Middlesbrough were last night increasingly hopeful they will be the Championship team who signJeremy Sarmiento from Albion... Top Prem ref handed his first Albion game since they won at Forest ... Albion delighted at early sales of Anfield tickets.
Albion’s players have been told life with their latest off-field signing will not always be nice or “happy-clappy” ... Albion will get a clearer idea about the practicalities of his role as he settles in.
Albion plan to give Fabian Hurzeler the strength in depth he needs to chase a European place ... But Albion would only let him, and any others, go with the complete agreement of their head coach.Advertisement.
Albion’s home date with the current Premier League leaders has caught the eye of the TV companies ...TNT have also picked up Albion v Liverpool, which remains on the previously advertised date of Saturday, March 21.
Albion have reported brisk early business as they aim for a big FA Cup turnout at Liverpool... Albion decided to under-write the agreed cost of tickets for season ticket holders and existing 1901 Club members.
Michael Oliver will take charge of Albion on Saturday after back-to-back dates with two title-chasers ... He has only once sent off an Albion player – Tariq Lamptey for a second yellow card late in the 2-1 win behind closed doors at Aston Villa in 2020.
But it highlighted a failing which is threatening to undermine Albion’s push for Europe... The failing is that Bournemouth’s contentious spot kick means Albion have now gone 1-0 down in more matches than any team outside the bottom four.
Albion are being linked with a young Charlton forward currently starring on loan in League Two...David Ornstein at The Athletic reports two bids already by Albion of up to £3.5 million for a player who would be seen as a longer-term investment.