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.
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