Some West Brom fans have flocked to a tweet from the club’s official Twitter account sharing an image which depicts Conor Townsend wearing the Baggies’ home kit from the 2001/02 season.
This image has drawn a positive reaction from some Baggies fans who have been sharing their appreciation for this tweet. Meanwhile, some West Brom fans have shared that they think Townsend bears a resemblance to some former Baggies players here.
Read the reactions of some West Brom fans to this post about Townsend in the tweets below.
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.@conortownsend93 rocking the ??/?? kit. ?? pic.twitter.com/3CU6fqJJgP
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) May 14, 2020
Good effort.
His game is really improving. Hold onto that shirt !— Dickos (@RichardHenbury) May 14, 2020
@AdamLeeWilson @ScottyWba how sick does that look ??
— Daaan ? (@Danny281193) May 14, 2020
Retro baller
— AdamWilson (@AdamLeeWilson) May 14, 2020
Do you think that Conor Townsend looks more like Igor Balis or Bryan Robson here?IGOR BALIS
BRYAN ROBSON
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That’s mint??
— Scott Hollihead (@ScottyWba) May 14, 2020
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— Lizzie Hayward (@ehayward93) May 14, 2020
While plenty of Baggies fans reacted positively to this tweet, some shared that they think Townsend looks like ex-Baggies man Igor Balis here, while one West Brom supporter shared that he thinks Townsend looks like “a young Robbo” in this image, likely referring to ex-West Brom midfielder Bryan Robson.
A young igor
— jay (@Jaywba1982) May 14, 2020
Looks like Igor Balis!
— Chris Green (@Chris_Green1990) May 15, 2020
It’s a young robbo
— James Langley (@Langleyboy91) May 14, 2020
What do we think?
It may be fair to say that Townsend, who is currently valued at £720k according to Transfermarkt, has delivered some impressive performances for the Baggies this season. The defender has earned an average overall rating of 6.91 from his 21 Championship appearances for West Brom this term, according to WhoScored. Only five Baggies players have earned a higher average overall rating than Townsend has in the league this season.
Considering that the left-back has delivered some positive performances this season, it may be understandable why Baggies fans may be fond of him at present and why some of the club’s fans have been reacting positively to this tweet sharing an image of the player in a retro Baggies kit.