Chris Mepham

Central Defender - West Bromwich Albion
30 Sep 2026
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Marked for Chris Mepham

6 Edition

The West Bromwich Albion Sentinel

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market7 Sep 2026

West Bromwich Albion turn down Port Vale for Alfie Gilchrist

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Isaac Price in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at West Bromwich Albion this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match5 Sep 2026

Southampton take the points off West Bromwich Albion

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Ousmane Diakité falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Nat Phillips left out for tactical reasons at West Bromwich Albion

The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

Player ratings7 Sep 2026

Nobody could get near Karlan Grant

Successful dribbles: 11. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief

Back issues
3 Edition

The West Bromwich Albion Sentinel

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad17 Aug 2026

Tempers go at West Bromwich Albion

Isaac Price was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

Karlan Grant runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Boardroom17 Aug 2026

Graduation day at West Bromwich Albion

4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Chris Mepham gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market17 Aug 2026

One of our own: Steven Green joins the West Bromwich Albion first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Steven Green is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market17 Aug 2026

One of our own: Joseph Palmer joins the West Bromwich Albion first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Palmer is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market17 Aug 2026

One of our own: Joseph Turner joins the West Bromwich Albion first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Turner is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market17 Aug 2026

One of our own: Paul Jackson joins the West Bromwich Albion first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paul Jackson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Match15 Aug 2026

West Bromwich Albion come up short against Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

In brief

2 Edition

The West Bromwich Albion Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market10 Aug 2026

West Bromwich Albion say no — this time

The offer from Gillingham for Akeel Higgins 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.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Chris Mepham signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Chris Mepham and West Bromwich Albion agree another 4 years.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tempers go at West Bromwich Albion

Isaac Price was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Market10 Aug 2026

Eyes on Tammer Kumar again

The phone has started ringing about Tammer Kumar again, and this time the name on the line is Brighton. West Bromwich Albion are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Words at West Bromwich Albion training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nat Phillips 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.

Market10 Aug 2026

Talks stall between West Bromwich Albion and Jed Wallace

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

In brief

1 Edition

The West Bromwich Albion Sentinel

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad3 Aug 2026

Max O'Leary signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Max O'Leary and West Bromwich Albion agree another 4 years.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Chris Mepham in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at West Bromwich Albion this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market3 Aug 2026

Gillingham join the queue for Akeel Higgins

Add another name to the list: Gillingham have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Akeel Higgins. The answer from West Bromwich Albion has not changed — yet.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Jayson Molumby falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Market3 Aug 2026

Still no ink between West Bromwich Albion and Max O'Leary

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at West Bromwich Albion, another week without a signature from Max O'Leary.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Too much change too quickly at West Bromwich Albion

5 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.

In brief