Ex-Norwich boss to join Albion

Tony Mowbray has asked former Norwich boss Peter Grant if he would like to help out on the Albion coaching staff.

Grant has been without a job since leaving Carrow Road at the start of the month following the Canaries' poor start to the season.

Mowbray and Grant are good friends from their playing days together at Celtic and the Baggies boss has wasted no time in offering his former Parkhead team mate a route back into football.

"I've spoken to Peter Grant, who is a good friend of mine, since he left his position," said Mowbray.

"I've invited him to come and join in with our training anytime he wants because he's a good man. We'll see if he takes us up on that offer."

The Canaries arrive in the Black Country tomorrow second from bottom of the Championship after winning only two games so far this season.

They have picked up only one point so far on their travels and been short of goals, netting only twice on the road and seven times in total.

With Albion having dropped only two points at The Hawthorns, the form book points to a Baggies win, but Mowbray is wary of such expectations.

"We have every respect for Norwich," said Mowbray.

"It's a wonderful and big club and when I was at Ipswich we had a bitter rivalry with them.

"Even now they're still getting big crowds of 23,000 to 24,000 every week. It's a big club with big expectations.

"Norwich went six or seven games without scoring a goal before Peter left.

"Since he left they've lost the last two games but they've scored a goal in each of those games, so there is a slight improvement there.

"We've just got to make sure they don't get their turnaround here at The Hawthorns.

"They won't be the most confident side at the moment but I'm sure they'll work extremely and be hard to beat and breakdown."