West Brom had managed a solid midtable finish under Johnny Giles the season before and his transfer business in the summer of 1985 did not suggest they were about to implode. United won 5-1, their ninth straight win and West Brom’s eighth straight defeat. “We let him down and the full responsibility for his departure is down to us.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The West Brom squad pose before the 1985-86 season with manager Johnny Giles. West Brom reacted to the win over Birmingham by losing six of their next seven games. The statistics for West Brom’s season do not make pretty reading.

Source: The Guardian May 09, 2018 09:56 UTC