Ince interested in Albion job

Former Wolves captain Ince expressed his interest in the soon-to-arise Hawthorns vacancy, while former Charlton and West Ham boss Curbishley has hinted that he could be tempted to manage in the Championship.

Albion are poised to intensify their search in the next 48 hours, once Tony Mowbray's switch to Celtic is rubber-stamped by the Old Firm giants.

The Baggies will be looking for a complete management team, after Bhoys officials confirmed they want assistant manager Mark Venus and first team coach Peter Grant to work alongside Mowbray.

Ince's strong affinity with Wolves and his ill-fated spell in charge of Blackburn could count against him, but the 41-year-old hopes the impressive start to his management career at MK Dons will go in his favour.

He said: "Without doubt I'd be interested - West Brom are a fantastic club. Myself and Tony Mowbray have the same philosophy on football. The fans are fantastic.

"The sooner I can get back into the Premier League, the better. If it's with an ambitious Championship club that wants to move forward, that would be great."

Curbishley has been out of football since leaving West Ham last September and has been linked with Newcastle, and admits he would now consider a Championship job.

He said: "I've spent the last 10 years in the Premier League and think I've done pretty well. My average finish was about 10th.

"I would like to get back there, but there comes a time when you start to think it won't happen."

Albion officials have insisted they have made no approaches for potential candidates, despite national media reports that they have sounded out Preston over Alan Irvine.

But the Deepdale boss is bound to be mentioned as a candidate, after an impressive first managerial assignment.

Peterborough's Darren Ferguson and former Hawthorns captain Derek McInnes, now of St Johnstone, are also likely to be considered.