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West Bromwich Albion continue search for manager to guide them to play-off security
National World - LocalTV
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08/01/2025
A big job ahead for the next WBA boss.
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Charlie, let's look at West Bromwich Albion. Now, obviously, you know, sometimes we do
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struggle to find news around West Brom due to their just, you know, the ineptness of
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the owners with the financial issues. And they come out and said there was a lot of
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struggle there. And obviously, then Carlos Corberán leaves on Christmas Eve. You know,
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not an ideal present for West Bromwich Albion fans, you know, around that Christmas and
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festive period. Chris Brunt has obviously answered the questions on managerial situation.
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He's clearly a club legend, over 400 appearances as a player for them and adored by the fans.
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But I don't think he's really ready himself to make that step up. I mean, the managerial
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situation at a few clubs in the championship has been different this season. You know,
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Cardiff City struggled to get a permanent boss in. Is it the sort of same situation
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with West Brom? What's the sort of latest you can tell us? And is someone in there
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to take them? Because, I mean, the form they're showing at times this season, there can certainly
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be a playoff in contention come the end of it.
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Yeah, it's a strange situation. Obviously, with Corberán leaving on Christmas Eve, ten
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minutes before Christmas Day in England, definitely not ideal. West Brom fans going to sleep early
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ahead of Christmas and waking up to that news would have been really, well, it would be
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a painful one, wouldn't it, really, considering how much of a connection he had with the
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fan base, how successful he was in his first season, kicking away from relegations, moving
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to playoff contention, last year qualifying for the playoffs as well, and this year being
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in a similar position.
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Two weeks or three weeks on and West Brom still without a manager. Chris Brunt and Damir,
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his right-hand man, have done a fairly good job, not losing too many games. They've just
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lost one away at Derby County on Boxing Day. So kind of steadying the ship at an uncertain
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time. There have been a few contenders and a bit of speculation, but West Brom are keeping
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things very, very quiet. Our understanding at Birmingham World is that they are looking
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across Europe for a manager. They're not too bothered about Premier League or Championship
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experience or experience in England full stop, really. They just want someone who's got a
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tactical mouse to take West Brom up into those playoff positions. Luke Williams at Swansea
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City, kind of contradicting that point, looked as if he might be a potential contender, but
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he has now ruled himself out of the running. Raphael Wiki, who was recently at Young Boys
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in the Swiss League, he left them and he's available. He's someone that West Brom have
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been looking at, but once again, no talks are advanced for him. Steven Schumacher, another
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one who's recently in English football, potentially a contender, but I think my guess is as good
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as yours, Charles, in that department. West Brom, they're not quite sure who they're going
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to have just yet, but you can understand why they're being patient and why they're taking
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time to pick the right man, because it's such an important job. And as you say, they're
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in the playoff positions at the moment, lots of teams competing with them. There's every
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chance they can finish in that top six and then potentially move on to the Premier League.
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So they definitely need the right man at the helm.
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