Caledonian Craig Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Very sad to see Cyrille Regis has passed away at 59. When I lived in England was a Sky Blues supporter and at Wembley to see Coventry City beat Spurs 3-2 in a classic Cup Final. He was a pivotal part in that side and was one of the first black players to breakthrough in England putting up with racism in the early years. Quietly spoken but with a massive heart. R I P Cyrille. Thanks for the memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Aw feck another Panini book hero gone, RIP big man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Sad stuff As a wee boy i thought he was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 What took him? I can’t see it mentioned anywhere..... A real strong lad and a bloody good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, macy37 said: What took him? I can’t see it mentioned anywhere..... A real strong lad and a bloody good player. It is being reported he had a heart attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Very sad, all the rubbish that he and other black players had to put up with and its still not gone away. Big Cyrille was a class act and a great centre forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 He was one of a kind. A big, strong, powerful centre forward who could score with his head or either foot and by all accounts a real gentleman off the pitch as well. He never forgot his roots with the clubs he played for and remained a legend with those clubs to the present day and will remain so into the future. RIP Cyrille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 For me, he was one of those players/images that sticks in your mind as a football daft boy growing up in the 70's. Wearing that green and yellow away strip. Probably iconic for the Baggies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 WBA had some team with him, Cunningham and Batson in it. I remember watching them paste Man U at Old Trafford on MOTD with some amazing, scintillating fitba. Only 59 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Well said Mr Squires, glassy eyed reading this... https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/jan/16/david-squires-cyrille-regis-one-of-british-footballs-most-important-players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Everybody's lives he touched (and many of those he didn't) he was loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Adrian Chiles documentary on the blacks v whites game at WBA during the period of the "three Degrees" for a testimonial is excellent. It was repeated the other night so will be on iplayer just now. Well worth a watch. The 70's were truly a horrific period in our culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 12 hours ago, giblet said: Adrian Chiles documentary on the blacks v whites game at WBA during the period of the "three Degrees" for a testimonial is excellent. It was repeated the other night so will be on iplayer just now. Well worth a watch. The 70's were truly a horrific period in our culture. Just watched it again, very good programme. Almost as shocking as the racism was how fit Cyrille was looking in 2016, a picture of health, you never know the day do you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Celtic held a minute's applause for him yesterday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 21/01/2018 at 7:52 PM, Cove_Sheep said: Celtic held a minute's applause for him yesterday... That has got to be the most Celtc thing ever 🚑🏃🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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