West Brom fans looking forward to next season under Darren Moore

It appears that many supporters had grown weary of the Premier League after eight seasons in the top flight, and 69 per cent of respondents are looking forward to dropping down a division.

That anticipation probably has a lot to do with the impact of Darren Moore, who was given the head coach role after a successful stint as caretaker.

Three-quarters of Albion fans believe that appointment was the right decision, although only half of respondents are confident he will still be in charge at the end of next season.

Nearly 2,000 people took our end-of-season survey following a disastrous campaign that saw the Baggies relegated as the bottom club of the Premier League.

Supporters overwhelmingly thought Tony Pulis’s and Alan Pardew’s exits from the club were too late, and fans felt the two head coaches were the most to blame for Albion’s relegation.

Ben Foster (35 per cent) and Craig Dawson (34 per cent) were the two most popular votes for player of the season, and more than half of respondents say the defender is the player they’d most like to keep next season.

Ahmed Hegazi was voted the signing of the season by 56 per cent of fans, while loanees Daniel Sturridge and Grzegorz Krychowiak were the two biggest flops among the incomings.

Mark Jenkins’ season ticket reductions ahead of next season were given a huge thumbs-up by fans, with nearly 80 per cent saying the cuts were about right.

Jake Livermore’s 92nd-minute against Tottenham was voted best moment of the season, and the Barcelona controversy was predictably voted the worst.

A whopping 93 per cent agreed with Guochuan Lai’s decision to axe chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman, but more than half of respondents (57 per cent) are still unsure about the club’s Chinese owner.

And as for next season? A huge 61% believe Albion need to strengthen their striking options the most.

Half of the respondents believe finishing in the play-offs is the minimum expectation, while 28 per cent are expecting automatic promotion, and 14 per cent would be happy with a top-half finish.