Boss Sam Allardyce has three big reasons for wanting to beat West Brom tonigh at the Hawthorns tonight:
O we need the points!
O he left the midlands outfit sooner than he would have liked.
O and he was a major Wolves fan as a younger bloke.
No derby in the country carries more intensity than the one in the Black Country and old habits die hard for those involved – not unlike those between us and Spurs!
He told whufc.com: “I was majorly a Wolves fan but I used to go and watch West Brom occasionally as one of my school friend’s older brother was a West Brom apprentice, so we used to get the odd ticket to go and watch them when Wolves were away,.
“I also had a very short spell at West Brom with Brian Talbot, which didn’t last as long as I thought it would or I’d have hoped.
“I’ll be back in the Midlands and back in the Black Country where I was born and being a Wolves fan you always want to beat the Baggies!”
He grabbed a 1-0 victory over one of his former clubs – Newcastle on Saturday and a repeat would be ideal tonight and he said: “It’s always nice to get a win against one of your old clubs and the circumstances of the way we won, coming off a defeat at Everton and against the most in-form team in the league, made it even better..
“We recorded a welcome clean sheet and the unlikely identity of our match-winner in Aaron Cresswell meant it was very pleasing for me, because he has made a big impact on the team since he has come here.
“A third of the season has gone and we have 21 points and we’re fifth in the table, so things are looking good as we build-up to Christmas.”
