WBA Retained list: Who’s played their final game for the Albion?

A look at who’s staying and who could be leaving this summer.

Transcript

00:00 And finally, Charlie, on to West Bromwich Albion. Now, their retained list in terms

00:05 of players staying over the club and another championship season ahead. Let's just discuss

00:09 that first. I mean, the play-offs wasn't to be in the end against Southampton. How will

00:15 they view this? Will they view it as a bit of a missed opportunity or something that

00:18 they could have shown signs that they can compete at the top of the championship and

00:23 they'll hope to be there or even better this time in 12 months?

00:28 I think it's quite promising the fact that they did finish in the play-offs because it's

00:31 a very competitive year in the championship. We kind of knew from the very beginning who

00:36 the big teams were going to be, Leeds United and Leicester City fighting at the top. Obviously,

00:41 Leeds didn't get automatics in the end, it was Ipswich Town with a very impressive display

00:45 of the season and then Southampton as well being relegated from the Premier League. Probably

00:49 one of the biggest triple ups of teams being relegated we've ever seen in terms of just

00:53 quality and pure spending power and the managers as well in those dugouts, so, so impressive.

00:59 So it was always going to be difficult to get into those spots in the first place. So

01:03 the fact West Brom got in the top six, impressive, disappointing, yes, they weren't able to beat

01:07 Southampton, but it just proved too much for them. The golfing quality on the pitch in

01:12 that second leg was so, so clear to see and I don't think they really stood a chance,

01:16 unfortunately. And then even if they did win that and got to Wembley, anything can happen.

01:21 We know that in the playoff finals in the past, but Leeds United look unbelievable at

01:25 the moment. I'm so surprised they didn't get that second spot and they'll probably go up

01:29 against Southampton. So, yeah, disappointing, but expected in the end.

01:34 And just on their retain list ahead of the summer, what can Albion fans expect? Who's

01:38 going to stay? Who's going to maybe, you know, have played their final game at the Hawthorns?

01:43 There's quite a few players who've played their final games and a few who've been very

01:47 good servants for the club, obviously not seen to be worth their wages in the future

01:51 or they want to go on to fresh destinations. Matt Phillips being one of them. He's been

01:56 with the club for a number of years and is impressed in the Premier League and in the

01:59 Championship as well. Very versatile, but he'll be going. Adam Reach, Nathaniel Chalaber,

02:03 Eric Peters, Jan Amvir, who came in in the winter, certainly has not impressed and settled

02:08 in like many would have hoped. Martin Kelly, who didn't even really play a game because

02:12 of serious injury and then Jovan Malcom, the young striker as well, all going. Mikey Johnson,

02:17 who was a really impressive unknown from Celtic. He won't be signing permanently unless something

02:22 dramatic changes. Andy Vyman, Callum Marshall and Pippa see the same fates. And then the

02:28 players that they've offered new deals to, I think West Brom fans will be relieved to

02:31 hear. Karl Bartley, Cedric Kipray and Alex Moet, all three of them very key players,

02:36 especially towards the end of the season. Kipray in particular has been trapped by Premier

02:41 League clubs. He's been offered a new deal. Whether he takes it or not awaits to be seen.