'I'd be surprised...' Winless Eric Ramsay tackles questions on West Brom future and board assurances

Ramsay has now overseen eight games in charge and is yet to taste victory having been brought in to arrest the struggle under Ryan Mason. Albion - watched on by owner and chairman Shilen Patel on Saturday - only remained outside the bottom three as rivals Leicester shipped a late equaliser at Stoke.

The 34-year-old former Minnesota chief was asked about his under-pressure role at The Hawthorns after jeers and boos from the home faithful and whether he has been spoken to by top brass about his position.

"Well I'm sure there, without this ever being an explicit part of the conversation, a recognition of the fact that I've come into a difficult situation which continues to be difficult," Ramsay told the Express & Star.

"Obviously we haven't had the desired impact from our own perspectives and we create a lot of internal pressure in that sense.

"So I don't think... I would be surprised if anyone's looking at this situation and feeling like there's a button that can be pushed that solves everything very quickly, it is a case of just grinding away and making sure that we are doing everything that is in our power."

Asked if there have been any assurances on his role as head coach, he added: "Not been discussed."

Albion face relegation rivals Charlton at The Hawthorns in a latest six-pointer on Tuesday night in what would be Ramsay's ninth opportunity at a first win.

A trip to second-bottom Oxford comes next weekend.

Asked about heavy jeers and taunts in his direction from an angry crowd, he added: "Again, there's a fine balance between acknowledging it but also I've got to block that out and the group has to block that out because it's something that we are unable to control at the moment beyond pushing what we need to push in order to make performances better.

"Performances being better will equate to better results, better results will equate to that connection with the crowd being re-established and they're the only things I can control.

"(I reflect) No differently to how I would have done when I first came into the role and it sounds a strange thing to say, but there was a lot of pressure at that point and there is a lot of pressure now.

"Again, I'm very aware of the Championship context, very aware of everything that goes with a situation like this, but it's not a helpful focus of my time."

Ramsay continued: "That's to be expected (growing questions), it's not news to me, it's not anything that's coming as a surprise and I'm certainly equipped to deal with that and I'm one of those people that will spend my energy on things that day-to-day I can get my teeth stuck into and that stuff unfortunately is beyond my control."