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THE QUIET MAN WHO COULD BE LIKE OLE FOR THE BAGGIES

BIG INTERVIEW: JIMMY SHAN
By John Wragg

ALL-SMILES: West Brom caretakermanager Jimmy Shan has made a perfect start in the hotseat
PICTURES: PA Images

T’S taken 18 years for West Brom’s Jimmy Shan to become an overnight success. With his third successive win on Friday night expected to confirm him as Albion’s caretaker- boss for the rest of this season, Shan could be the Premier League’s most unlikely manager next season.
On the day another successful caretaker, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, was given a permanent job at Manchester United this week, Shan was preparing fo...

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