West Brom academy chief Mark Harrison insists Darren Moore is ruthless enough to handle the senior job.

Harrison, who has employed Moore as a youth team coach on two occasions, says his ability to make tough decisions shouldn't be underestimated.

“I've heard a lot of people say Mooro is a lovely guy and he is," Harrison told the Express & Star. “But anybody that mistakes that underneath that lovely guy there isn't somebody who will deal and manage with situations would underestimate him.

“He's prepared to sort issues out, but he does it in a way I believe in.

“You're dealing with human beings first and foremost and all us human beings are all the same, we like to be treated in a certain way.

“That's how you get the best out of anybody and that's one of the approaches Darren's taken to the job.

“When I've heard people talk about him on TV and on Sky, the perception is he's a nice guy and yes he has that. He'll always say hello to people and give up his time, but if there's a decision to be made, he'll make it.

"How he manages is the measure of the man – he treats people how you would want to be treated. I think that's how Mooro's gone about the job in terms of the man-management side of things.

“But don't anybody underestimate that he hasn't got that ability to make those tough decisions. He will."