West Brom v Derby County preview: Boss's 'almost comical' take on recent form
There may not be too much more than pride left on the line for Albion with three to play.
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Friday's no-show to lose 2-0 on the big stage at Coventry rightly drew the ire of frustrated Baggies supporters as their side once again failed to deliver when presented with a chance to make their mark.
A top-six place is not mathematically out of the equation - but the Sky Blues reverse, and more so the manner of it, extinguished all hope among fans.
With four or five games to play it was vowed the squad still believed. It would be interesting to know what hope the players still hold.
Mood among sections of the fanbase is despondent at Albion's collapse when it matters most, delivering a run of four defeats from five and just one win in seven.
Head coach Tony Mowbray cut a dispirited figure after the Sky Blues defeat and could offer no defence of his side's performance that he said lacked intensity. That was some claim given Coventry had two days' less preparation time. Mowbray would not open up further whether that lacking was physical, mental or otherwise.
