Jonathan Gould made West Brom his choice

The family name has its own place at the Hawthorns, with father Bobby managing the club for what proved to be their lowest ebb in 1990-91,

He became public enemy No 1 as Albion tumbled into the third tier of English football for the first time, although he stuck around for the following season.

Gould jnr was on the books for those difficult times without ever making a first-team appearance, after came through the ranks at Halifax Town before joining non-league Clevedon.

He followed his Dad to Coventry City in 1992 and got the chance to play in the Premier League, heights only matched by six years with Scottish giants Glasgow Celtic.

That period earned him two full caps for Scotland, another highlight to look back on when he eventually hung up his gloves in 2005.

Life another playing between the sticks took him to pastures in New Zealand, where his coaching and management career began. Again, he was following in his father's footsteps.

A few months in Australia were thrown in and there was no doubting Gould loved life on the other side of the world but it was, ultimately, his choice to make the move back.

The lure of working in England's top-flight at a place he knew led to him contacting head coach Tony Pulis, so he packed up and headed back to blighty.

More than 20 years have seen significant development at Albion but, as with any club, there's still people around who are part of the furniture!

He said: "There's been huge change, the place is almost beyond recognition. The thing that lived with me was the passion.

"I played for Celtic and witnessed passion but I did here, too. Albion fans have always had an expectation and rightly so. When you step out on the pitch, that's what you look forward to.

"I didn't play any first-team games when I was here. Stuart Naylor was the first-choice and Mel Rees was No 2 but I appreciated the size of the club, even given where the club was at the time.

"As a club, some things haven't changed. Mo was still the laundry lady back then and then I walked in through the door last week and she was the first person I saw.

"But other things are very different. We used to change in the first-team dressing room and walk across to the school, where we had two pitches.

"The conditions were absolutely dire. We now have a Dome on the side where we trained, which goes to show how much the place has changed.

"Back then we had one groundsman in Rob, who is still here, and an older guy called 'Popeye', who used to collect the balls for us.

"Sadly he passed away not long after I left. They're my memories from the time I was here and, of course Bobby Taylor, who popped into the training ground last week. It was good to see him.

"I've been working in the Australian A-League for the last six years with the New Zealand franchise in Wellington, called Phoenix. I had a year at Perth Glory, too.

"I was working with the New Zealand national teams as goalkeeping coach for the Under-23s and Under-20s, so I've been heavily involved with the development of goalkeepers over there.

"I've been in football for 35 years, in one form or another. I was brought up with football and I know how harsh it can be.

"The game never changes. Styles of football change and we've seen an evolution of that, along the pace of the game. This is a massive club, they've been in the Premier League for five years or so.

"I want to be part of a group that maintains this status."

Albion's goalkeeping coach position became up-for-grabs last month, for the first time since Dean Kiely retired and took up the post in the summer of 2011.

Kiely parted company with the club in the wake of Pulis' appointment, although it looked as if Carlo Nash was his preferred candidate to come in.

Gould got his foot in the door by contacting the Baggies chief directly and, before he knew it, he was touching down in London and heading to the West Midlands.

He said: "It was all very quick. On the Saturday, Wellington played against Melbourne City - the club owned by Man City - and drew 0-0, so it was good to end with a clean sheet.

"I then jumped on a plane and flew to London. It came about through my Dad, as we were sat watching Wimbledon play Liverpool in the FA Cup.

"It was mentioned Dean Kiely had left the club. I put a quick text into Tony and it took its natural course after that. I expressed an interest in the role and it went from there.

"I knew Tony from Bristol Rovers. I was a young 16-year-old and he used to do a lot of the training for my father there.

"That was my first recollection of actually throwing up during a training session - he'd worked us that hard.

"He took me on loan to Gillingham later in my career, so I spent a month playing for him there. I know how meticulous he is in the preparation for games and how he organises teams.

"He spents a lot of time working with players and working through every scenario so that, every time you go on the pitch, each player knows what they are doing.

"When players go out to play, they know exactly what they're recruited to do."

Gould has some adapting to do after spending a significant period of time as an adopted Kiwi, with urban England now his home again rather than the rural setting he had become used to.

He said: " I never got caught in traffic jams out there, for starters. And I used to spend my afternoons and evenings on the beach walking the dog.

"I had a small farm too, which kept me occupied. But the plan was to return. My son is on the books at Cheltenham Town and has been there this season.

"My wife and I had been looking to head back at some point. My daughter and wife will follow me in about six weeks."

Gould was visible with the Albion squad that kept a clean sheet at Sunderland on Saturday with No 1 Ben Foster, second choice Boaz Myhill and young Jack Rose now his subjects.

Gould said: "I couldn't wait for Sunderland. There was an adrenalin rush. My keepers at Wellington said I used to get 'stadium fever' and smash the balls at them far harder than I should. They were probably right.

"I know of Ben and Boaz from when they were coming through in the game towards the end of my career. As for Jack, I watched him play a solid game against Hednesford.

"I've looked at the young keepers already - some of the work they've done is fantastic. It's really important you get a succession of goalkeepers coming through the club.

"With the facilities we have, there is no reason why we can't have a succession of goalkeepers here."

Despite being in his second week of work, Gould won't be back at the Hawthorns until Saturday, when Southampton are the visitors.

It's a ground where he's endured difficult times, managing to get red carded and then break his own foot all in one sitting 12 years ago!

He recalled: "I played against West Brom for Preston back in 2003 and I lasted 40 minutes. I got sent off because, basically, Lee Hughes dived over the top of me and the referee gave me a red card.

"It took me about four minutes to get off the pitch because I refused to go! And then it went from bad to worse because I broke my foot kicking the door on the way back to the dressing room.

"Thankfully, I noticed they've replaced that door now. The funny thing was that the review panel overturned the red card, but the FA came back and said 'no, you're not overturning it.'

"I'm hoping my next time at the Hawthorns will be less dramatic and definitely less painful."