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BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'We stood up as a team'
West Brom Ryan Mason was delighted after seeing his side overcome Hollywood-backed Wrexham for their first away win of the Welsh club's spending power was underlined when they introduced Nathan Broadhead, who could eventually cost them £10m from Ipswich, as a first-half substitute for injured Josh was Albion's first away league victory since beaten Hull City 2-1 last November."I thought we were excellent. We deserved to win the game and it's been a hell of a long time since we won away from home in this league," said Mason."It's very nice to get that feeling inside the changing room."We came here with the right mindset and willingness to get a victory. We stood up as a team and as a squad."The Baggies will at home to Portsmouth next Saturday.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Isaac Price doubles up as West Brom's changes pay off at Wrexham
With the spotlight fixed on their Hollywood infused opposition, it is easily forgettable that West Brom's Ryan Mason is just lighting the touchpaper on a hopefully lengthy and fruitful managerial career. Mason will know already that he will thrive or fail on his substitutions, and a lunchtime double switch that instantly earned three precious Championship points should boost his confidence. Mikey Johnston had been on the pitch 28 seconds when he found Jed Wallace to his left. Wallace had entered at the same time and beat Danny Ward with his second touch. There will doubtless have been groans in the away end as Tom Fellows, who set up Isaac Price's opener and had been as lively as a pre-teen given unlimited fizzy sweet supplies, departed for Wallace. That disappointment soon dissipated and was replaced by unrestrained joy when seven minutes later Johnston found Price for a headed second. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion By then the angst was felt solely on the Wrexham bench, with Lewis O'Brien's first-half equaliser and Sam Smith's stoppage-time consolation proving moot. Phil Parkinson's side have made home a fortress during their triple promotion, with just six defeats here across their last 92 league games. However, Championship opponents will no longer arrive and cower in the corner. Not one, but two sets of TV cameras were here for Wrexham's first home game at this level since 1982. The ground had not shaken with the celebratory noise of a second-tier goal for some 15,799 days. But it was not Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney celebrating the strike from their box on high. Instead, a small pocket in blue and white boing-ed in the sunshine when their number 21 struck in the 21st minute. Fellows danced down the right in front of them before finding Price with a smart, precise, low cross. The same three adjectives can be used to describe the finish, too. West Brom's two outstanding young talents deserved much credit but given the club's ongoing battle with P&S rules, the worry for supporters is that, should the price be right, one or other might depart in the next fortnight. So scared were Wrexham of Fellows that central defender Lewis Brunt was booked after grappling him far closer to West Brom's box than his own. Pre-his assist, Fellows had volleyed a decent chance over, while Darnell Furlong dragged a shot from distance wide. As one home fan observed, the Championship was already proving 'completely relentless. You don't get time catch breath'. But Wrexham are well used to games like these. Substance is prioritised over style, and that is why Kieffer Moore is so crucial. For most modern success stories, he would simply be a Plan B forward, but for Parkinson he is a totem pole. A doubt having limped off at Southampton, Moore, despite rumours of months out, strapped his ankle and cracked on. Early doors, Moore won a handful of headers and may as well have laughed at Nat Phillips when the defender tried to circumnavigate him. And yet Wrexham's only attacking moment of note in the opening 40 minutes was losing Josh Windass to injury, replaced by record signing Nathan Broadhead. Moore played a key, if unexpected part in the leveller. Finding himself in acres down the right, he in turn found James McLean in the box whose touch accidentally teed up Lewis O'Brien. The finish brought a visceral Welsh roar. Wrexham ought to have led within a minute of the restart. Moore found himself out wide again, with George Campbell attempting to shepherd the ball out. Moore got his body around him, kept play alive and found Broadhead via a nifty O'Brien flick. Broadhead should have scored. After that, an away win victory felt more likely. The gaps in Wrexham's midfield widened. Price and Fellows were continual nuisances, the latter setting up Aune Heggebø with a dummy only for the forward's shot to be blocked. Then came the killer change. The home side have written the script so many times over the past four years, yet here Mason was in the director's seat. 2-1. 3-1. Even Smith's late intervention brought no drama.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'Bilkul model' not Baggies' long-term plan
West Bromwich Albion boss Ryan Mason says he believes the club's current model of purchasing low-value players with a view to developing them for a higher resale price is only a temporary solution to resolve the club's financial Baggies sold defender Torbjorn Heggem to Serie A club Bologna on a £10m deal on Friday, having purchased the Norwegian for just under £600,000 in July to BBC Radio WM on Thursday, prior to the completion of the sale, the head coach was asked whether the 'Bilkul model' introduced when Shilen Patel took over the club in February 2024 was something he was made aware of when he arrived in June."I think it's more the context of our current situation and what we inherited as a club a couple of years ago in terms of the new ownership," Mason said."I don't necessarily believe that's the model, it's just a model we currently using to get us to a point where we can be better placed."If there's opportunities that arise in this period now where I can accelerate the process of getting us more stable on that side of it, then that can only benefit the club."Listen to the full pre-match interview with Mason and more on BBC Sounds.
New York Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Manchester United's Toby Collyer in advanced talks over West Brom loan
Manchester United midfielder Toby Collyer is in advanced talks to sign for West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan. A host of Championship clubs have registered an interest in Collyer but West Brom appear to have won the race, with the structure of the deal agreed. The West Midlands club believe the 21-year-old can aid their push for promotion to the Premier League under head coach Ryan Mason. Advertisement Speaking on United's tour of the United States this summer, Collyer said his priority was to play 'as many minutes as possible', be it in Manchester or elsewhere. 'I think first and foremost I want to be here and play as many games for Man United as possible,' he said. 'I'll sit down with the manager and higher-ups and see what's the best solution for that. The best way for me to develop, whether it's stay here or go on loan. The end goal for me is to play as many minutes as possible here, hopefully starting every week. So yeah, I'll sit down with them.' Collyer joined United's youth academy in 2022 from Brighton & Hove Albion and made his first-team debut under Erik ten Hag in the Community Shield match against Manchester City in August 2024. The central midfielder made 19 first-team appearances for United in the 2024-25 campaign. His most memorable moment came in January's Premier League victory at Fulham, when he cleared the ball off the line to ensure a 1-0 win. The emergence of Kobbie Mainoo and signing of Manuel Ugarte in 2024 limited Collyer's first-team opportunities, with Casemiro also featuring prominently throughout 2024-25. Christian Eriksen, meanwhile, departed United this summer following the expiration of his contract. Collyer, who captained England at under-16 and under-17 levels, has featured for England's under-20 side across the past year. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
West Brom 'deserved more' in defeat by Rams
West Bromwich Albion boss Ryan Mason said their Carabao Cup loss to Derby County was disappointing and felt his side were dominant on the game ended 1-1 when Joe Ward cancelled out striker Aune Heggebo's opener with a 96th-minute equaliser, with Derby going on to win the penalty shootout insisted that there were a lot of positives to take into their game at Wrexham on Saturday (12:30 BST)."It's not going to take away from the overall performance, there were lots of positives which we will take into Saturday," he told BBC Radio WM."I thought the performance of the team was really good, it's so frustrating we didn't win, we deserved so much more."On another day we come away two, or three-nil winners."Listen to the full interview and more on BBC Sounds.
