[Beefy 1965]

http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/artic...&year=2015

Former Crystal Palace first-team coach Ben Garner has joined the backroom team at West Bromwich Albion.

Garner, 34, spent 10 years with the Eagles as a coach, managing at several youth team levels before being appointed first team coach during the 2012-13 season.

However, he left the club in the summer after Alan Pardew decided to bring his own man in, with John Salako eventually replacing him.

Garner was offered a role in the club’s academy set-up, but declined the offer in order to continue showing his credentials as a first-team coach, and has previously spoken of his desire to become a manager one day.

Now he rejoins former Palace boss Tony Pulis to take up the role of first-team coach at West Brom, who lost 2-0 at Selhurst Park last Saturday thanks to goals from Yannick Bolasie and Yohan Cabaye.

[Bournemouth Baggie]

Hope he can coach them past the halfway line which TP seems unable to do

[WBA Will]

I saw this posted on the West Brom facebook page and there were some fairly negative comments. Seems very harsh considering he hasn't really got a reputation and hasn't had chance to do any work yet! Guess it just goes to show the all-encompassing negative feeling around the club at the moment which isn't at all healthy.