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'I didn't want to leave the place': Kitman Pat Frost on West Brom, England and a life in football

Pat Frost would have a strong case for being one of the busiest men in the football industry.

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Pat Frost during his time as Albion kitman

Transport manager, senior England kitman and football club director. Frost finds the time to juggle all that, alongside his family life, and the small matter of following West Brom home and away, week in, week out.

There was a time though when he was even busier as he lived the dream of working as first team kitman for his beloved Baggies.

Frost, from Telford, began life as a kitman with the England youth sides, before jumping at the chance to become join Albion when the job became available under Roy Hodgson.

Frost joined Lewis Cox and Jonny Drury for the new Baggies Broadcast guest series to discuss his life in the game and working for Albion, with the first episode set to be released on Wednesday.

And he revealed that his time working for Albion took over his life, to the point where even the chairman was having to tell him to go home.

Frost explained: "Albion actually took over my life, that is why I only did it for two years.