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Steve Bruce: New West Bromwich Albion boss wants to make Baggies boing again

New West Brom boss Steve Bruce could have been heading to the Caribbean next month to watch England play cricket.

Instead, such is still his passion for football, he has opted to stay in England and move back to the Midlands to try to get the Baggies promoted.

"I was going to the Caribbean to see the Test series in March," said Bruce.

"But it didn't enter my head when this offer came up. My focus is on getting West Bromwich Albion back in the big league," he told BBC Radio WM.

"And if I didn't think I could do that, I wouldn't be here.