West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has told goalkeeper Scott Carson that he will have to fight for his place.
Goalkeeper not guaranteed a starting spot at The Hawthorns
West Brom manager Tony Mowbray has warned new signing Scott Carson that he will have to fight for a starting place at The Hawthorns this season.
Carson has set his sights on regaining a place among England's goalkeepers after completing a £3.25million move from Liverpool.
However, Mowbray insists that Carson will not be automatically handed a first XI place at club level.
Mowbray is adamant Dean Kiely - who helped the Baggies win the Championship last season - is still in contention for a starting spot when the Premier League season begins in just under three weeks' time.
"As I've said all along, it's down to them," said Mowbray. "I want competition in every position of the pitch. It's then down to the performance levels of the players.
New signings
"I will assess their performance levels as we go along and put the best one in - particularly when we get to 16th August - based on how they're doing in training and the games they play.
"Scott and Dean both understand that."
Mowbray also admits he is aiming to bring in more players to add to the seven permanent signings he has already made this summer.
"You can never tell in this game," he added. "You think something is imminent and then it goes out of the window.
"There are four, five, six conversations going on with other clubs at the moment. With a single telephone call, one of them might drop into place.
"But transfer windows are what they are. The further you are away from the league kick off, the more money players cost and the more agents stick to their demands."
