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So that is time on another season – and my 650th Derby County commentary for BBC Radio Derby – which came to a poignant end against Sheffield United.
That match also marked the final broadcast for a much‑loved colleague as Eric Steele hung up his microphone at the end of the campaign.
Eric and I have worked hundreds of games together since he returned to Radio Derby in 2018, beginning
Ramsay joined West Brom following a spell in Major League Soccer with Minnesota United, who he led to back-to-back Conference play-off semi-finals.
Prior to his move to the United States, the Shrewsbury-born Welshman was a first-team coach at Manchester United under Erik ten Hag and took on an assistant coach role with the Wales men’s team.
However, his time at The Hawthorns began with 3-2 loss to Middlesbrough before a
It is the eternal question for young managers – when are you ready for a job in the unforgiving environment of the top two leagues of English football?
Most feel that some level of apprenticeship in the lower divisions is required or a natural progression with one club.
Very few jump straight into a job in the Championship with no experience and succeed, no matter how big their profile
By Steve Hermon, West Brom commentator for BBC Radio WM
It has been a dramatic 2026 for West Bromwich Albion and there is a fitting sense of narrative that Eric Ramsay takes the reins just hours after the Baggies have finally ended their away woes at the football club where he earned his first professional coaching role in the game.
His route into coaching began at Swansea after he stopped
Could Eric Ramsay be Albion’s match made in heaven?
Hiring managers is often quite similar to relationships.
After you have a bad one, you want the next one to be everything the last one wasn’t.
For that reason, many Albion fans expected the Baggies’ next hire following the dismissal of Ryan Mason to have the qualities they felt the previous incumbent had been sadly lacking.
Therefore, most expected Mason’s replacement
This is not the first-time the 33-year-old’s name has been linked with Albion. The Welsh coach has been on the club’s shortlist for a while, including during their most recent search, which led them to Ryan Mason.
The former Tottenham assistant was also 33 when he was appointed by Albion in June. Both were also midfielders.
But while one-time England international Mason was forced to retire at the top level
Stoke City have made their third summer signing by bringing in defender Eric Bocat from Belgian top-flight club Sint-Truiden for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.
The 24-year-old Frenchman, who began his career at Lille, follows the arrival of Norwich City defender Ben Gibson and Rotherham United goalkeeper Viktor Johansson.
“He is a versatile, athletic, and exciting player whose attributes can help him thrive in the Championship and