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But once he's on the bench and part of the match day squad he becomes legitimate candidate for international call up? Hopefully we have a good relationship with Canada and they agree it's not in the players interests to travel for the two games regardless Guatemala away 14th Nov Guatemala home 17th Nov We play Derby County 12.30 on 21st Nov

Agreed we need him for those, he's not even been in training last week so just can't see Larin being on the bench

Problem is Larin isn't 100%. Doesn't seem worth the risk to potentially result in a longer time out, plus giving him more time out less likely Canada will call him up (or if they do he can legitimately withdraw from squad as out injured) , gives us up 21st Nov to have him back for Derby raring to go.

Congratulations on the 400, enjoyed listening once again, was it a requirement for you all to discreetly wear and drink from TSP merch on this one? Nice product placement 👏

Jander is a worry, Tonda had made clear when coming back "we need to carefully manage his minutes as he missed pre-season" but this latest muscle injury was picked up in training anyway. Dont think we see either Jander or Larin until after international break at best. Huge credit to Bragg and JWP , if you told me at start of season we'd have games missing Jander AND Downes (plus Larin) I'd have feared a real slump in performance, credit to the whole squad stepping up

Just under 100 tickets left now, anyone making a late decision to travel its handy that digital tickets delivered through the app so no issues having to collect them. Still some spaces available on unofficial travel as well https://www.nickssaintsawaytravel.co.uk/#!/west-bromwich-albion-away-03-11-2026

He's still training, and he was in the tunnel with the players pre match on Saturday, certainly part of the squad banter , seems popular, its clearly an odd situation but seems to be handling well

Most WBA are, ones ive met in person at games, or doing England have always been sound as a pound However, in 2026 Unfortunately most blokes who have the time to post on anonymous football forums making up weird stories probably arent the best representatives of a fan base , best to just ignore them

Completely agree with your assessment, with the exception of a few in the main the south half of the ground is silent, I had a chsnge of scenary in Itchen centre yesterday, we have some miserable old grumps in that part of the ground who seem to get little enjoyment out of the occasion, tutting and moaning their way through the 90 mins. Also large numbers streaming out to beat the traffic from 85th min onwards

The win at West Ham stands out, confidence will be high, bit of a mixed bag over last month , particularly draw with Preston and home defeat to Birmingham gives me hope

Do you know whats happened to Jander again? I heard the same on Larin, he's hardly featured since last international break and I'd feared the worst of this scenario, fair play to Dobbin he's really stepped up and done well. A win at WBA would be absolutely massive result, especially when our following two matches are against the bottom two away to Preston then home to Derby. Hopefully we can shift the last few tickets, a packed away end that far away midweek when its live main game on sky is very impressive, should be a good atmosphere

Jimmy-Jay Morgan to score against us. Tough game 1-1 prediction

Great win but support was awful wasn't it, i guessed a large number of fans were completing a sponsored silence challenge. Geezer next to me spent virtually entire game scrolling on his phone, just don't understand some people make the effort to turn up but hardly watch the game or contribute vocal support

We really struggle to sell that block 20, always the last to sell out. not really rowdy enough for lads who want to stand and sing but too near the away fans for families , club should look at making blocks 20 /21 cheapest seats in the ground , make it more appealing

He's scored again!