When was the last time the Albion 'poached' a new Manager (Head Coach) from another club when they were still the top man and under contract ?
As far as I am aware, Oscar, Gus, Slade, Adams (2nd time), Wilkins, McGhee, Coppell, Hinshelwood, Taylor, Adams (1st time), Wood,
Horton, Gritt, Case, Brady, Lloyd, Mullery (2nd time), Cattlin, Melia were all free agents or already at the club when they came to manage the Albion ?
Mike Bailey came to us from Charlton, but was it with their permission for him to talk to us and subsequently join ?
If so, that was in 1981 almost a third of a century ago, and I doubt whether their are that many clubs with such integrity in the game ?
As far as I am aware, Oscar, Gus, Slade, Adams (2nd time), Wilkins, McGhee, Coppell, Hinshelwood, Taylor, Adams (1st time), Wood,
Horton, Gritt, Case, Brady, Lloyd, Mullery (2nd time), Cattlin, Melia were all free agents or already at the club when they came to manage the Albion ?
Mike Bailey came to us from Charlton, but was it with their permission for him to talk to us and subsequently join ?
If so, that was in 1981 almost a third of a century ago, and I doubt whether their are that many clubs with such integrity in the game ?