation as a coach. I think he'll do alright. You looked good against LFC, that's for sure.

4. What are you expecting from Everton this season?

Top 6, hopefully European qualification, and maybe another run in the cups. We finished 7th last year, and I think we're a better side now, playing better football.

5. What are you expecting from WBA this season?

Same as last year, mid-table to top 10. You'll take some scalps along the way. I think you'll be the midlands top team this season.

6. Favourite memories against WBA?

I remember Rooney tormented WBA in a home game in 2003 I think it was.

7. Worst memories against WBA?

More worst memories than favourites! Obviously there's the 1968 Cup Final. More recently, you gave us a 4-0 hiding at the Hawthorns in late 2005, when many of us were fearing a relegation battle was looming, we were that bad. Thankfully we had one of our customary late season rallies and finished mid-table.

8. Team you expect David Moyes to put out?

Same team that started vs Villa: Howard, Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Neville, Pienaar, Fellaini, Gibson, Osman, Naismith, Jelavic.

9. Player you fear the most in our side?

Romelu Lukaku looks like he'll be a good player for you.

10. Finally, score predictions?

I think it will be a tougher game than Villa and we'll have to play just as well to get something.