Tony Pulis plotted his first win of the season with the help of two new assistants — former Albion boss Gary Megson and his four-year-old grandson Luca.
The Welshman, whose family home is in Bournemouth, made two trips down the road to check out his side’s first-day opposition in pre-season friendlies and took little Luca with him on both occasions.
‘I got him to write out the reports,’ he laughed after new Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazi’s header from a classic West Brom set-piece had earned three points.
‘Luca’s come to watch our game today too and I can’t wait to see him to know what he thinks about it.