West Brom at centre of ‘utter shambles’ amid chaotic Eric Ramsay turn of events
West Brom are staring down the barrel of relegation to League One with Eric Ramsay at the helm.
Ramsay took over from Ryan Mason back in January, but has failed to pick up a single win in any of his four games in charge so far.
To make matters worse, the Baggies have now dropped into the Championship relegation zone ahead of their clash with Stoke City on Saturday.
It’s not just the on-pitch situation which needs immediate attention either, with events behind-the-scenes revealing exactly how much trouble Albion are currently in.
Andrew Nestor at centre of Eric Ramsay chaos
West Brom announced the departure of president Andrew Nestor on Friday morning, confirming the rumours that he was set to leave the club.
Nestor joined in February 2024, but the Baggies have only moved backwards with him at the helm.
Constant failed managerial appointments have left Albion in their current mess and in real danger of dropping down to the third tier of English football.
According to BBC journalist Chris Lepkowski via his The Far Post blog, relations between Nestor and the rest of the West Brom hierarchy had been strained for some time.
Lepkowski has suggested that when Ramsay was about to be unveiled as the new Baggies manager, Nestor was nowhere to be found.
“I am informed that when Ramsay was about to be unveiled there were panicked senior staff members frantically trying to locate Nestor’s whereabouts, wondering whether he was going to turn up to the press conference to announce the new coach, or was on leave, or whether he was already in persona non grata territory,” Lepkowski wrote.
“The internal communications completely failed. Yes, it really was that chaotic. Nobody knew where he was. It was, for want of a better phrase, an utter shambles.“
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How can West Brom turn it around?
There is no doubt that the chaos off the pitch is affecting the performance of the players, given that West Brom have lost nine of their last 12 games in the Championship.
Since the start of September, only bottom club Sheffield Wednesday have picked up fewer points than the Baggies in the second tier.
The Midlands outfit have arguably got even worse under Ramsay, and time is running out for the 34-year-old to rectify the situation.
If West Brom are beaten by Stoke on Saturday, it could signal the end of Ramsay’s tenure at The Hawthorns, which would plunge Albion into yet more uncertainty.