Tony Mowbray handed Chris Wood his Premier League debut as a teenager at West Brom so knows all about the qualities which persuaded Burnley to spend £15million on him.
Wood, 25, became the Clarets' record signing when he joined from Leeds on Monday and he could make his Burnley bow against Mowbray's Blackburn at Ewood Park in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.
Eight years ago Wood and Mowbray were on the same team, the latter unafraid to throw a 17-year-old on at Portsmouth for his top-flight bow despite the fact the Baggies were in the midst of a relegation battle.