BRUCIE LINK IS A BONUS Owls give hot prospect Steve hope

nothing more. It’s in the hands of the chairman.

“It’s not a frustration for me, I’m living the dream at the moment.

“My history and love for the club is well known, I’m just delighted to be given the opportunity for this period.”

In the meantime Wednesday are climbing the table and should have taken advantage of a West Brom team down to 10 men for just under half an hour.

Jay Rodriguez was sent off (above) for a stamp on Marcos Matias. West Brom will appeal that, claiming contact was not made. But from there the Baggies played better than they had all day.

Matt Phi l lips, Hal Robson-Kanu and Gareth Barry came on a minute after Rodriguez’s red card. West Brom chased the game after Atdhe Nuhiu’s fifth-minute goal ( below), but did better when they’d got some big hitters on.

“It’s our second game in four days, y we played py the last half hour with 10 men, the attitude of the players, the stadium still being full in the last dying moments – it’s moments like these I remember West Bromwich Albion for,” said boss Darren Moore.

It took until the fifth minute of added time and West Brom’s 10th corner for a leveller.

Phillips took it and amid a the chaos, Brunt claimed c the final touch.

Wednesday’s goal was set s up for them by Tosin Adarabioyo A giving away a needless corner.

And no Albion man moved m as Nuhiu scored his h first since August.