Who Was Your Manager?

[phild]

Who was the manager of WBA when you first supported them? For me it was Alan Ashman, although I was a little young to really know that. He was only at the Albion 4 years he seemed to have been there longer, which he should have been. He was sacked while on holiday in Greece, because the board wanted the club to win more trophies after the 1968 success.

He went on to manage Carlisle taking them from the 2nd division to the top flight and i remember at one point that he managed to get the club top of the old 1st division for a short time!!

[Dubbag]

Who was the manager of WBA when you first supported them? For me it was Alan Ashman, although I was a little young to really know that. He was only at the Albion 4 years he seemed to have been there longer, which he should have been. He was sacked while on holiday in Greece, because the board wanted the club to win more trophies after the 1968 success.

He went on to manage Carlisle taking them from the 2nd division to the top flight and i remember at one point that he managed to get the club top of the old 1st division for a short time!!

I blame John Giles for that....

[Dubbag]

Who was the manager of WBA when you first supported them? For me it was Alan Ashman, although I was a little young to really know that. He was only at the Albion 4 years he seemed to have been there longer, which he should have been. He was sacked while on holiday in Greece, because the board wanted the club to win more trophies after the 1968 success.

He went on to manage Carlisle taking them from the 2nd division to the top flight and i remember at one point that he managed to get the club top of the old 1st division for a short time!!

That's an easy one for me Phil.
I blame John Giles for that....

[SwedishBaggie]

Ron Atkinson probably, 1978.

[boinggazmic]

Who was the manager of WBA when you first supported them? For me it was Alan Ashman, although I was a little young to really know that. He was only at the Albion 4 years he seemed to have been there longer, which he should have been. He was sacked while on holiday in Greece, because the board wanted the club to win more trophies after the 1968 success.

He went on to manage Carlisle taking them from the 2nd division to the top flight and i remember at one point that he managed to get the club top of the old 1st division for a short time!!

Alan Ashman.the 67/68 season.with my long gone dad .happy yet dad memories..

[baggieal]

Giles for me when I first started going to matches. Remember well Giles- Mulligan and Martin!

[Bombers right foot]

Alan Ashman for me, an FA Cup winning manager, sadly, never to be seen again in my lifetime

[Q165]

I have been an Albion fan for as long as I can remember. It must have been Gordon Clark.

[TipperaryBaggie]

I started supporting Albion when Vic Buckingham was in charge. Whilst all the other boys at school were supporting the big named clubs, I was the only one to support the Baggies. Don't ask me why, maybe I liked the colours!

[Prando]

I have been an Albion fan for as long as I can remember. It must have been Gordon Clark.

I have had to look it up…my first match, on my own, at the Hawthorns was season 1961-2 which was Clark…albeit I don’t remember being aware of the manager in those days ! We lost to West Ham.
I was taken a couple of times by family before then, I think in the late 1950s…but again don’t remember the year nor the match.

[stargazer_1962]

I can remember (dunno how) that when Ashman was sacked a little ditty used to be sung
"alan ashman, on the fire, on the fire" unless it was my sister who made it up and sang it.

[Epsombaggie]

Vic Buckingham for me. A legendary coach; although I didn't appreciate it at the time!

[Dubbag]

Vic Buckingham for me. A legendary coach; although I didn't appreciate it at the time!

When was he manager?

[Albionic68]

My first game at the Hawthorns was an extremely boring nil nil under Don Howe. Honestly can't remember who it was against but the experience tempered my expectations moving forward.

Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing to be exposed to extreme boredom at such a tender age but it seems to have got me through some of our dullest moments in the decades since.

Footnote: Vic Buckingham was our boss from 53-59 before going on to introduce his style of football at that little known Dutch club....... Ajax.

[Dubbag]

My first game at the Hawthorns was an extremely boring nil nil under Don Howe. Honestly can't remember who it was against but the experience tempered my expectations moving forward.

Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing to be exposed to extreme boredom at such a tender age but it seems to have got me through some of our dullest moments in the decades since.

Footnote: Vic Buckingham was our boss from 53-59 before going on to introduce his style of football at that little known Dutch club....... Ajax.

Thanks for that '68.