Brighton boss Gus Poyet is delighted for Steve Clarke after his appointment at West Bromwich Albion.

Poyet played for Chelsea with Clarke also at the club.

He told The Independent: "Knowing Steve very well, and having done what he has done, although for a shorter period of time, he will be more ready now, things will be a hundred times clearer than they were five years ago.

"He's been an assistant to foreign and British managers, and he will take all that and use his own personality and way of seeing football. He's ready to be a successful manager and I'm looking forward to seeing his team playing and being Clarkie's team, which is great."