Source: PA
Hodgson and Peace to map out Albion plans
Roy Hodgson will meet West Brom owner Jeremy Peace in the next 24 hours to thrash out plans aimed at establishing the club in the Barclays Premier League.
Albion have ensured top flight football for another campaign with 16 points from 10 matches under Hodgson despite losing 3-1 in Sunday's derby with Wolves at Molineux.
Hodgson is aware of Peace's desire not to over commit the Baggies financially and suddenly face the problems which have faced some clubs after dropping out of the Premier League.
But the former Liverpool boss also wants the best possible opportunity to try and ensure West Brom can finally end years of yo-yoing between the Premier League and the Championship. Hodgson told Press Association Sport: "We've got a meeting early in the week. We've had a couple of brief discussions but everything up to now has always been qualified by `let's wait and see what league we will be in.'
"That is understandable. The very important meeting with myself and Dan Ashworth (technical director) is coming up when we sit down and look at what is possible, what isn't possible, what we'd like to do. But I do know the chairman is 100% behind trying to help us stabilise even more (in the Premier League). This is his club, he wants the best for it, and he wants it to survive year after year if it can.
"He doesn't want West Brom to become one of those clubs which after a couple of glory years suddenly finds themselves sliding down towards the Conference. That is very important. I share his concerns about that. I share his ethos with regard to the club but also of course, he shares my desire and ambition to be in the Premier League and to get as high as possible."