David Stockdale has warned that Fulham's Kit man is the biggest obstacle to Albion's hopes of a second win in 15 Championship outings at the Amex tomorrow.

Kit Symons has mastermined a resurgence at Stockdale's old club since replacing Felix Magath as manager at Craven Cottage.

Fulham took just one point from their opening seven games this season under Magath, who failed to rescue them from relegation last term.

Former Welsh international defender Symons, initially promoted temporarily from under-21s boss, steered Fulham out of trouble with four wins in the league, a draw and only two defeats to land the post permanently at the end of last month.

Fulham have maintained their progress since then with draws against Wigan and Blackpool and a victory over Huddersfield before last Friday's last-gasp defeat in a West London derby at Brentford.

Stockdale, who featured regularly under Magath in the top flight last season before falling out of favour in the summer and joining Albion for £1 million, told The Argus: "It happens with managers. It wasn't the right club for him (Magath) and the right players for him but that's what happens. You get judged on results.

"He left, a great man (Symons), a great person, came in and it shows for itself, their results recently.

"The lads know Kit and you can see how they are responding for him.

"I know that he will be wanting to beat us. I know Kit very well. I've spoken to him a couple of times. He said congratulations on the move, wish you hadn't have left!"

Fulham had three managers last season, Martin Jol, Rene Meulensteen and Magath.

Stockdale made 21 Premier League appearances for them, two more than Dutch rival Maarten Stekelenburg who cost nearly £5 million from Roma last summer.

He finished Fulham's ill-fated campaign in charge of the gloves but mysteriously dropped out of contention through pre-season before signing a three-year deal with Albion.

Stockdale said of his Fulham career: "I enjoyed mostly every minute of it. There were disappointing times.

"I think the best part of my football actually came in the relegation season, which is unfortunate.

"I never really got to say thankyou to the fans, which I've said in a few interviews. Hopefully I can give them a little clap on Saturday to say thankyou - and take three points off them at the same time."