Albion legend Glenn Murray can’t wait to see fans back in the stands.

But he admits playing the final games of his long career in empty stadia was a sad way to bow out.

Clubs across the country are planning to welcome back the public.

That includes Albion, who host Getafe in a friendly on Saturday and take a contingent of travelling fans to the Prem opener at Burnley a week later.

Murray said: “I hope we make it as safe as possible and I hope we get back to normal as quickly as possible.

“One thing we know first-hand is how very different the game was with no one in the stadium.”

Murray ended his career at Nottingham Forest last season.

He was spotted talking a long look at the empty City Ground stands before leaving the pitch after his final game.

He told BBC 5Live: “When I turned 35 and I was still in the Premier League, I would just take that extra second - thankfully, looking at what has happened over the last two years - just to have a look around and take it in as much as possible.

“I knew at that age it’s not going to last forever, even though you would like it to.

“I’m really thankful I took those extra seconds to look around those full stadiums and really take it in.

“It was an awful way to finish playing football.

“There can be much worse ways.

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“You can go through injury - an injury in a training session or something like that, that’s a sad way to go.

“It was brilliant to play at Nottingham Forest but to play at such a well renowned stadium empty was a sad end.”