Jonny Drury and Lewis Cox reflect on West Brom's victory over Sheffield Wednesday - and question whether it is a real kickstart for their play-off push.
Jayson Molumby's late winner handed Albion all three points in dramatic fashion against their top six rivals.
Up to now Albion have had a decent campaign and have been in and around the play-off spots for a number of months.
However, their form has been stop start since before Carlos Corberan's exit on Christmas Eve.
On this week's Baggies Broadcast, Lewis and Jonny discuss whether the victory of Wednesday and the fashion of it, is a real kickstart to Albion's push to cement a top six spot.
Jayson Molumby's late winner handed Albion all three points in dramatic fashion against their top six rivals.
Up to now Albion have had a decent campaign and have been in and around the play-off spots for a number of months.
However, their form has been stop start since before Carlos Corberan's exit on Christmas Eve.
On this week's Baggies Broadcast, Lewis and Jonny discuss whether the victory of Wednesday and the fashion of it, is a real kickstart to Albion's push to cement a top six spot.
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00:00Coxsey, you know, we've written a lot about it, haven't we, since Saturday? You know,
00:04that Jason Mlumley goal, how it all came around, conceding so late, being down on their knees
00:10and going again and getting that goal. Well, we said that the Hawthorns just erupted, like
00:15you said, the best noise you've heard inside the ground this season. And I've written down
00:20in front of me, you know, does this kick-start West Brom's season? And when you say that,
00:25it's kind of coming from a place where the season hasn't been too good. It obviously
00:30has Albion in the play-off places going into these games, but does it feel like a pivotal
00:35moment that Albion can build on? You know, it's come on the back of Adam Armstrong coming
00:39in, Tammy Abani coming in on deadline day, you know, come on the back of a very good
00:42window. You know, we've got this victory now in the manner that they won against Sheffield
00:48Wednesday. Does it feel like a moment where Albion can use as a springboard to go and
00:53launch into these last 15 games and really cement their place in the play-offs?
00:58I think so, yeah. The manner of the opposition, you know, it was a rival really, wasn't it,
01:03that game? And the way it would have been so deflating, you know, Callum Patterson's
01:13goal, 93rd minute, it wouldn't have lost Albion the game, but it would have been a really,
01:19really deflating draw. You know, you'd kind of be in the territory of new Albion, new
01:25signings. We've got Adam Armstrong through the door, who's guaranteed goals. He scored
01:28a brilliant goal on his debut and we still can't win a game. Do you know what I mean?
01:32Like, it's that kind of frustration. And not that it would have been the worst result in
01:37the world. I think we're all just a bit fed up with draws, aren't we? And, you know, not
01:41going to get Albion anywhere quick. So it was huge in that regard. We spoke before the
01:46game, didn't we, in the media lounge as we were sinking our breakfast. It kind of felt
01:55like because of, yeah, still so short into Tony's reign and because the window shut,
02:01a big end to the window, like you say, a lot of business done, ends and out as well. And
02:08so many changes to that side, you know, new boys starting, others in the squad, six changes,
02:14wasn't it? You know, half of the outfield players keeper in goal. It felt like the second
02:22half of the season is ready to start almost like you said to me, you know, Mulberry's
02:26second reign is ready to really start. So what a way to do that. It's a pivotal week
02:32as it is in terms of it being Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn and Millwall. I'm sure we've all
02:38seen the little cluster of the middle of the championship table and how it's sort of headed
02:43up by Alvin, isn't it? And it's right the way down, I think, to Millwall in 14th. So
02:48a free game week all against rivals. What is it now? That was the 16 games left as of
02:55before Saturday, now 15. So it is crunch time, really. It's not quite running territory is
03:01it till we get deeper into March. But you know, this is the build up and this is the
03:06point where everything we bemoaned off the back of Plymouth. And I did do some bemoaning,
03:13don't worry. And I know I did some bemoaning off the back of the deadline day as well.
03:17But I remember doing our video after Plymouth. It was like, Alvin can't win successive games,
03:24can they? They can't win away. No momentum, consistency. Well, this would be a great time
03:29to do it clearly. And I'm just more likely to do it now. They have people through the
03:34door who can play the position up front, know where the goal is. A lot of encouragement
03:40to get into, I think, from Saturday. The talking points and stories all over the show weren't
03:45there, they really were. It sets them up, like you say, but Blackburn on paper wouldn't
03:51have been that easy of a game. But obviously, there's a lot going on there at the moment
03:55regarding John Eustace. And I suppose it's become a real presentable opportunity actually.
04:01A bit of irony really, given Eustace was quite heavily linked with the role, wasn't he?
04:06And yeah, I think now compared to, I don't know, this time last week or just before the
04:12deadline or whatever, thinking about it, Jonny, this time last week, we were working the deadline,
04:17were we? Adam Armstrong was but a twinkle in the eye this time last week, Jonny. But he's
04:23already a Brummie Road end goal hero. What a goal it was, by the way. And just so much more
04:29optimism that Albi can get where they want to get. I think we said to you in a post-window
04:35video that for me, and it's not too extreme to say it, but it's a game changer in terms of that
04:42ability to finish in the top six, I think.