Brown Ideye set for big West Brom chance Express Star
The Nigeria international is standing by for his first Premier League start since September, if Victor Anichebe fails to shake off a groin injury.
Leading scorer Saido Berahino is also in line to return against Villa, after being left out of last weekend's custom new orleans saints Jerseys goalless draw at Hull City.
Ideye has made just two league starts since his big money move from Dynamo Kiev, but Irvine said: "He's much closer now than he's been previously and he's looking as if he's ready to play a part.
"Brown is working really hard. He had a period where he felt a bit low and wondered how he would get into the team but he has increased the way he worked.
"He came in and things were fine, he got thrown in too quickly and would have benefited from having a slower build up.
"He then got injured and that set him back even further and it's been a long way back for him but in the last couple of weeks he's looked much sharper."
Ideye scored twice in a behind closed doors win against Northampton Town on Tuesday, in a game that also featured midfielder Silvestre Varela.
Hiya Bully,
The most important thing for me this weekend is beating the Villa and getting 3 points and I care not how we get them.
As a Baggie of long standing I want to see free flowing attacking football and because of this the way AI continually sets up the team does cause me concern. However, I was pleased with his appointment on day one and I will continue to back him for two simple reasons,
1/ He our Manager/Head Coach
2/ He a football man and he knows the capability of his players more than all of the people on here who like to think that they know better.
My concern with your post is the comment that " the only way we know is if he gets on the pitch" Why do we need to know, if he good enough he get on, if he isn he won Why can we just trust AI to put out what he believes is his best side?
Yes we all want to see these new players and we all know a fresh impetus is needed ASAP but only when the players are ready.
I probably get slaughtered for this from the "sack him" brigade but I honestly believe that AI is the right man for the Baggies and I backing him to get it right!
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I put up a post the other day about Alan Buckley telling the fans they didn understand football when they were campaigning for him to sign Lee Hughes. Eventually he gave in and Hughesie did quite well for us. If he left these players out because they weren in his view good enough or fit enough fair enough but Gamboa has looked as fit as a flea and can get a game.
The thing that got me against Newcastle. Arsenal and West Ham was that as soon as the team was announced I couldn raise any excitement about it and each time I felt that if we went a goal down we weren going to get back. I think I speak for most people when I say, whatever the result tomorrow I want it to be achieved with a bit of flair and derring do as well as the effort that hasn been missing so far.
Yes, the lad has had it tough, waiting for his transfer to materialize, coming to a strange country, being without his loved ones, getting injured, putting up with all the snide remarks and playing catch up. Him starting the match even now depends on whether or not another player passes a fitness test or not, so he will be hanging on tender hooks again before he knows the outcome. poor old Victor. I seem to read this a bit too often. I would have liked him to have a decent run of games. However, in life I found as one door closes another slams shut. This time I hope that not the case, and whoever plays on Saturday has a decent performance. Maybe Christmas will come early and we see an attacking effort, 3 points in the bag and hope for the future. Go for it AI ten wins on the trot will shut up the doubters, including me, and set you up for the rest of the season. But it have to be ten.
Just caught up with the wonderful Christmas message from our players and have watched it three times over, sure is a one off one with much sadness. Now I can see the computer keys I have this to relate.
I remember my mother used to tell me of one my great uncles who came home on leave suffering from shell shock and of him sitting in Grand dad rocking chair repeatedly saying a life a life a week later he was sent customized saints Jersey back up the firing line in an unfit state and that was the last she saw of him.
I would also like to mention the hundreds of war horses that worked themselves to death for our freedom.