Celtic hero Tom Rogic is facing a fresh battle for relevancy with promotion-chasing West Brom after his boss admitted even a place on the bench is no guarantee.
Carlos Corberan has the Baggies bouncing but there was no place in the matchday squad for the Wizard of Oz in the win over Coventry – something the Spaniard conceded was unfair. Rogic had forged his way into the West Brom reckoning but found himself on the outside looking a week after starting in the FA Cup defeat to Bristol City.
Rogic has made 16 appearances after leaving Celtic in the summer. The 30-year-old was not selected for Australia's FA Cup squad but he has shown flashes of his trademark ability at the Hawthorns. But now his boss – who signed a new deal this week to keep Leeds United at bay – admits Rogic's position in the team is far from a simple one. Corberan said: "It's complicated sometimes to give you the answer. I know how good a player Rogic is and how hard it is to leave a player out who could be in the first XI - not just someone who could be on the bench. We can play with a specific number 10, and then a specific 10 on the bench.
