Gotta say I was over the moon when we sacked Pulis as I was so fed up of the crappy defensive footy we were playing
I thought Pards would do okay and maybe the fact he couldn’t isn’t just to do with the fact that he’s a crap manager, but it’s obvious that we have some dodgy characters in the group of players we have.

Initially I thought well it will be like previous seasons in the Championship which I’ve enjoyed but whenever we’ve gone down before we’ve kept the main spine of our squad let alone team, now Evans has gone, Myhill, Yacob, Hegazi, Dawson and even Foster look on the way out
Rodriguez and Rondon will probably leave too and with our ageing midfield and games coming thick and fast on Saturdays and midweek, I’m not sure we have the right players to cope.

I think Reid would have been a great buy, but I think we won’t get him now
I feel for Big Dave because like most Albion fans we have a real soft spot for him, but I fear we don’t have the right characters and he will spend the start of the season trying to blend partners together at centre half, midfield and up front

Not many teams have been able to overhaul their squad and have a good season the only I can think of is Southampton a couple of seasons ago.

Also if we don’t get out next season I think we could be here for some time.
I hope I’m wrong, I’d love for Big Dave to do well, he deserves it, but we as a club have definitely rested on our laurels and it’s ironic it’s the season we splashed the cash that we went down.

Still think the turning point was not sacking Pulis when he went half a season without barely a point

COYB