Chris Brunt has hailed the way West Brom have strengthened the club over the past few years.
Brunt, who arrived in 2007, has witnessed the club rise from the championship to an eighth-place finish last season.
And the Baggies' skipper believes the careful approach at the club has laid down strong foundations for the future.
"We've gone about things steadily and not done anything major too quickly," said Brunt.
"We've just built every season and things have improved, and I'd say that's the best way to do it for a club of our size.
"Everybody wants success as quickly as possible but it's not just about the football pitch.
"There's a lot more to the club than just us on a Saturday, and it's a well-run club for the size of it and the attendances we've got.
"The way we do things is definitely the right way for a club of our size.
"It's all very well throwing a lot of money at it but if it all goes wrong you end up down in the Championship with debt.
"We have seen a lot of teams go back down, struggle financially and not be able to get back up again.
"Since I've been here we've been down once but we went down knowing we were going to be strong in the Championship and now we've come up and established ourselves in the Premier League again."
The club captain was forced to pull out of the Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifier in Croatia earlier in the month through injury.
Parkhead boss Neil Lennon gave the former Hibernian player extra time off to recover but Brown says he is now back and raring to go.
He told the club's official website: "I'm only back one day and I've not trained with the squad, I'm doing my own running.
"I feel not too bad. I've not really done twisting and turning and passing the ball yet so I'm a bit behind everyone else, but I'll catch up soon.
"My pre-season won't be much different from everyone else's. I'm just playing catch-up because they were in a week earlier than me. I'll hopefully join in with a few games here and there.
"I'd love to play in pretty much most of the games but we'll have to see how I go in training and how far behind my touch is from everyone else. My body feels fine, I feel good from the four weeks of recovery and it's been good to just rest."
Celtic face a crucial Champions League second qualifying round double header with Northern Irish champions Cliftonville next month and Brown is under no illusions about the importance of the tie to the club's aspirations for the new season.
"It's been short and sweet but it's been good to get back in and see the lads," he continued. "We've not had the longest break ever but for me, I enjoy coming back and seeing the lads.
"I enjoy training and playing football, it's more a hobby than a job for us. We're all feeling quite refreshed and pre-season won't be as tough as it would be if we had seven or eight weeks off. We've got a lot of games as well so we'll get our match sharpness back quickly.
"The Cliftonville tie is going to be huge. It will be two good games and we have to try and get everyone fit and ready. It will be hard with some players still away on international duty.
"It's hard to get everyone back into the squad on time but I'm sure the gaffer will do that. It will help us for the start of the season as well but it will be hard and we just have to get through it."
Brown's return to Celtic's Lennoxtown training base saw him meet the club's two summer signings Virgil van Dijk and Amido Balde for the first time and the skipper is looking forward to getting to know them on the pitch.
"The new lads seem friendly and it's good to have them in," he said. "Look at the size of them. It's good to have some height in the team, we've maybe missed that.
"They seem lively around the training ground and that's the main thing. There are a lot of games before the qualifiers so that will help us get used to how they play."
The former Accrington skipper, who started his career with North End, returned to Deepdale in January 2012 and was handed the captain's armband by then-boss Graham Westley.
However, first-team opportunities were hard to come by for the 30-year-old last term as he made just six league starts amid a total of 23 appearances.
A club statement read: "Procter leaves the club with everyone's best wishes, having been a model professional during his 18-month stay with the Lilywhites."
