Andrew Nestor looks ready to quit West Brom as huge rift emerges behind the scenes
The West Brom hierarchy has faced a lot of criticism over the past year as they continue to struggle in the Championship.
The appointment of Tony Mowbray by Andrew Nestor in January 2025 backfired, as his two-and-a-half-year deal lasted just three months.
Ryan Mason was then made West Brom manager on a three-year deal, but he would only stay in the dugout for seven months.
Eric Ramsay has now taken charge, but results have been far from good. The new Baggies head coach has yet to win a game.
Now, there may end up being movement in the boardroom after a poor 12 months for the Albion.
Andrew Nestor is considering West Brom future
The poor decision-making at The Hawthorns has seemingly begun to catch up with the hierarchy.
President and sporting director Nestor has grown “frustrated” with the board and is now considering his own future at the club.
Nestor’s role as sporting director has meant his data-led approach has been driving the appointments of their last few managers, but the Baggies are now on their third head coach in just 12 months.
John Percy has now reported that Nestor is unhappy with the recent change of direction and, in particular, the head coach recruitment.
The information suggests that Nestor did not play as big a role, if any, in the hiring of Ramsay as he had done with Mowbray and Mason.
Ramsay’s arrival has not gone to plan, and tensions among West Brom supporters are reaching a boiling point.
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West Brom’s board needs to be aligned
West Brom could be facing relegation to League One, and in order for them to turn things around, everyone needs to be on the same page and pulling in the same direction.
If Nestor is frustrated with the board’s decision to go back on the project he has been building over the last few transfer windows, it does suggest a breakdown in trust behind the scenes.
Right now, things are not working at the club, either in the boardroom or on the pitch.
Wholesale changes at the very top may end up proving necessary, and if Nestor does not feel happy with the way things are going, a parting of ways looks to be inevitable – not that many would mind.
Either way, the work Nestor had been doing behind the scenes has ultimately not helped the club progress in the way in which they would have liked.
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