Summary
It would be a pleasure to see one of football's hoariest cliches kicked out of the ground but somehow I can't see West Bromwich Albion achieving it.
Baggies manager Bryan Robson is right to ignore the statistic that if you're bottom of the Premiership at Christmas, then you get relegated. For a start, it's only been a statistic since the Premiership started in 1992 and there is still half the season still to go, so anything can happen. And at the other end of the table, the festive standings seem to matter little. In the last nine seasons, only one side that was top at Christmas has gone on to win the Premiership. Remember Aston Villa's spectacular implosion in 1998-9 - top at Christmas, sixth in May?See the full content of this document
Extract
Pat Murphy: Managing Expectation Is Key
But the Baggies are looking increasingly forlorn. Out of form and luck, handing games to top opponents, like getting a man sent off in the first half against a team like Liverpool.
Bryan Robson is at the moment justifying the old dictum that you should never go back to a club where you were a hero. Expec...See the full content of this document
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