Jonny Drury caught up with West Brom fans following a 1-1 draw at Burnley.
Albion went toe to toe with the Clarets, and went in front thanks to John Swift's superb first half free kick.
However, the lead only lasted three minutes as a tame shot was spilled by Joe Wildsmith, into the path of Zian Flemming who equalised.
Albion had chances through Adam Armstrong in the first half and then Mikey Johnston in the second, with the winger striking the bar.
Albion went toe to toe with the Clarets, and went in front thanks to John Swift's superb first half free kick.
However, the lead only lasted three minutes as a tame shot was spilled by Joe Wildsmith, into the path of Zian Flemming who equalised.
Albion had chances through Adam Armstrong in the first half and then Mikey Johnston in the second, with the winger striking the bar.
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00:00Neil, Albert have come here, toe to toe against a side who haven't lost at home this season.
00:13Really good draw, really good performance, what did you make of it?
00:15I thought we played well, considering we didn't have Darlan Furnall at right back, we didn't
00:22have Bartley at centre half. It was quite a mismatched team, we had Deke here in the
00:28heart of defence, it was really a midfielder. Burnley are a good side, but they don't need
00:35a referee like that, it was shocking. Every decision was going to Burnley, it was amazing
00:40setting the game up at the end to be honest. It was awful refereeing.
00:44Brilliant point for us tonight, that was. I think when we got here, three hour journey,
00:50we looked at the side and thought what the blimey did we turn up for, because the first
00:55eleven wasn't great but they did well today.
00:57I said, like me, Swift's in the side, and he steps up and takes that free kick and you
01:03go, I'm so glad Swift's in the side.
01:07And Grant ran his nightingales off tonight.
01:09It was a strange team, Bartley up there was a big miss for us, Higgins was great.
01:17They were proud of themselves, as long as they win Saturday I think.
01:21Yeah, but they fought tonight didn't they, that was a good performance.
01:25On the display, we'll talk about Burnley's goal in a second, but fantastic free kick
01:31from John Swift, I thought he was fantastic all evening, great and everything. What have
01:35you made of him, because I'm sure a few weeks ago Albion fans, he's out of contract in the
01:39summer, indifferent, but some display from him tonight.
01:43That's the frustrating thing with Swift, he can put in a performance like that every now
01:48and again, and that's the thing. He's got the ability, but you just don't see it enough.
01:53Personally, I would get rid of him at the end of the season. He's not consistent enough,
01:59and we need somebody who's consistent, especially for the money he's on.
02:03We made three goals in a row, why doesn't he do it more often, that's the annoying thing.
02:08We just know he's got the talent.
02:10A few people booed him the other day, but the reason they booed him was because they
02:14know he's better than what he's showing, that's the problem.
02:17There was probably only three that did anyway, which isn't right.
02:21We're pleased with that performance, and Burnley's a good side, aren't they?
02:26You've seen how many goals they've conceded at home?
02:29Minus five at home all season. That's not bad, is it?
02:34Burnley didn't have hardly any clear-cut chances all night. The goal, Joe Wildsmith,
02:40with a mistake, he's dropped it. He'll know how big of an error he's made, but that's
02:43two or three errors now. Is there a question mark for a change there?
02:48I think there probably is. A couple of weeks ago, against Leeds, I thought, well,
02:56everybody can make a mistake. But tonight, he should have held it.
03:01But then, if De Keating had been more switched on, if he'd have been further forward,
03:07then he was playing the guy onside. But yeah, Keeping should have had that easily.
03:12Yeah, maybe. I just feel a bit sorry for him, really. We're willing him on.
03:18Because I think he didn't need that. He just didn't need that.
03:21No, he didn't need that.
03:22If he'd have punched it, maybe, it would have been the right thing to do. He should have caught it.
03:26He went to Millwall and he won us two points there.
03:29I can't forget how that felt.
03:31But he got us a point there at Millwall. The annoying thing is, he's bossed us tonight.
03:36But I think we've just got to stick with him, haven't we?
03:39Yeah, I think so.
03:40Since Mowbray's come in, the form has been a little bit indifferent.
03:43But a massive performance at Leeds at a point. A massive performance here at a point,
03:47against two sides who are vying for automatic promotion.
03:50How much confidence does that give you, as a supporter and fan,
03:53heading into the final nine or so games, that Albin can get over that play-off line?
03:58I think we can. Certainly, under Mowbray, we're certainly playing a lot more front-foot football
04:05than we were towards the end, just before Cobram left.
04:10But Mowbray's side have never been great defensively.
04:14The last time he was here, 16 years ago, we could store a shed load, but we couldn't defend.
04:21And there's still an element of that, although we do look better defensively.
04:28But I think we'll get over the line.
04:30But I'm not sure I want to get promoted. Not at the minute.
04:34We're in a transition. We've got a big rebuild. Do we really? I mean, the money would be great.
04:40But looking at sides like Southampton, who were fantastic last season,
04:46much stronger squad than we'd take up, and they're getting topped every single week.
04:52I think that'd be us. And, I don't know, it's a hard watch.
04:56We've just come in tonight, we've actually attacked them. We've had a go.
04:59We've had a go. Scratch me, scratch me.
05:02We've had a go, and we felt like we could win the game.
05:05Under Cobram, we came here when we were bundled up under Cobram,
05:12and we were just absolutely mullered for 80 minutes.
05:15We didn't have a hope to get back.
05:17They would have come for a draw, wouldn't they?
05:19But we've come here tonight, and we actually felt like we could win.
05:22And we were going to win. And we had a weakened team out there.
05:24And Johnson had a chance to lose.
05:27And we didn't even bring DK onto the world.
05:29We're happy. We've got a good chance in the moment.
05:33Yeah, yeah, I think so.
05:35Brilliant.
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06:55Burnley didn't have hardly any clear-cut chances all night.
06:58Hardly any clear-cut chances all night, but the goal, you know, Joe Wildsmith with a mistake, he's dropped it.
07:03He'll know how big of an error he's made, but that's two or three errors now.
07:07Is there a question mark for a change there, or...?
07:11I think there probably is. A couple of weeks ago, against Leeds, I thought, well, everybody can make a mistake.
07:20But, yeah, tonight, he should have held it, I don't know.
07:24But then, if De Keating had been more switched on, if he'd have been further forward, then he was playing the guy onside.
07:32But, yeah, Keating should have had that easily.