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title: "West Brom: Fans hammer Luke Dowling"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-baggies-luke-dowling-sam-allardyce-baggies/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-12-17T20:30:20Z"
modified: "2020-12-17T20:30:20Z"
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# West Brom: Fans hammer Luke Dowling

**West Bromwich Albion fans still appear to be getting used to the idea that Sam Allardyce is their [new manager](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2020/12/16/sam-allardyce-confirmed-as-new-west-brom-manager-after-bilic-sacking/#:~:text=Sam%20Allardyce%20is%20Albion's%20new,Subscribe%20to%20our%20daily%20newsletter!&text=The%20Dudley%2Dborn%20boss%20was,the%20sacking%20of%20Slaven%20Bilic.), and Luke Dowling seems to be taking a fair bit of the flak for the decision.**

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On Wednesday, following the Baggies’ impressive 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, Slaven Bilic was [sacked](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/12/16/slaven-bilic-sacked-west-brom-line-sam-allardyce-replacement/) from his position as the club’s boss. Allardyce, despite not being in a job for the last two-and-a-half years, was the man [brought in to replace](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2020/12/16/sam-allardyce-confirmed-as-new-west-brom-manager-after-bilic-sacking/#:~:text=Sam%20Allardyce%20is%20Albion's%20new,Subscribe%20to%20our%20daily%20newsletter!&text=The%20Dudley%2Dborn%20boss%20was,the%20sacking%20of%20Slaven%20Bilic.) him in the hope of keeping the Midlands outfit in the top flight.

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Following the appointment, Dowling, the club’s technical and sporting director, [shared the thinking](https://twitter.com/JosephMasi_Star/status/1339254646720884738) behind the decision. He said that Allardyce has a pedigree in the top flight, and that he believes West Brom have a good enough squad to keep them amongst the elite.

It is fair to say the club’s supporters weren’t convinced, and they took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

### **Let’s see what the fans had to say about Dowling**

> Baffles me how anyone can think this group of players are good enough. Just sounds like an early excuse and a sign that there won’t be any incomings in Jan. Any ambition the club had, has no completely gone with this appointment [#WBA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WBA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/vSNsgMcTbR](https://t.co/vSNsgMcTbR)
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> — Jamie Theodosi (@JamieTheo2) [December 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/JamieTheo2/status/1339257741769134080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Embarrassing taking the club backwards in football style to pulis,pardew,disgraceful [@WBA](https://twitter.com/WBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) should hang there heads good way to lose the fans [#LaiOut](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaiOut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Phil (@69Woody1) [December 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/69Woody1/status/1339255684286836736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Luke Dowling is out his depth the only bloke that can only do one deal at a time. Dowling, Ken and Lai all need to be gone. [#LaioutNOW](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaioutNOW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Merry Xmas to my followers (@ATID69) [December 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/ATID69/status/1339523874212487170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Do the board actually take note of what the fans think? This is a hugely unpopular decision – it will take a massive effort to turn the mind set around
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> — mark cooper (@scooter1975) [December 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/scooter1975/status/1339315608375201796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I wouldn’t trust Dowling as far as I could throw him, which wouldn’t be very far at all considering he’s got a head the size of one of those pumpkins people grow for competitions.
>
> — ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ (@albionpigeon) [December 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/albionpigeon/status/1339285675439427586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I.e. Sam has accepted we won’t be signing anyone next month. Tediously predictable.
>
> — Burto (@Butroswba) [December 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/Butroswba/status/1339293804231335937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***In other news, [West Brom fans praise this former player.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/west-brom-baggies-chris-brunt-hawthorns-slaven-bilic/)***