The Baggies have won just eight times this season and the 2-0 loss to Liverpool at the Hawthorns saw them relegated from the Barclays Premier League.

Albion, sticking to their attacking policy to the last, have been battling the drop all season and this was their third relegation from the top flight in seven years.

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And Mowbray said: "We have not won enough and we are where we are because the league table does not lie.

"Good players win you matches. That was evident from Liverpool. I have got to continue building, keep going, improve it bit by bit.

"Good players are not easy to come by. We are in a market where we can only afford young players and inexperienced players. We just have to give them time to develop."

Mowbray added: "Obviously I am so disappointed, particularly for the fans who have been magnificent all season. But the way we gave away that first goal, a big mistake to let Steven Gerrard in, just epitomises our whole season.

"I am frustrated. We had a lot of good attacking play but then gave the opposition a goal they did not have to work for. That's us.

"But we are now a better team than we have been for a lot of seasons, the team have grown into the Premier League and learned a lot of lessons along the way.

"Hopefully we can use those lessons next season in the Championship. We have gained a lot of experience over nine months and it has made them better players."