Dave Jones wants to concentrate on his job with Cardiff
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Cardiff boss Dave Jones will not answer any more questions about his name being linked to the vacant West Brom post.
The Baggies are seeking a new manager after parting company with Bryan Robson recently and ex-Southampton and Wolves manager Jones is a target.
"It's best I say nothing because I don't win in the end," said Jones.
"No matter what I say, I can't win when the media ask the same question. I simply want to draw a line under the subject now."
The Cardiff side assembled on a minimal budget by Jones tops the Championship table going into Sunday's match at Southend.
Then there are the Bluebirds' plans for a new £35m 30,000-seat stadium at Leckwith that is seemingly going ahead despite delays.
Those factors are thought to have convinced Jones that his future lies with Cardiff and that he will not be enticed by a sideways move to the Hawthorns.
However, his reluctance to publically never say never is understandable given his experiences in football.
Jones was suspended on full pay from the Southampton job in 2000 after he was falsely accused of child abuse from his time as a care worker on Merseyside.
The case was thrown out of court within the first week of the trial, but Saints - who had installed Glenn Hoddle as manager in Jones' absence - opted to pay off the remainder of Jones' contract.
His next post with Wolves saw him take them into the Premiership via the play-offs for the 2003/4 season.
Although Wolves went straight back down, it had been the first time they had been back in the top flight for 19 years.
Nevertheless, following a poor run of results on their return to the second tier Jones was sacked by Wolves in November 2004.
So given the vagaries of life as a football manager, it is understandable that Jones is circumspect about his future.
But for now he is committed to Cardiff and the club to him, no other suitors need apply.
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