Brunt laughs off suggestion of becoming permanent boss

West Bromwich Albion interim boss Chris Brunt has laughed off suggestions that he will be offered the job on a permanent basis following his side's emphatic 3-1 win over Preston on New Year's Day.

The Baggies raced into a 3-0 half-time lead at The Hawthorns on Wednesday but the Northern Irishman played down his chances of replacing Carlos Corberan, who departed for Valencia on Christmas Day, for the long haul.

"I don't know, I think I'm relatively inexperienced for anything like that," Brunt told BBC Radio West Midlands.

"I'll do my best as I always did as a player for this football club until, hopefully, the right person is appointed and I'm sure that the football club will do that."

Since their narrow defeat to Derby County on Boxing Day, the Baggies have picked up four points from an available six and now sit above Blackburn inside the play-off places on goal difference.

"It's an attractive job for anybody, we're a big club in this country," the 40-year-old added.

"Until I'm told otherwise, I'm not sure what the script is from above just yet, but we'll just keep soldiering on and we'll try and get as many people out there ready to go on Saturday."