Under pressure? Or not

LET's be honest, Saturday was hopeless wasn't it?

We all saw it.

And so did Tony Mowbray.

It's refreshing that the Albion boss is able to spot the failings of his decisions and tries to put them right.

Putting them right is another matter altogether.

Mowbray accepts he made a mistake on Saturday, probably with his team formation, as well as his central defensive partnership (although how many would have picked Donk and Pele over Barnett and Meite without the benefit of hindsight?).

As he said today - although he didn't have to - imagine the feel-good factor had Albion won and climbed the table.

Imagine if Portsmouth had held on for a couple of minutes or if John Terry had found the back of the net with that sitter against Hull.

Such margins make or break managers.

With all these sackings going on you'd be forgiven for wondering whether fans are running out of patience with Mowbray.

Not so.

Far be it for me to suggest Tony Mowbray is under any kind of pressure from above - he's not - but it's prompted debate on phone-ins, our letters' page and forums.

And a poll on wbafansonline shows that support is still very much on Mowbray's side.

As of the last time of checking there were 418 saying 'yes' the Baggies should stick with Mowbray and just 79 saying 'no'. The rest unsure.

Unless you're a bookmaker that is. One of them had Mowbray at 12-1 to be the next manager to be sacked. In comparison, Gary Megson was 24-1. Gareth Southgate, working for the Premier League's most tolerant chairman, was 8-1 favourite. Work that one out?

Perhaps they should stick to horses.

Speaking of which, I spoke to the Horse earlier on today (Can you see what I did there?) about his meeting at Albion's Supporters Club this Thursday (7.30pm).

He'll be chatting about his recent battle with cancer and, of course, the Great Escape.

Geoff's a good bloke with plenty of stories - some of which I'd love to relay here but wouldn't be allowed to. If you get a chance go and join him in the East Stand. All proceeds from the night going to Testicular Cancer Research.

Finally, before I forget - I'll be doing a live Internet chat about all things Albion for an hour from 1pm this Thursday. Click here for more information.

Unlike recently, I'll try not to 'pass' too many times....