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Eva, it's a very precarious business these days, football. "Establishment" does not necessarily work - it's not as simple as that, as Newcastle, Sunderland, and Villa will confirm! You could say Stoke have done it right (and pat TP on the back!) but just when you think you've cracked it, like Bolton and Charlton, West Ham and QPR, they prove you wrong.
No doubt at all that Albion will come crashing down (maybe next season) or the year after, and I wouldn't bet a penny on them lasting another 5 years.
But I'd rather go down (when we do) playing football the right way. The Premier, for me, is not the be-all. I might sound unambitious but I love the Albion even when they're in the 3rd Division, but I've had as many miserable Saturday nights this season as back in the 90s. It's almost a lottery, rather than a science, to stay in the Prem, and I don't get that much more pleasure looking down on the Dingles as I did looking up to them.......

but that's me, and I also respect your opinions.

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I meant to add that I now live in the West Country, where I have the craic with all sorts of fans: Argyle, Arsenal, Exeter, Spurs, Owls, etc, and when I go down the pub to watch them, I can feel them feeling sorry for me this season!