Alan Irvine is comfortable in his role as 'head coach' at West Bromwich Albion.
The Scot is happy working with a technical director.
"People make a thing of that but there's no real difference between the power I've got compared with other Premier League managers," he told the Mail on Sunday. "Yes, I am sure West Brom would sell a player I don't want to lose if the price is high enough. But that happens everywhere. Do you think the Spurs manager wanted to sell Gareth Bale? Once a value is met, the club decide.
"On signing players, the club were already down the line with Craig Gardner and Brown Ideye before I was appointed. But it doesn't mean I don't consider them my players.
"Craig has been brilliant and played every game. I do my own research on potential targets. I rang Neil Lennon about Georgios Samaras because he knew him well from Celtic. The club take my views into account. We've pulled the plug on one or two if they've not been a good fit."
