West Bromwich Albion are set for a play-off battle in the coming weeks, but they have left themselves open to huge criticism after their indecisive managerial hunt. 

The Baggies sacked Darren Moore around the start of March, to wide criticism from neutral fans across the country. 

Moore had the Baggies in fourth, and while automatic promotion was no longer realistic, he was doing a good job. 

One could understand their reasoning to an extent when they sacked him, presuming they were to bring in a more experienced manager for the play-offs. 

That was fair enough, and links with Slavisa Jokanovic led us to believe they were taking a step forward as a club. 

Despite this though, as we enter the final weeks of the season, West Brom are left in the same precarious situation as they were - a caretaker boss set to lead them into the play-offs.

It begs the question - what was the point in sacking Moore? 

James Shan deserves respect, he is a good coach with forward thinking ideas, but is he any different to Moore? 

Alex Neil was the latest manager to decline the chance to manage West Brom, signing a new deal at Preston North End, which is a great bit of news for the club. 

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Now, Shan is left to lead the Baggies into the play-offs, knowing full well the club want to upgrade on him. 

Players don’t know who will be in charge at the start of the season, and the indecisive nature will annoy both fans and the team. 

Surely Darren Moroe would have been better equipped than Shan to fight the play-offs, but West Brom acted seemingly without too much thought, and fired Moore without an alternative ready to replace him. 

It seemed a misjudged decision at the time, but you could see the reasoning. Now, it looks like a terrible decision. 

Shan is good, but he is too similar to Moore, and it seems a pointless waste of a month or so.

West Brom may go up still, but their indecisiveness could cost them.