Albion outlook: West Brom fans have their say on all things at The Hawthorns

Lee Smith, 42, Michigan

What a terrific way to start the season. A solid performance, terrific debuts from both summer signings and great to see some of the youngsters holding their own.

Make no mistake, this was a very well deserved victory. We simply out-thought and out-coached Bournemouth, who never looked like scoring despite the meaningless possession statistics. If you’re outside the top six, there’s only one man you would want managing your club and that’s Pulis. He is a winner who leads by example. For anyone who saw the Behind The Badge documentary, you not only heard him talk about that winning mentality but he was also first into training every day. Call it old school but discipline is important in any walk of life.

He also has tremendous organisation skills. If you saw his interview after Saturday’s game, he knew exactly how Bournemouth liked to play and he shut it down.

He’s also a big believer in having good, honest people at the club. Team spirit is important and this will foster a tight-knit group.

It takes a strong character to bring in a personality like Megson who is rightly revered around The Hawthorns. Anyone who was unsure about themselves would not have made such a move. I’m thrilled Pulis has signed a contract extension.

Sarah Rudge, 24, Wolverhampton

He will make his 500th appearance of his career should he play against Burnley this weekend.

With 300 starts in Albion colours its hard to find a more loyal, committed and honest player to have graced The Hawthorns turf than Chris Brunt.

The 32-year-old has blossomed into a veteran professional and truly respected by all of his fellow team-mates.

Often being described as ‘the moaner’ of the squad, ironically Brunt has given West Brom fans plenty to cheer about in his 10 years at the club.

Countless assists, exceptional free-kicks and one of the most technically-gifted left foots we’ve ever had, its clear to see why the supporters have taken Brunt to their hearts.

This was proven by the charity bucket collection that was arranged after the terrible incident which occurred against Reading in the cup.

Consistently being picked by every manager that has come on and gone throughout his tenure, Brunt has always been an important player in whichever position he has been deployed. With all of the controversy surrounding some footballers, it will be hard to replace someone of the ilk of Chris Brunt.

Tom Goffe, 30, Telford

Ahmed Hegazi stole the headlines after his solid defensive display and match-winning goal but the ‘battle of the new boys’ was, in my opinion, won by Jay Rodriguez.

I was slightly worried that Pulis’s intentions were to utilise Rodriguez on the wing, as this was where he played him in the vast majority of pre-season.

I felt that he’d be wasted if played out wide. He proved at Burnley and Southampton he’s a clinical finisher so I was pleased to see him leading the line and boy did he stake his claim.

I know he didn’t score but he forced Bournemouth keeper Asmir Begovic into a couple of smart saves and was a whisker away from opening his Baggies account with a delightful curling effort.

With Rodriguez we now have a striker at our disposal that knows how to find the back of the net, which makes it even more imperative that some quality attacking additions are brought in to play around him, to help unlock his full potential.

David Skiba, 26, Seattle

An Opening Day win and the signing of an EPL legend sure is a great way to ease into one's morning coffee during the first week of the young season.

A well-deserved three points at home and the signing of Gareth Barry makes for a great mood headed into an away clash at Burnley.

With the season so fresh, the idea of an early six points seems promising for both a strong start and final summer recruitment.

The arrival of Barry allows for some of the kids to potentially leave on loan to get first-team experience now, but Pulis must now turn his mind to upgrading the first-team squad.

With rumours circulating of a potential big-money buy by Swansea City of Nacer Chadli and a reported rejected bid of the high-paying Manchester City in their pursuit of Johnny Evans, Pulis and company surely have some rather large decisions to make with a theoretical four players left to come into the fold.

Selling high on Evans allows younger, more pricey targets to be acquired, but losing two captains in one Summer has to make Tony nervous.

If Chadli truly is surplus to plans, and James McClean just might make him so, the money from his purchase could be used to acquire other attacking talent. It's en exciting time, but more bodies are needed.

Here's to another strong performance and the prospect of reinforcements.