Albion boss Alan Irvine has no fear after talks with Jeremy Peace

Under-fire Albion boss Alan Irvine insists he does not fear for his job ahead of tomorrow's trip to Hull after chatting to chairman Jeremy Peace.

The men spoke yesterday and Irvine, who was jeered by fans at the last two home games, revealed his own position as Hawthorns head coach was not discussed.

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Irvine is believed to be under mounting pressure after four successive losses but, asked if another defeat at the KC Stadium tomorrow could spell the end, he said: "I don't know.

"I've not been told anything like that but I can't control it. All I can control is how we go about the job and continue to be as thorough, diligent and hard-working as I am and hopefully that will get us the results that I feel our performances have deserved. I think our performances have deserved better in recent weeks and I don't think they've been a true reflection of how we've played overall.

"The chairman was great. I went to see him about a completely different matter. We spent 15 minutes just chatting over different things and he was great, as he has been all of the time.

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"I'm really grateful for the support he's given me. I'm fine and the chairman was perfectly calm – we just need a result."

Albion's slide to just one point above the relegation zone has made Irvine favourite with some bookmakers to be the first Premier League boss this season to lose his job.

But he said: "You have given me some news that I didn't know! I spoke to the chairman after training but not about that and he didn't speak to me about that. I understand the way things are in this job. There's a short-term culture nowadays. We are not too far away from getting good results."