A super summer start for West Brom both on and off the field
As summers and starts to pre-season go - Albion's has already improved dramatically compared to previous campaigns.
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In recent summers it has usually followed a very similar trend under the previous ownership.
The pattern tends to be a little bit of business early on, not a great deal in the middle and then a scramble at the end of the window to bulk out the squad.
This year it has been far from that - with the good news coming not just in terms of players and contracts, but off the field too.
Here is a look at Albion's fine start to the summer and pre-season:
Off the field
The last few months of last season brought with it success on the field as Albion reached the play-offs.
But it also went hand in hand with stability and a positivity off the field and in the boardroom, something that had been alien to Albion fans for a long time.
Shilen Patel's takeover lifted the club and his actions since have continued to increase the positivity around The Hawthorns.
That has continued into the summer and pre-season, with the news of new directors being appointed to Bilkul Football WBA, as well as Patel's £1m investment in the training ground.
