IRELAND’S JAMES MCCLEAN has given an honest admission that many of West Brom’s current squad will want to leave if, as expected, the club is relegated from the Premier League.
With just two matches left to play, the Baggies sit bottom of the table and five points from safety, despite picking up seven from their last three matches under caretaker boss Darren Moore thanks to 1-0 wins over Manchester United and Newcastle, as well as the 2-2 draw against Liverpool.
There is likely to be an exodus if West Brom are in the Championship next season, but winger McClean says it’s unfair to label players who depart “snakes”.
“Everyone wants to play Premier League football so I do think there will obviously be a lot of people looking at their next move or their future come the summer if the inevitable happens and we do go down,” McClean told Express & Star.
The fans just see it as if you do go down and players leave then you’re a snake, or you’ve taken the club for a ride and this and that.
“But we’ve got families as well, we need to look after them. We’ve also got a career to look after as well, we want to be the best we can be. You have to look after yourself first and foremost.”
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Zeebs; the flick up against Wales was no fluke.
Yes. And over running his position was no mistake either. Hang on a second.
I believe he is good at making a mess on Conor Murray.
Larry. Being a perverse creep suits you.
Wasn’t too skillful at making the Lions Test team last summer. Had more joy with his scrum half mate a few weeks later back in Dublin.
He who trolleth too obviously gets ignordedeth.
Any naught players make the lions lately?? EVER!
The little green man at work in Leinster mr keano.
For the Love of God Robson you’re just boring at this stage.
Sources tell me that he’s crap at pitch and toss ;-)
Me hole!
I heard he’s crap at not thinking alot of himself.
Jeeeze Eugene you really dislike the guy don’t you?
Paddy he is just a Leinster boy
Get picked in November Zeebs!
Zeebs!!!!!
All that skill but can’t defend and poor work rate.. Pity
Bit like Robnoxious Kearney so!
Flash is it quite possible you are obsessed with Kearney?
Get a grip lad! He is Ireland’s best 15 by a mile!
Personality wise I can think of other players for notable mention!
Should have been at Toulon game in H.Cup semi unreal try saving tackle from Zebo! The lad can tackle!
He can’t tackle – simples – j Payne will give him a good run for no 15 !
Joe Schmidt doesn’t rate Zebo and that’s good enough for me.
At my club last week joe Schmidt made it very clear that Zeebs is a player who is in strong contention for November…wouldn see joe as a guy to include some lad he doesn rate!
He is more than boring I’d say he wouldn’t know a rugby ball from a Hurley , probally drinks in an all Leinster pub.
Still can’t tackle
Ending up playing football for ireland must be about 50 times harder to do than end up playing rugby for ireland .. And for countries where rugby is barely played it must be 1000s of times easier .. And yet, the media rarely gives stick about any irish rugby player but gives out about the irish footballers all the time .. What gives? The Irish rugby players can’t *all* be great all the time? Also, a lot of lads who end up playing for ireland knew each other in secondary school .. This isn’t the case for the soccer team and gives an indication of what a small circle of the population are ever likely to contribute players to the rugby team …
So yeah .. Better comment on the video now … It was a good video
How can playing roundy ball be harder than rugby? Is there one Irish player playing at champions league level?
Where are Ireland ranked at falling over sorry I ment soccer?
Go back to your mammy and try not hurt yourself
Only one. Plays for Nicosia.