Steve Clarke has called on West Brom's supporters to refrain from directing any negativity towards Peter Odemwingie during Saturday's Premier League encounter against Sunderland.
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The Nigerian striker angered the Baggies during the January transfer period, travelling to Queens Park Rangers on deadline day in a bid to persuade the London club to secure his services.
Albion have since dealt with the situation internally, with Odemwingie having found himself out of the first-team squad since the incident, but after apparently patching things up with the club the 31-year is expected to feature against the Black Cats this weekend.
And Clarke has urged the club's supporters to put any ill-feelings towards the forward to one side, so as not to distract the team from their duties on the field.
Clarke said: "I understand some of the supporters might not want to forgive Peter quickly but, when they go to the stadium, all I ask is they support the team.
"If Peter scores a hat-trick and they choose not to celebrate Peter's goals, they should celebrate the fact that the team have scored.
"All we can ask is that the supporters support the team and don't allow their feelings over one player to over-ride the fact that the support has been great this year, home and away."
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