The West Bromwich Albion Sentinel
Transfer targets9 Sep 2030
The window shuts on the Antoine Semenyo deal
West Bromwich Albion ran out of time with Tottenham. The paperwork was open when the deadline passed, and a transfer that was almost done is now a transfer that never happened.
Market9 Sep 2030
Jack Stevens hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what West Bromwich Albion can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout9 Sep 2030
Alex Borto says West Bromwich Albion went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market9 Sep 2030
West Bromwich Albion say no — this time
The offer from Bromley for Jack Stevens was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad9 Sep 2030
Words at West Bromwich Albion training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aune Heggebø is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets9 Sep 2030
Door shut on Dilane Bakwa
West Bromwich Albion asked and Nottingham Forest said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market9 Sep 2030
West Bromwich Albion promote Alexander Hughes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexander Hughes has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market9 Sep 2030
West Bromwich Albion promote Christopher Walker from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Christopher Walker has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad9 Sep 2030
Time is catching up with Juan Cruz
Everybody at West Bromwich Albion saw it before anybody said it, which is how this always goes. At 38 the decline is real and measurable — 3 points — and the only question left is how the club handles somebody it owes a great deal to.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Remar McNeil
- Squad Joel Asomugha signs a new deal
- Squad Tempers go at West Bromwich Albion