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West Brom confirm the appointment of their new manager

West Brom have tonight chosen to confirm the appointment of their new manager just hours after the dismissal of Slaven Bilic.

The Baggies have gathered seven points from 13 league games, with eight defeats, though they earned a surprise 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Tuesday.

Bilic, 52, signed a two-year contract when he took over at the The Hawthorns in June 2019, replacing Darren Moore.

He guided them back to the top flight at the first attempt. The Baggies are currently 19th in the Premier League table with seven points from 13 fixtures.

The Baggies parted company with Head Coach Slaven Bilić with Assistant Coaches, Dean Računica and Danilo Butorović, and First Team Coach Julian Dicks have leaving the club with immediate effect.

Albion would like to thank Slaven and his coaching staff for their efforts in achieving promotion last season and wishes them all well in the future.

CLUB STATEMENT:

West Bromwich Albion are delighted to confirm the appointment of Sam Allardyce as the club’s new Head Coach.

The experienced boss, who has 512 Premier League games to his name, arrives at Albion with his long-time assistant, Sammy Lee.

The Dudley-born manager returns to The Hawthorns more than 30 years after starting his coaching career with the Baggies under former boss Brian Talbot in 1989.

He has now taken the reins at a record eight Premier League clubs, including Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and in his last role, Everton.

The 66-year-old, who agreed terms on an 18-month contract earlier today, will take training on Thursday in preparation for Sunday’s Premier League fixture against Aston Villa (ko 7.15pm).

Sporting and Technical Director, Luke Dowling, said: “In Sam we have a man who has a proven Premier League pedigree with a track record of improving every club he has managed.

“We believe and, more importantly, Sam believes we have a group of players that have the quality needed to give the club its best chance of Premier League survival.”

ALLARDYCE’S PLAYING CAREER:

Youth career
1968–1969 – Dudley Town
1969–1971 – Bolton Wanderers

Senior career
1971–1980 – Bolton Wanderers – 184 apps (21 goals)
1980–1981 – Sunderland – 25 apps (2 goals)
1981–1983 – Millwall – 63 apps (2 goals)
1983 – Tampa Bay Rowdies – 11 apps (1 goal)
1983–1984 – Coventry City – 28 apps (1 goal)
1984–1985 – Huddersfield Town – 37 apps (0 goals)
1985–1986 – Bolton Wanderers – 14 apps (0 goals)
1986–1989 – Preston North End – 90 apps (2 goals)
1989–1991 – West Bromwich Albion – 1 app (0 goals)
1991–1992 – Limerick – 23 apps (3 goals)
1992 – Preston North End – 3 apps (0 goals)
Total – 479 apps (32 goals)

MANAGERIAL STATS:

Limerick (player-manager) – 1991 until 1992 – 27 games, 14 wins, 10 draws, 3 defeats, 51.9 win %
Preston North End (caretaker) – 30 September 1992 until 30 November 1992 – 12 games, 3 wins, 4 draws, 5 defeats, 25.0 win %
Blackpool – 19 July 1994 until 29 May 1996 – 102 games, 44 wins, 23 draws, 35 defeats, 43.1 win %
Notts County – 16 January 1997 until 14 October 1999 – 145 games, 56 wins, 39 draws, 50 defeats, 38.6 win %
Bolton Wanderers – 19 October 1999 until 29 April 2007 – 371 games, 153 wins, 104 draws, 114 defeats, 41.2 win %
Newcastle United – 15 May 2007 until 9 January 2008 – 24 games, 8 wins, 6 draws, 10 defeats, 33.3 win %
Blackburn Rovers – 17 December 2008 until 13 December 2010 – 90 games, 32 wins, 24 draws, 34 defeats, 35.6 win %
West Ham United – 1 June 2011 until 24 May 2015 – 181 games, 68 wins, 46 draws, 67 defeats, 37.6 win %
Sunderland – 9 October 2015 until 22 July 2016 – 31 games, 9 wins, 9 draws, 13 defeats, 29.0 win %
England – 22 July 2016 until 27 September 2016 – 1 game, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 defeats, 100.0 win %
Crystal Palace – 23 December 2016 until 23 May 2017 – 24 games, 9 wins, 3 draws, 12 defeats, 37.5 win %
Everton – 30 November 2017 until 16 May 2018 – 26 games, 10 wins, 7 draws, 9 defeats, 38.5 win %
Total – 1,034 games, 407 wins, 275 draws, 352 defeats, 39.4 win %

Fans reacted as West Brom confirm the appointment of their new manager, find out what they wrote…

@danwba_: Allardyce Out

@JonnyThrostle: Not interested. Never felt more distant from my club. Not that anybody on the boards gives a feck.

@frazerjon: You maybe delighted. I’m not. I’m gutted. Slav made me love the club again after 3 years and over one afternoon you’ve thrown it all away.

@DavidGaskell80: How ironic! We felt the need to get a manager with Premier League experience, but during the transfer window, players with premier league experience were not even in the thoughts.

@ItsYouDanDanwba: Delighted? They taking the piss?

@qohussar78: That’s me finished after 61 years. Premier League ain’t everything. If only the idiots had any knowledge of our Club they would know how most are feeling. It would be great to keep a guy with principles. Slav, good luck and thank you for giving us some faith for a bit.

@TheSullis: Wow very classy!! Did him and Bilic pass each other on the way In/Out ??

@m8u_wba: Don’t care want Slav back

@TheMaximinEra: horrible horrible club. It’s the fans I feel sorry for. Disgraceful

@NatMansell: glad someone’s delighted

@danpope19: Just fucking backwards really, the club is fucked from top to bottom, and now we’re going to be playing dinosaur football.. well played

@xGJHP: Got a lifelong Wolves fan as your head coach

@liamjackjones: Welcome Big Sam, we need to get behind him now lads

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