Albion appointed Valérien Ismaël as the club's new Head Coach on Thursday - and here is how supporters reacted to his arrival on social media.
Check out some of our favourite posts from across social media following Ismaël’s announcement.
Valérien was a big hit on Twitter...
Really happy with this. Let's go! https://t.co/ECByQKRHqL
— emma iannarilli (@fashion_mommyWM) June 24, 2021
Over the moon with this appointment, bring on the new season 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/h0wdYZ3Ns5
— Dex 🏴 (@DexWBA__) June 24, 2021
Genuinely excited by the prospect of watching what he can bring to the club and the players! Best man for the job for me https://t.co/u7Kd5ROdXL
— Liam (@LiamRobertoooo) June 24, 2021
Absolutely buzzing to have @valerien_ismael was right up there with one of me top choices for the job, did a cracking job at Barnsley but he's a Baggie now 🤩🥳 #wba
— Sarah 💜🏴 (@sarah_WBAx) June 24, 2021
These were some of the comments on Facebook...
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And here are some of the well wishes from Instagram...
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And finally, here’s how the man himself reacted. New job, new profile pic.
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/cr6yJtJhDv
— Valérien Ismaël (@valerien_ismael) June 25, 2021