Are the play-offs an overachievement for West Brom?

Lewis Cox and Jonny Drury discuss the race for the play-offs on the new episode of the Baggies Broadcast.

Transcript

00:00 But this is before a ball's kicked this season.

00:04 Is it, in your opinion, is it an overachievement for Albin to get into the playoffs?

00:10 And then, the hearing now, after the 45 games we've seen, is it an overachievement for Albin

00:15 to get into the playoffs?

00:16 It's hard to say, isn't it?

00:17 It's hard to say, and it's probably, it's hard not to give like a hypocritical answer

00:22 because I've said at the top of the conversation or earlier in the podcast that we'd snapped

00:27 round off for it, which is exactly what Baguio has just said there.

00:31 Is it an overachievement?

00:32 I didn't really expect Albin to be in the playoffs this season, to be honest.

00:35 I think that a low bar had been set in terms of Val, Bruce, and then I know Carlos, sort

00:43 of, we were still in it on the last day last season.

00:45 But I think everything surrounding the club, like, you know, how many players come in last

00:50 summer, three.

00:52 I think, and the championship being strong in terms of Leeds, Leicester, Southampton,

00:57 I didn't, I don't know really.

00:59 I don't think, I think I predicted Albin to finish like six to nine, something like that.

01:03 I think the reason of hope and optimism and sort of confidence was Carlos having a full

01:08 season, wasn't it, on the back of what he did.

01:10 It was probably the reason.

01:12 I think if they get in the playoffs, is it an overachievement?

01:16 Maybe, I'm not sure.

01:19 Relative to the squad, I'd be tempted to say yes, I think, personally.

01:24 I know there's some very good championship players in the squad.

01:28 I realise that.

01:29 And on very good championship money, like, I realise that as well.

01:34 But I think I made a point at the top of the show about the cycle of the squad and where

01:39 they all are, relative to their careers and Albin careers.

01:44 Perhaps that's a factor, I dare say.

01:47 And I think from how Corbijn spoke, not just of Leicester, but I think for most of the

01:52 season, he would argue, I think, that it's...

01:55 Look, he would say that Albin and Roy are expected in this division to be fighting for

01:59 it.

02:00 And maybe he would say that's where they should be.

02:01 But I think if he was to give an honest, deep down opinion, he would have it as an overachievement.