Returning Albion star Roman Bednar has opened his heart on his drugs shame and pledged to prove he is a “good person.”

The Baggies striker, who scored twice in a 2-2 draw on his return to League action at Sheffield United, admitted he feared a possible backlash from fans after he admitted possessing and using cocaine.

But supporters have welcomed the forward back from his three-month ban and Bednar has promised to repay them with his actions and goals.

He said: “You always wonder how people will react to you, when you do stupid things or make mistakes.

“But I don’t think I am a really bad person, although if I say that people will laugh.

“They will think that a good person wouldn’t do what I did, but I think I am a good person. I will show it with my behaviour and on the pitch.

“That is the most important think and that’s how I will prove myself. I don’t really want to talk about how I feel or what I expected from people, this is how it is and I am very grateful.

“I was a bit scared at first because you never know how people will react, but I was hoping that they would stick with me and they really have.

“That’s just great and I thank them for it.”

Bednar admitted he was unsure about his Baggies future, after the Sunday newspaper sting that caught him buying drugs outside his home.

But he joked that the stress of the police and FA investigations helped him stay in shape during his enforced lay-off.

The forward said: “I did a bit of running and because of stress you don’t get fat.

“It’s true, I ate dumplings every day and I didn’t get fat, as it wasn’t an easy time because of what I did.

“I couldn’t even go for a holiday. I was stuck in one place just wondering, thinking and waiting for hearings and the police.

“It wasn’t easy and I didn’t really want to work. My mind wasn’t on it and I didn’t know what was going to happen.

“I know what I did and it wasn’t up to me whether I would be here or not.

“But people stuck with me and that was really important.”