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Shilen Patel: West Bromwich Albion owner aiming high - but with realism and patience

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Another English club, another West Midlands club, another new American owner with dreams.

But West Bromwich Albion's new main man Shilen Patel mixes those ambitions with realism.

The 43-year-old businessman has taken over the Championship club as they chase promotion back to the Premier League, via the play-offs.

Albion are fifth, have been fifth for weeks, and look likely to remain fifth for the next few weeks too. The reward for which would be that one-in-four chance to get back to the top flight in May.

But Patel said: "Nobody can control the future. All we can do is influence that future, and do the things that might bring the best possible outcome.