THOMAS Gaardsoe was back on The Hawthorns pitch for the first time in over a decade this week reliving his fabled days of the Great Escape and playing alongside Darren Moore.
The acclaimed Danish defender was back in the Black Country to receive his Albion cap - "that was a wonderful surprise," he said - and cheer on the Baggies against Brentford a decade since he departed the club.
Though Albion couldn't hold on to all three points, Thomas was full of praise for the gaffer and his approach to a "big task".