Coaching at 14 and hailed by top stars: The rise of West Brom managerial candidate Eric Ramsay
He has emerged as the leading contender for the vacant Albion job - having been continuously linked to roles in England for some time.
Eric Ramsay was an option for Albion back in the summer - before they decided to push ahead with bringing in Ryan Mason.
But six months in and with Albion hovering close to the Championship relegation zone - it looks like they are again making a move for a man who has long been regarded as one of the best young coaches in Britain.
Always coaching
Born in Shrewsbury and brought up on the Mid Wales border - Ramsay started out as a player in local football and spent time playing in the academy set up for The New Saints, the only domestic Welsh professional football club.
As a player he featured in the country's top division - the Cymru Premier, for Welshpool Town.
But coaching has always been at the forefront of Ramsay's mind. Despite his talent as a player, he turned to coaching, and explained in an interview earlier this year that he began at the age of around 14 or 15, having realised he probably wouldn't make it as a professional footballer.
Later in his career he did return to playing, albeit as a Futsal player and captained the Wales side in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.
But having moved onto university to study a degree in sports science. It was here where he coached alongside Kieran McKenna, who went on to work at Manchester United before leading Ipswich Town on back to back promotions and ending up in the Premier League.
He also went on to become the youngest British coach to achieve the UEFA Pro License qualification.
From there is journey went up - working as an academy coach at Swansea City before a move closer to home came - as he took on the role of academy manager at Shrewsbury Town.
Taste of management
It was at Shrewsbury where the first taste of management came - as at the age of just 27 he was placed in joint charge of Salop following the sacking of John Askey.
He remained at the club under the next manager - before moving on to Premier League Chelsea as an under 23 coach.
But after a spell there he made arguably his most progressive move in the game - as he joined Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's backroom team at Manchester United as a player development coach.
He was also in charge of set plays and during his time at United he earned a host of plaudits from United's players.
While at Old Trafford, he also briefly spent time coaching in the Welsh national set up.
In his first six months at United he was being touted as a candidate for managerial jobs in the EFL - and was offered a League One role which he turned down.
Big chance
Then in February 2024 he left the UK behind for the US, becoming head coach at MLS side Minnesota United.
He made waves in the 2025 campaign across the pond and while working with a modest budget helped the club reach the play-offs with a finish of fourth in the Western Conference. It included a memorable 4-1 victory over star-studded Inter Miami.