Dude, Where's My Club? - A Journeyman

[ScottT]

Great season! Like said above, it'll be a massive challenge to break into the top five but you've had a great season nonetheless. I'm looking forward to seeing how you fair in the Europa League.

 

[TheLuckDuck]

Great season! Like said above, it'll be a massive challenge to break into the top five but you've had a great season nonetheless. I'm looking forward to seeing how you fair in the Europa League.

It'll be a big challenge, especially with European football

 

[TheLuckDuck]

Sorry about the lack of updates recently, I've been really busy recently and real life is getting in the way of FM at the moment unfortunately

 

[TheLuckDuck]

WONDERKIDS GALORE AT ALBION

The recent transfer unveiling press conference at The Hawthorns resembled the United Nations as the Baggies brought in wonderkids from all around the world

6 were unveiled and here they are:

NEMANJA TOPALOVIC - PARTIZAN BELGRADE - £2.5M
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The 18 year old Serb already has 7 caps for his country after bursting onto the scene with 3 goals in 6 games in the Serbian Superleague as Partizan claimed their 13th title in 16 years ahead of cross-city rivals Red Star. He scored 7 goals in 11 Under 21 games for the Serbs and as such is considered a coup for the Baggies, he is to spend the 2023/24 season out on loan at Championship side Crewe Alexandra

ALDO BARRAZA - BELGRANO - £3M
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The Argentina Under 20 international impressed Baggies scouts at the Under 20 World Cup in South Africa, with his physical attributes and work rate impressing the Albion staff

DAVID RAMIREZ - ESTUDIANTES - £3.7M
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Another member of the Argentine Under 20 World Cup squad, with 18 caps for the Under 20 side, Ramirez can play anywhere across the back four and is comfortable with both feet, a determined player his mental attribute impressed the Baggies

ANDERS VESTERGAARD - AGF - £3.3M
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The 19 year old Dane made three appearances for Danish Superliga ide AGF last season and impressed scouts of some of Europe's top clubs with his performances. Noted for his tackling and marking abilities Vestergaard is yet another sign that Hawkins is building for the future

COLL WATSON - DUNDEE UNITED - £1M
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You know there's something good going on at West Brom when a youngster picks them over Arsenal. Was countryman Oliver Burke a selling point for Scotland Under 21 international Watson? The 21 time Under 21 international already has 93 league appearances to his name at the tender age of 19, with 78 of those coming in the Scottish Premiership with Dundee United and last season's loan spell at Falkirk

BRYAN CURRIE - HIBERNIAN - £3M
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Another Scotsman! Attacking midfielder Currie comes bearing similar league experience to Watson, with the 19 year old making 104 Scottish Premiership appearances over 3 full seasons for the Edinburgh club, Currie became their youngest ever player when he made his debut at just 15 against Alloa in the Betfred Cup and has been a first team regular ever since with the teenager even earning call-ups to the Scottish national team. He will spend this season on loan at Hibs
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[TheLuckDuck]

SUMMER TRANSFERS

We sold Kaj Sierhuis to Watford for £9.75m, Jamie Soule to Huddersfield for £5m and Bart Ramselaar went to Alaves for free

TIM PINNOCK - NEWCASTLE UNITED - £21M
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The 21 year old England international experience both relegation and a first England cap in the same season last term. A Newcastle regular after joining from Southampton for £34.5m at just 18 he's made 130 league appearances in the Premier League & the Championship and will be a mainstay for years to come

RYAN GAULD - SPORTING LISBON - FREE TRANSFER
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The Scottish Messi didn't make his debut until 2021. Wasted.

KYLE WALKER - MANCHESTER CITY - FREE TRANSFER
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Backup.

NEIL NICHOLAS - MANCHESTER UNITED - LOAN
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More backup.​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

BAGGIES PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF

West Bromwich Albion have picked up where they left off last season, which they finished by going unbeaten in 14 games in all competitions, winning 13, by posting a solid start to the 2023/24 season

The season began at Anfield where Liverpool raced into a 1-0 lead via Baggies transfer target Nicolas Alvares, who picked Anfield over the Hawthorns in the summer. West Brom turned things around after half-time however, with Brazilian star Egnaldo bagging goals in the 55th and 72nd minutes to secure a 2-1 win for West Brom

Albion then hosted Arsenal at the Hawthorns, with West Brom's ageing midfielder Aaron Ramsey putting in a man of the match performance against his former club, with the Wales international scoring the winner just 7 minutes from time

West Brom closed the month with a frustrating 2-2 draw against Stoke City who pegged the Baggies back twice to secure a point

This leaves West Bromwich Albion in 5th after three games
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[TheLuckDuck]

SEPTEMBER

Pick up where we left off

PREMIER LEAGUE
AFC Bournemouth 0-2 West Bromwich Albion
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Butland, Trippier, Dawson, Pinnock, Soares, Laimer (Ramsey 75), Gauld (Wardle 75), Zaracho, Lo Celso, Lozano, Egnaldo
A comfortable victory on the south coast will always do nicely

PREMIER LEAGUE
West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Manchester City
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Butland, Dawson, Holding, Pinnock, Soares, Laimer, Gauld, Burke, Lo Celso (Loftus-Cheek 66), Lozano, Egnaldo
This, coupled with our impressive results against Liverpool & Arsenal, has got me dreaming of something special this year. We're decent at the back and have star quality up front in Egnaldo & Burke

LEAGUE CUP THIRD ROUND
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
West Brom win 3-2 on penalties
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Butland, Dawson, Holding, Pinnock, Galloway, Laimer, Hughes, Burke (Zaracho 70), Lo Celso (Wardle 70), Lozano, Nicholas
VINCE WARDLE! The teenager announces himself by scoring a last minute equaliser and the winning penalty against Liverpool!

PREMIER LEAGUE
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Brentford
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Butland, Dawson, Holding, Pinnock, Soares, Laimer (Loftus-Cheek 79), Gauld, Burke, Lo Celso, Lozano (Zaracho 79), Egnaldo
Egnaldo & Burke strike again

LEAGUE TABLE
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"Triffic" - Harry Redknapp​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

OCTOBER

Boing boing no more

PREMIER LEAGUE
West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Everton
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Butland, Dawson, Holding, Pinnock, Soares, Laimer (Ramsey 82), Gauld (Loftus-Cheek 82), Burke, Lo Celso (Wardle 45), Lozano, Egnaldo
Boom, boom, boom! All over before half-time, lovely stuff!

PREMIER LEAGUE
West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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Butland, Dawson, Pinnock, Soares, Laimer, Gauld (Ramsey 64), Burke (Wardle 80), Lo Celso (Loftus-Cheek 6), Lozano, Egnaldo
Well that's a turn up for the books! What a win! Sure, I'd have liked a clean sheet but another 4-2 against a big club is great

PREMIER LEAGUE
Watford 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
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Butland, Dawson, Holding, Pinnock, Soares, McCarthy (Ramsey 58), Gauld (Wardle 58), Burke, Lo Celso, Lozano (Nicholas 82), Egnaldo
#HawkinsOut

LEAGUE TABLE
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Man United are on steroids

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[TheLuckDuck]

A horrific run that has seen us finish 7th leaves me needing to beat Manchester City in the Europa League final to save my job
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[TheLuckDuck]

BAGGIES HOLD ON TO EUROPEAN GLORY

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3
MANCHESTER CITY 1

West Bromwich Albion hung on to European glory on a night that should have been relatively straightforward for the Baggies

A formation change to what worked earlier in the season and a Manchester City squad depleted by injuries saw West Brom race into a 3-0 first half lead courtesy of a brace from Egnaldo and a strike from Oliver Burke

The Baggies, however, stopped playing in the second half and found themselves beating away wave after wave from Manchester City, who were kept out by their own inept finishing and an inspired performance from Jack Butland

Many feel this result has saved Bagges boss Hawkins' job following rumours that the board were going to sack the Welshman following a poor 2024 which saw West Brom pick up just 22 points as they slumped back into 7th spot, 22 points behind title winners Manchester United, who the Baggies were neck and neck with earlier in the campaign

Hawkins, however, has come out swinging, claiming that the Baggies' slump was evidence that he needed a lot more money than he was being given by the West Brom board in order to compete, an attitude shared by Baggies supporters, who are supportive of their manager
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