Pulis poised to appoint assistants

06 January 2015 10:31

Paul Jewell and Dave Kemp are set to be confirmed as Tony Pulis' new assistants at West Brom.

The duo are expected to share joint coaching responsibility in the new set-up at The Hawthorns, Press Association Sport understands.

Gerry Francis is also expected to be appointed on a part-time basis and, along with Kemp, worked with Pulis at Stoke.

Kemp was Pulis' assistant at the Britannia Stadium and Crystal Palace and watched Albion's 1-1 draw at West Ham on New Year's Day, the day Pulis was named head coach.

Carlo Nash, who played for Pulis at Stoke, is poised to be the Baggies' new goalkeeping coach.

Ex-Derby boss Jewell has been out of work since leaving as Ipswich manager in 2012 and, along with Kemp and Francis, will be confirmed as part of the new-look Baggies backroom team in the next 24 hours.

They will be in the dugout for Saturday's crucial Barclays Premier League visit of Hull, with Albion a point and a place above the bottom three.

Pulis won his first game in charge on Saturday, a 7-0 thrashing of Gateshead in the FA Cup.

He swung the axe on Monday as coaches Rob Kelly, Keith Downing and Dean Kiely left Albion, following former head coach Alan Irvine after he was sacked last week, paving the way for his staff revamp.

Source: PA