West Bromwich AlbionThe woes haven’t stopped under Eric Ramsay.

The Baggies did end a two-game losing streak against Stoke City on Saturday but had to settle for a boring 0-0 draw as Ramsey was still desperately searching for a chance. championship Win after taking over Ryan Mason.

It leaves the West Midlands giants without a win in the second tier since late December, with Ramsey and his side now just one point off the bottom three, with Blackburn Rovers and Oxford United hot on their heels.

The former Minnesota United manager will need to adapt quickly to the demands of the English game, and the lack of goalscoring performances from players like Orne Hegbaugh has seriously bothered him.

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Hegbaugh is a major investment for the Hawthorns side this summer, with West Brom spending £4.7m to win from Norwegian side Bryan. He scored 9 goals in 33 games, which partly justified his huge transfer fee.

But Bryan, who tore the Elite side to shreds with 51 tries, may have had higher expectations on the Bergen-born star upon his arrival in England, having struggled in recent weeks.

What is worrying is that the last time Hegbo scored a goal for a relegated team was against Sheffield United in mid-December, which means that he has now played 667 minutes in the league without contributing any meaningful goals.

The situation must improve dramatically, with Ramsey scoring just three goals in his six disastrous games in charge.

West Brom posed little threat to Mark Robins’ challengers in the attacking third and the home side’s expected goals ratio was just 0.32 at the final whistle, with Hegbaugh forced to take his place on the bench.

If the West Midlands could turn back the clock, they would be trying to get a firmer grip on someone who could now be seen as an upgrade on their current options.

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West Brom are without a standout player in their bid for the Championship’s Golden Boot this season due to repeated lack of goalscoring performances.

Conversely, league leaders Coventry City do have former Knickerbockers striker Brandon Thomas Asante in this department, with just five goals separating him from Swansea City’s Zayn Vipotnik, who currently leads the mid-table side with an impressive 15 goals.

Unfortunately, though, the Ghana international has been as hot and cold as Hegbaugh during his time at West Brom, with audacious goals such as his one against Stoke City in late 2022 followed by long dry spells in front of goal.

In total, he scored 21 goals in 78 games before moving to the Sky Blues for £2.25 million, an amount considered satisfactory at the time.

Fast forward to now and a relegation-threatened side should be in even greater demand for his services, with the 27-year-old a hot commodity under Frank Lampard and having scored 10 goals in just 20 league appearances this season at his peak.

There is no doubt that Thomas Asante – once labeled “ “Shining example” Former boss Steve Bruce – who plays as a lower-league forward – will now find his way into Ramsey’s squad and is a much better job than the inconsistent Norwegian is currently offering, with Hegbo having missed nine big chances this season, second only to the Ghanaian’s seven.

However, he has also encountered some difficulties under Lampard, with the 27-year-old missing three consecutive second-tier games through suspension.

But his ongoing trials and tribulations feel manageable compared to West Brom’s dire situation at the bottom of the League One, amid what could be a frustrating relegation from his former employers.

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