Anyone with a modicum of interest in football has long accepted that the award of the World Cup to Qatar in 2022 was first and foremost a grave error for the tournament and football as a whole, even when holding one’s nose to stifle the strong smell of corruption. The “FIFA Taskforce” set up to look… Continue reading The Christmas World Cup – it’s all about the money
When West Bromwich Albion were paired with Aston Villa in last week’s FA Cup Sixth Round draw, it not only brought together two fierce local rivals, one of the oldest rivalries in English football lasting 130 years, but also two clubs with a rich FA Cup history totalling twelve wins and twenty appearances in the… Continue reading Bring on the Villa! A look at Albion’s FA Cup history against the men from Witton
After each Premier League game I will be showing how Albion have fared at the same stage of each Premier League season, both in terms of the number of games played, and based on the equivalent fixtures completed.
After each Premier League game I will be showing how Albion have fared at the same stage of each Premier League season, both in terms of the number of games played, and based on the equivalent fixtures completed.
The “Tony Pulis Effect” seems to have gathered pace over the past week at the Hawthorns. After two moderately disappointing performances against Spurs and Burnley, the Baggies produced two excellent displays to dispatch both Swansea and West Ham at the Hawthorns scoring six goals without reply. While the excitement of the FA Cup quarter-final draw… Continue reading Sunderland v West Brom – Will the Pulis Effect Continue?
After a seven year hiatus, jonwant.com is back. In the coming weeks and months, I’ll be adding articles, commentary, reports and statistics about West Bromwich Albion, the England team and football in general.