West Bromwich Albion Football Club has hit out at a bogus 'talent scout' who preyed on school children in Warwickshire. The phoney told kids he was looking for the next big thing. But Championship club has said it would never authorise any of its staff to approach children at school. It follows a frightening incident at St Giles Junior School in Bedworth yesterday (Thursday, January 10). Members of Bedworth Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) have issued a warning after a man, who was wearing a West Bromwich Albion FC jacket, went to the Hayes Lane-based school and claimed he was a talent scout. "He had no ID or documents and was sent away," the SNT posted on Twitter. "If any similar / suspicious actions occur near your child's school, please let us know." CoventryLive contacted West Bromwich Albion and the club said that it had no knowledge of the individual nor would it ever authorise such conduct. Police are now keen to hear from anyone who saw the man in the area. The suspect has been … [Read more...] about Bogus West Brom ‘talent scout’ preying on school children
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Championship clockwatch: West Brom stunned at home by late Bolton winner
Full time scores in the EFL Championship. Birmingham City 2 - 2 Norwich City Brentford 5 - 1 Rotherham United Bristol City 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest Ipswich Town 2 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Millwall 2 - 2 Middlesbrough Preston North End 1 - 0 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion 1 -2 Bolton Wanderers Wigan Athletic 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday Pre-season promotion favourites Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough both made faltering starts to their English Championship campaigns on Saturday, needing to come from behind to salvage draws. Forest, who have spent heavily in the off-season, drew 1-1 at Bristol City with Daryl Murphy equalising just after halftime. Middlesbrough, beaten in the playoffs last season, looked set for defeat at Millwall but scored twice late on to draw 2-2. Martin Braithwaite halved the deficit in the 87th minute and George Friend struck an equaliser in the seventh minute of stoppage time to spark wild celebrations from the away fans. … [Read more...] about Championship clockwatch: West Brom stunned at home by late Bolton winner
Championship clockwatch: Live score updates from West Brom vs Bolton and all 3pm games
4 August 2018 • 3:02pm Eight 3pm Championship games on the opening Saturday of the Football League season Get goal updates from West Brom vs Bolton, Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest and more here Auto update On Off 3:02PM That Sheffield United vs Swansea fixture is at 5.30pm by the way. 3:01PM KICK OFF! We're underway in all of our 3pm games. The season is go! How will the first 90 minutes of the season pan out for all these clubs? Who knows. We will do in a couple of hours. 2:56PM New era dawns at Ipswich Ipswich are set for their 17th consecutive season in the Championship, a run including just one top-six finish since 2005. Former manager Mick McCarthy arguably did a decent job with a limited budget, but his relationship with fans soured towards the end of his reign as progress stalled. New boss Paul Hurst, who almost took Shrewsbury to the Championship last season, has cleared out the likes of David McGoldrick … [Read more...] about Championship clockwatch: Live score updates from West Brom vs Bolton and all 3pm games
West Bromwich Albion in talks to sign Swansea defender Kyle Bartley
By Chris Wathan BBC Sport Wales 9 Jul From the section Swansea Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44770027 Read more about sharing. West Bromwich Albion are in talks with Swansea City over a deal for centre-back Kyle Bartley.The 27-year-old has been linked with moves to Birmingham City and Leeds United this summer.Bartley has made just 38 appearances for Swansea since a £1m move from Arsenal in 2012.He spent the 2015-16 season on loan at Leeds, returning to Swansea last summer only to see his campaign hit by injury.Swansea have also received an enquiry from Russian Premier League side FC Krasnodar for centre-back Federico Fernandez. Find out more BBC South West Wales News & Sport Read more on BBC South West Wales News & Sport BBC Sport Welsh Football Read more … [Read more...] about West Bromwich Albion in talks to sign Swansea defender Kyle Bartley
Championship transfer news: Newcastle target West Brom man
Newcastle want Baggies striker West Bromwich Albion are hopeful of having a real go at returning to the Premier League at the first attempt this season, but it could be made harder if they lose their best players. One of those players being linked with an exit is striker Salomon Rondon, with Newcastle United interested in bringing the player to St James' Park. Magpies boss Rafa Benitez is an admirer of Rondon's and is keen to see a development on the matter according to the Newcastle Chronicle . Leeds close to deal for Lazio striker Leeds United are closing in on the signing of Felipe Caicedo from Lazio according to the Italian press. The deal is said to be close to completion with the former Manchester City, Espanyol and FC Basel forward surplus to requirements at the Serie A side and having been transfer listed. The 29-year-old striker is said to be keen on a move back to England with Leeds ready to bring the Ecuadorian to Elland Road. Caicedo scored six times last season in Serie … [Read more...] about Championship transfer news: Newcastle target West Brom man