| LEAGUE:
promoted as First Division runners-up |
| FA
CUP: quarter-final |
| WORTHINGTON
CUP: third round |
| PREDICTION:
will lose battle to avoid drop |
| TITLE
ODDS: 1000-1 |
| OFFICIAL
WEBSITE: www.wba.co.uk |
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Key man: Jason
Roberts
Providing he stays fit, Roberts could be the difference
between West Brom staying up or returning to the First
Division. A tall, powerfully built Grenada international who
made his name with Bristol Rovers, Roberts revels in running
at defenders and has long been one of the best strikers
outside the Premiership. Now 24, Roberts’s once raw first
touch is much improved
Coach: Gary Megson
To win
promotion to the Premiership having spent just £2m on
transfers and paid your squad a relative pittance in wages
is some achievement. Small wonder Megson is football’s
latest managerial hot property
| Full
squad |
|
Goalkeepers
1 Russell Hoult
21 Brian Jensen
30 Chris Adamson
31 Joe Murphy |
Midfielders
4 Derek McInnes
8 Michael Appleton
10 Andy Johnson
20 Jordao
29 Mark Briggs
32 Matt Collins
34 Lloyd Dyer |
Defenders
2 Igor Balis
3 Neil Clement
5 Darren Moore
6 Phil Gilchrist
7 Ronnie Wallwork
17 Larus Sigurdsson
22 James Chambers
23 Adam Chambers
24 Tony Butler
25 Des Lyttle
27 Ross Adams
35 Tamika Mkandawire |
Forwards
9 Daniel Dichio
11 Jason Roberts
12 Scott Dobie
15 Bob Taylor
28 Matt Turner
33 Mark Scott |
Strongest XI
Nationalities
England (18), Scotland (2), Ireland (1), Denmark (1),
Iceland (1), Wales (1), Slovakia (1), Jamaica (1), Scotland
(1), Angola (1), Grenada (1) Total 29
Players in
Joe Murphy, Ronnie Wallwork
Players out
Ruel Fox, James Quinn, Elliott Morris, Andrew Petterson,
Adam Oliver, Warren Cummings
Instant expert
Ground The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, B71 4LF
Telephone 0121 525 8888
Capacity 28,003
Shirt sponsor West Bromwich Building
Society
Ticket office 0121 525 8888
Can I get a ticket? Small number of tickets
available match by match
How to get there Rail — Hawthorns station
is 300 yards from the ground
New boy: Ronnie
Wallwork
The 24-year-old former Manchester United
forward-turned-centre-half has arrived on a Bosman after
failing to break into the first team at Old Trafford. Worked
under Megson at Stockport on loan. A former England youth
international with a great left foot
Money talk
Top earners Wallwork £18,000, Dichio £15,000, A
Chambers £12,000
Total wage bill
£5.63m
After their public wage dispute, it is no surprise
to learn that West Brom have the smallest wage bill and
turnover (£8.51m) in the Premiership
Where are they now?
Cyrille Regis One of West Brom’s all-time greats,
he is now an agent whose clients include several Hawthorns
first-teamers