By 4two
January 8 2004

The Saddlers travel to the Hawthorns to face table topping Albion. The game is set to be screened live on Sky Sports.

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Merson In !

The Saddlers can look forward to Paul Merson returning to the squad. Lee would be a fool to leave him out of the starting eleven for such a big game. Corica, Kerr and Matias are not going to make the squad due to injury. The most likely move for the Saddlers is Merse in for Emblen.

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Gregan to return

Gregan is recovering from his injury and should feature. Andy Johnson is a serious doubt. Sigurdson is touch and go, but Dichio has no chance of making the squad after under going surgery for a groin injury.

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The Ritchie way

It is not just his on field performances that have endeared him to the Walsall fans, its his attitude off it. He firmly believes in the Saddlers mission to establish themselves as a first division club, and is the only one to have publicly mentioned the play offs in the press. He is the kind of player every club needs. Probably the player of the season so far.

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Hulse - We owe you

Rob Hulse has told the Saddlers that his Baggies side owe the Saddlers one after the opening day of the season. The former Crewe front man is one of Albion's big money signings who is still trying to make his mark in the first division. He hasn't made an outstanding impact on the first division, but he has been a vital clog in Albion's climb to the upper regions of Division 1.

 

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Club Details
Nickname	The Baggies
Address	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, B74, BLF.
Telephone	0121 525 8888
E-mail	enquires@wbafc.co.uk
Founded	1879
Former Names	-
Official Site	http://www.wba.co.uk
Contacts	Click here

Club Colours
Home Colours	Navy, White, Red
Away Colours	Yellow, Green
Third choice	None
Sponsor	WB Building Society
Manufacturer	Diadora

The Stadium
Name	The Hawthorns
Capacity	27,200
Away Fans	Smethwick End - Between 2000-4000.
Record Attendance	64,815

Worth a read
Official Programme	'Albion
Evening Mail	Regional Evening Paper
Sporting Star	Local Sports Pink
Sports Argus	Local Sports Pink
Fanzine	'Grorty Dick

Club details
Manager	Gary Megson
Coaches	Frank Burrows
Physio(s)	Nick Worth
In's	Hulse, O'Conner, Gaardsoe, Haas, Sakiri
Out's	Brian Jensen, Derek McIness.
Star Man	Jason Koumas
All Time Great	Tony "Bomber" Brown

Web Links

Official Site

West Brom Boing

WBA-FC.com

West Bromwich Albion on the Net

Swedish Baggies

WBA Mad

Baggies World

WBAUnofficial.com