The Baggies face a crucial bottom-three clash on Saturday at Sunderland, whose manager Roy Keane quit last week.

But Mowbray is determined to stick with Albion and try and inspire them to their first win in 10 games when they visit the Stadium Of Light.

The former Hibernian manager said: "Is there any temptation to walk away? It is not at the forefront of my mind at the moment to walk away from anything. I am enjoying my job.

"Results obviously could be better. But I enjoy coming into work, and the players motivate you.

"They have certainly not got their chins on the ground; they enjoy coming in and working towards putting a gameplan together to try and win the next game.

"We are enjoying the task of trying to pick up points in the Premier League - and I have got no thoughts of going anywhere and am just getting on with my job and enjoying that."

Mowbray is adamant Albion are not far away from being a side who can make an impact in the top flight, despite taking only two points from a possible 27 since early October.

He said: "I don't enjoy losing football matches, of course. You get used to winning, which we did a lot last season.

"The vast majority of the games we have played have been very tight games - and I've talked long and hard about what we are missing, a bit of cutting edge, a bit of ability to finish teams off when we are on top.

"When I look at the statistics, and we have created twice as many opportunities as the opposition and yet lost a tight game 2-1 or 1-0, then there is a frustration there.

"But it is enjoyment mixed with frustration - and I hope, looking at the second half of the season, we can address the few areas we need to address and make life uncomfortable for a lot of teams in the Premier League."

Roman Bednar and Luke Moore will be vying tomorrow to replace striker Ishmael Miller, who is out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury.