Baggies make history

Amazing!
Today West Bromwich Albion became the first club to avoid relegation up after being bottom at Christmas since the Premiership began. The Baggies beat visitng Portsmouth, 2-0, while other results also favored West Brom.
I support Sheffield Wednesday now (please don't ask me why) but WBA were my club as a kid growing up as a hopeless ANGLOPHILE in northern California.
I still have a scarf that I have kept from my younger days.
Norwich City were fourth from bottom and safe in the Premier League when the day began. Fulham thumped them 6-0 in a match I watched on Fox Sports Channel. Southampton scored in the 10th minute against Manchester United to briefly move out of the relegation zone. Malcolm Glazer's new plaything won it, 2-1, though, to send the Saints out of the top flight for the first time in 27 years. Sad.
Visiting Crystal Palace led for a time against Charlton but the Addicks scored a late equaliser to send the Eagles down. Bad luck.
I'm proud of the Baggies, though. Bryan Robson is the perfect manager for them. I hope they consolidate their position next season.
In the meantime... come on, Sheffield Wednesday... win some playoff matches and move up the pyramid!
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