Russell Slade dismisses West Brom job link
Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade today dismissed speculation linking him with the Albion job.
The Brisbane Road chief is an outsider for the Hawthorns hotseat as the Baggies look to replace Pepe Mel.
Slade is preparing for Orient's League One play-off final on Sunday with Rotherham and insisted he is focused on his job.
"I think it means that, other than my chairman banging on about how good I am, it's appreciated in other quarters the kind of job we have done here," he said. "It's nice to be recognised for what we have done, with no money, and had a relatively successful season. It's nice to be linked to a Premier League club when you are a League One manager.
"But the total focus is my football club. I just want to get us into the Championship."
Meanwhile, Albion have handed six academy graduates their first professional contracts.
Thy have signed up goalkeeper Alex Palmer, full-back Wes Atkinson, centre-back Callum Jones, midfielder Aaron Birch, and striker Alex Jones on one-year deals with a further year's option in the club's favour. Midfielder Samir Nabi, whose brother Adil is already at the club, has a one-year contract.
