Darren Moore will be brimming with pride when he takes charge of West Brom this weekend

The 43-year-old, who has agreed to step in as caretaker boss in the wake of Alan Pardew’s exit, will be sitting in the Albion hot-seat for the first time in Saturday's home match against Swansea.

Earlier this week he urged the Baggies family to ‘unite’ for the remaining six games of the season.

He’s been delighted with the response he’s had at the training ground and is looking forward to the response at The Hawthorns.

“I’ll feel proud out there tomorrow,” he said, at his first press conference. “And like everybody else, wanting for the game to go really well and for the team to do well and for the spectators to get behind us.

“Hopefully there will be a real competitive edge to the game.

“It’s been very different (this week), but enjoyable. Every person has been excellent, they really have.

“There has been a togetherness here, everybody’s mucked in, and that’s how I wanted it.

“I put the message of togetherness out there and the way it’s connected has been like a jigsaw. I thank them all for their help this week.”

Academy coaches James Shan and Mark Naylor have pitched in to help Moore and goalkeeping coach Neil Cutler take training this week.

The Hawthorns was half empty for the defeat to Burnley last week but Moore has issued a passionate plea to the Baggies fans to get them to return.

“I’m asking them please come back and support us,” he said. “Come back to The Hawthorns and make that place a loud stadium, like I’ve known it to be over years before. Let’s get together, we need you.”

There have been reports that Albion’s squad has fractured this season, but Moore, who has been in the dressing room since November, waved away any suggestion of a split.

“I didn’t witness disputes or anything like that,” he said. “If anything, it was frustration.

“We all get frustrated because the boys want to win.

“Give me someone who’s frustrated because they want to win, I’ll take that all day. That shows, to a degree, that the players care.”