OPINION
West Brom have shot themselves in the foot by sacking Darren Moore, adding uncertainty at a time of season where they simply do not need it. And while many will argue that the decision to axe Moore was wrong, it is not hard to understand why so many Albion fans are happy to see the back of Graeme Jones. According to the Express & Star and Daily Mail, Jones agreed to become the next Luton Town manager before he, Moore and Wayne Jacobs were sacked by the Baggies on Saturday after the 1-1 draw with Ipswich. Jones’ influence at The Hawthorns has been widely-criticised all season. The ex-Belgium coach was appointed just days before the season started and it seemed straight away as though Moore’s tactics had changed to suit a more possession-based style that Jones had been coaching with Belgium. A system with three at the back that relies on ball-playing defenders simply failed to suit West Brom’s hard-man backline of Ahmed Hegazi, Craig Dawson and Kyle Bartley. In less than 12 months they went from being told to lump it up the pitch to Salomon Rondon, to pass the ball around like they were Virgil van Dijk or Toby Alderweireld. Jones’ exit is welcomed. He did not suit West Brom and it seems that his priorities, in the last few weeks at least, have been elsewhere.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
https://twitter.com/MattRowley83/status/1105029093538578432
https://twitter.com/SafiyaOutlines/status/1105034320488644608
So jones was off to luton in june this bloke has not helped DM was always amazed the different style compared to DMs last 8 in the prem wba
— colbert fitzpatrick (@ColbertFitz) March 11, 2019
The more I read about Graham Jones I'm glad he's gone he was having too much of an influence I guess the only criticism of big Dave can be he should have been strong enough to implement his own ideas #wba
— Martyn Walters (@Martw90) March 10, 2019
Not impressed with names mentioned, but truth is coming out, Graeme Jones was the fly in the ointment #WBA https://t.co/fCFkRaC5Rh
— Kev Brookes (@KevBrookes16) March 10, 2019
Good riddance
— Nick Aston MBA FRAeS??RN Veteran (@NickAston6) March 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/AndyMoz18/status/1104856792016830464
Feel for the Luton fans. He was the mistake Darren Moore made ?
— Nicola ?? (@NicolaChes) March 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/boingboingsteve/status/1104794683983699968