The Hawthorns Debate Club

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s sleepy episode we hammer the final few rusty nails into the coffin of the season that promised so much but delivered so little. We briefly mention the Coventry game, before turning our eyes to the future. We discuss the reports that Steve Bruce will seemingly be in charge next seaso...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s Lord of the Rings length episode, we continue the never-ending conversation about the epic mess we find ourselves in. We talk about a victory against Blackpool that felt like a loss and a loss against Forest that felt like the last nail in the coffin of this miserable season. We act...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s jazz free form episode we wade through the thick balmy layers of mediocrity. We talk about our consistent inconsistency in our last three games against The Blues, The Cherries and Stoke. We talk about Andy Carroll and his future. We talk about the effort and attitude and the respons...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s concentrated formula of an episode, we handle the international break and the Baggies players involved. We talk about CR7 performances for club vs country. We discuss the signing of Jayson Molumby. We also issue a hands off warning to Val Ismael regarding Daryl Dike. We also preview...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week's overdue episode. We discuss the assortment of games that have slipped by with the sands of time. We cover all the main talking points from the 3 performances against Huddersfield, Fulham and Bristol City? We discuss the likelihood of reaching playoffs. We also discuss Steve Bruce an...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week's episode we finally have some respite. We discuss Albion’s humbling of relegation strugglers Hull City. Is this a moment for renewed hope? Or a simply a beatdown on a poor side? We also discuss the reintroduction of TGH to the starting eleven. We navigate the potential rot at the clu...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. This isn’t last week’s episode. But get ready for another episode of misery and gloom. We try and summon some enthusiasm while discussing the Swansea defeat. We continue our conversation around the involvement of the u23’s. We look to the future and next season… the great reset and rebuild. We tra...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. Get ready for an episode drenched in frustration and anger. Back to back defeats have leaft Albion on the brink of season ending disaster and mid-table infamy and it's more of the same old problems. We talk about the recurring issues in the first team. Are the u23’s the solution? We attempt to por...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s episode, we discuss the slightly improved performance against Blackburn Rovers. We discuss creativity and analytics with Creativity Bot. We look into the crystal ball about the future of the Albion. We play guess the news story based on Instagram comments. Before previewing our upco...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this romance filled episode, we pop the Prosecco as discuss a dramatic news stuffed week. From the implosion of Val Ball, the boardroom fallout and the post apocalyptic hero we needed. We break out the chocolate and candles as we discuss Steve Bruce’s first game in charge against Sheff Utd. Bef...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this weeks episode we descend further into despair following another league defeat. There’s more frustration and woe as we discuss the nine lives of Valerian Ismael. We discuss the radio silence from the club and the likelihood of Ismael reaching the Sheffield United game. How did we get here?...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this weeks meltdown special the conversation is Val. Is he still the man for the job? Where is it going wrong? Who would replace him? All these questions and more will be answered. ‘Get the full experience of an Albion fan. The dizzying highs of optimism and then crushing reality.’ - Jonno Vote...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this weeks gloomy episode we once again contemplate the fallout of another league defeat. We punctuate the misery by discussing the American dream Daryl Dike. We chat about Val and his future. We break down the news stories around the club. Before previewing our upcoming game against the Posh....

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this weeks episode we discuss our recent FA Cup 3rd Round exit to the Seagulls. We talk about the game itself but also why it was one of the poorest attended competitive games in recent memory. We break down some interesting news stories around the club. There’s a discussion about youth prospec...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In the first episode of 2022 we sound the meltdown sirens once again as we pick apart an awful performance against Cardiff. We briefly flirt with the Derby game. Before we get all star spangled excited about our new signing Daryl Dike. Lastly we preview our upcoming FA Cup game against The Seagull...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s Christmas episode we wade our way through the very unmerry and distinctively unfestive murk of the Barnsley game. We have a seasonal dip into the transfer market. We play Father Christmas and deliver gifts to the current playing squad. Before previewing our upcoming games against Th...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. Tune in this week as we announce the winner of our CB11 Giveaway!  Also in this week’s Christmas themed episode we unwrap the Reading game to reveal the joys within. We empty our stockings of news and stories. We imagine what a work’s Christmas party might look like amongst the playing staff....

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. It’s the last week to enter our giveaway with WBArtyinspired. Win a signed Chris Brunt Print. Follow like and Share our social media posts to be entered. In this week’s episode hope stirs within the heart. A well earned victory against play-off rivals Coventry has lifted some of the doom and gloom...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. Check out our Giveaway with WBArtyinspired. Win a signed Chris Brunt Print. Follow like and Share our social media posts. In this week’s episode we discuss the never-ending cycle of boredom and misery, including the copy and paste analysis of two games without goals that mirror so many Albion perf...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. GIVEAWAY ALERT!!! WIN A SIGNED CHRIS BRUNT PRINT!!! COURTESY OF WBARTYINSPIRED!!! FOLLOW AND SHARE THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER TO BE ENTERED. In this week’s episode we discuss the potential flatlining of Val Ball. After another bruising result and performance against Huddersfield, the ques...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s episode we celebrate our 25th episode by announcing AN AMAZING GIVEAWAY. We also discuss the good, the bad and the ugly parts of the first 36.9% of the season. Legitimate questions have surfaced for Val and his team to consider. Is team formation more of a worry than team selection?...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s episode, time repeats itself once again, as Albion once again return to losing ways off the back of an encouraging victory. We discuss the Fulham game in depth, from the team selection to the performance. We chat about the latest news, before previewing our upcoming games against th...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s semi spooktacular episode, we dig up the bones of the game against the Robins. We chop up the horror story that is our midfield selection crisis. Alex unveils his dream Halloween party. Before we eerily preview our upcoming game against the haunted Cottagers. Is everything too good...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. In this week’s episode, we snuggle back up to the meltdown’s tender embrace. We agonise over two dreary performances with two very different outcomes. Before previewing our upcoming game against the Robins. Has the Cinderella story happened with Val-Ball? What are the inner workings of a wraith? R...

Welcome To The Hawthorns Debate Club. A West Brom Podcast with Jamie Clay, Joe Clay and Alex Collins. We are back after the international break… perhaps with a bang? With almost a quarter of the season gone, we share our ‘reasonable concerns’ about the what we've seen so far. We briefly chew on the ancient history of the Stoke game. We talk about the possibility of a super billionaire taking over...