12:30pm Thursday 9th July 2009
By Anthony Marshall
SIMON Cox revealed he left Swindon with a heavy heart, having completed a £1.9million move to West Brom earlier this week.
The 22-year-old striker spoke for the first time since his transfer this morning at a press conference in the Midlands, at which the Advertiser was present.
And Cox couldn't talk highly enough of his time in Wiltshire, which set him up for his next step up the football ladder.
“I believed in myself to move down a league to come back up. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Swindon - lovely people and a great club.
“The chairman and manager were superb with me but now I’ve got the opportunity to play in a higher league with a big club, and I’ve got to take that.
“I can’t emphasise how much of a nice club that is. They were superb with me, and under the new manager they should do alright this year."
Baggies boss Roberto Di Matteo said: “I’ve seen Simon personally over the past year, followed him, and I think he has all the attributes to become a successful player for us at West Brom.
“His goalscoring record is very, very good, and he is a young, talented, hungry player who wants to move on and show the rest of the world what kind of player he is. I think that’s the kind of player we are looking for.
“I think it’s unfair to compare him to anyone else - he is his own player in his own right. He is a very intelligent player and very good in-and-around the box, finding the space and playing offthe main striker.
“These are his strengths and I’m confident he will score a lot of goals for us."
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