CHAMPIONSHIP
WESTBromwich Albion are hoping to tap into a former Premier League winner’s knowledge to help secure a place back in the top flight.
Ian Pearce, 44, who won the title in 1995 with Blackburn, has been appointed as the Baggies’ new head of recruitment.
Albion’s sporting and technical director Luke Dowling said of the former West Ham and Fulham defender: “Ian has got a good background and he brings experience and ideas to the role.
“I believe what he looks for and sees in players will work for us. He was keen to join us and he understan...