- Stuart Hall, broadcasting legend, goes on air and fills his report with laughter. Reason? Peter Odemwingie's pass back across the box which no Albion players were there to meet. It wasn't that funny. Perhaps he was having a flashback to those Belgians dressed as giant swans.

- A lot of understandable bad feeling and gloom, certainly on the Twitter feeds. Raised expectation among Albion fans can surely be traced back to around 4.24pm on September 25 when Jerome Thomas slammed in the third goal at the Emirates. Roberto Di Matteo took exception to the notion that Albion went into games at West Ham and Wigan expectant of points. He points out - with some justification - that both clubs have more Premier League experience. Yesterday brought a few back down to earth.

- Albion's midfield Holy Trinity of Thomas, Brunt and Morrison have been excellent this season. No coincidence that Albion struggled on the day the trio each produced their worst individual displays. There was little link-up play between Odemwingie and those behind him. No support, no goals.

- The Baggies won't be relegated because of Saturday's defeat in the same way that they weren't about to conquer Europe next season following their win at Arsenal. Yet this season's Premier League has proven that strange results can happen. Strange enough for Albion to beat Stoke? Who knows...

- Graham Dorrans hasn't really been with us this season. The Baggies need their talismanic midfielder back ASAP. Hard to believe we're seeing Dorrans warming the bench and not terrorising defenders like he was six months ago. A fit and fully-focused Dorrans can only help Albion's cause this season.

- Goal music is very naff. Please can the Premier League ban it at all grounds. Thank you.