West Brom have to be recognised as one of the strongest teams in the Championship.

The Baggies have been at the top of the division for the majority of the campaign, and although they dropped down to second place this weekend they’re still in a good position to go on and get promoted.

The problem is that the rest of the division have wised up to how good the Baggies are, and Steve Cooper gave a glowing review of Slaven Bilic’s team after their game today.

What’s been said then?

The Swansea manager was speaking to the press after his side’s 0-0 draw with the Midlands outfit.

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“I think that we are never going to be 100% happy drawing a game at home, but I think we need to respect the game it was – opposition, top of the league, ridiculously strong squad, massive investment,” Cooper claimed.

“They had large parts of the game where they had more of the ball, but they’ve had one shot on goal. Clean sheet…if Jay [Fulton] scores, then it’s like ‘what a result!’

“I’m not going to sing and dance about drawing, but there are a lot of positives which will help us in the run-in.”

Respected

The Baggies aren’t being underestimated by any side in the division, and that could be something of a negative for Albion.

Swansea are by no means a poor side, but Cooper seemed quite pleased with a draw against Bilic’s outfit.

The fact that managers have this view of West Brom isn’t a good thing as they will be turning up against the Baggies and trying their damndest to take points off a team they perceive to be one of the best in the division.

Hopefully, Albions’ quality can get them through to the end of the season.

In other news, West Brom’s summer priority has become apparent.