Chaplow: I will fight for shirt
Richard Chaplow has set his sights on proving boss Tony Mowbray has no need to chase Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson by making himself an Albion midfield fixture.Richard Chaplow has set his sights on proving boss Tony Mowbray has no need to chase Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson by making himself an Albion midfield fixture. The two Hibernian midfielders remain high on Mowbray's January wish list as he looks to shake up The Hawthorns squad. Mowbray is hoping to continue talks with Hibs about the prospect of bringing them south from Easter Road in a £4m deal this week. In the mean time Chaplow is eager to finally get his Albion career off the ground two years after joining from Burnley. Read the full story in the Express & Star
The two Hibernian midfielders remain high on Mowbray's January wish list as he looks to shake up The Hawthorns squad.
Mowbray is hoping to continue talks with Hibs about the prospect of bringing them south from Easter Road in a £4m deal this week.
In the mean time Chaplow is eager to finally get his Albion career off the ground two years after joining from Burnley.The 21-year-old has started each of the Baggies' last two games and won the man of the match award for Friday's win over Luton.
"There's a lot of competition there and the gaffer obviously has people he would like to bring in to strengthen the squad up," said Chaplow
"You're always going to have competition and people putting pressure on you for your shirt."
"It's up to the people who get the opportunity to keep that shirt and if you play well you'll be in the team."