Holland - Day Six and a half

OUCH!

That'll be the slightly cleaner version of what Joe Corrigan said after he ended up with an egg on his head.

The goalkeeping coach took a blow to the head after dropping some kit - yes, even keepers drop things - in the hotel courtyard.

And, then, as he stood back up after picking it up and smashed his head against a gate...cue an outburst of finest anglo-saxon.

He wasn't the only one suffering today.

Albion players feasted on pizza, chips and Spag Bol last night and paid for it today.

Fitness coach Dan Harris made sure they burned every last drop off.

And he looked mightily pleased about it.

A hugely taxing morning session in the rain was followed by more torture in the afternoon, prompting Roman Bednar to tell Laurie Rampling to 'stop smiling' as the club photographer snapped away in amusement.

It clearly wasn't Roman's day. Not only was he panting away like a moustachioed German in a late-night Channel 5 movie but he also ended the day with red raw ears.

The footballers play a game where they form a circle and try to keep the ball in the air. If it bounces you lose a 'life'. Do it too often and you get your ears flicked by every player.

Very funny. Not for Roman though.

Elsewhere, Tony Mowbray was thrilled for other reasons as you could imagine.

Just under £4million for an England goalkeeper who was rated at double the price last year? Not bad business.

The Baggies boss clearly does a fine line in sarcasm too. At one point he popped his head around the hotel room door and asked 'any transfer news today lads?' ...before walking off, chuckling to himself.

While we're on the subject, one thing worth clearing up about Carson is this so-called buy-back option mentioned in some media this morning.

Well there isn't - because such clauses are not permitted by the FA. Something about it compromising fair play and being open to possible abuse I believe.

For now, it's off back over the border tomorrow for Albion's game against FC Koln, which we're told, apparently means Cologne in German.

But then what do I know? I always thought Cologne was something that old men receive every Christmas?