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Post by ace5150 on Jan 15, 2018 9:35:53 GMT
Dead at 59
Brilliant player, watched him many times at Coventry. A genuinely nice man as well. Looked like a nightclub bouncer until he spoke, always well mannered and polite.
No age at all.
RIP Big man
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Post by flyingsquad on Jan 15, 2018 10:48:15 GMT
RIP Cyrille.
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Post by daz on Jan 15, 2018 12:12:49 GMT
Remember him very well from growing up and read his autobiography last year, as well as another book about Regis, Cunningham and Bateson.
Came across as a decent man and came into professional football the hard way.
RIP
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Post by Arch Stanton on Jan 15, 2018 13:32:54 GMT
Great player.
What a young age to go.
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Deus est regit qui omnia.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 17:15:12 GMT
Quality footballer from the days I used to follow footie. 59 is incredibly young to die.
RIP Cyrille
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Post by jno on Jan 15, 2018 18:05:20 GMT
Gutted - as a kid he was the coolest guy in the Pannini sticker album and a top player from an era where football was very cool. Very cool that is, until I found out years later that Cyrille was the victim of a lot of racial abuse from the sidelines - what a fighter he was and always thought he did very well to get through this period and still be an icon. Superb player.
RIP
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Post by ace5150 on Jan 15, 2018 21:27:02 GMT
Big Cyrille, like John Barnes shut the bigots and racists up with their skill and talent. Then they won them over. Totally aware and under no illusion it was of its time. When Ron Atkinson said his career ending gaffe against Desailly, the media, led by the sinister Garth Crooks, were screaming out to crucify him. The FIRST to rally round his ex-gaffer was Cyrille Regis. And I'll say this, Cyrille would get lumps kicked out of him in the penalty box, and STILL didn't go over. Honest professional, who loved the game. A good man. Oh, I was there! wildeastfootball.net/2017/01/football-diplomacy-west-broms-1978-tour-of-china/ |
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Post by Zimbo on Jan 15, 2018 22:58:47 GMT
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Post by Portland Road on Jan 16, 2018 9:45:04 GMT
R.I.P. Cyrille Regis. I well remember the eclectic WBA team of that time.
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jan 16, 2018 9:55:37 GMT
When I first began getting into football in the late 70's Cyrille was one of its brightest young talents and it's hard to accept that we've lost him before he had reached 60.
RIP Sir
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Post by chopper on Jan 16, 2018 20:35:44 GMT
RIP Cyrille, great player & top bloke, who had to endure some disgusting racism....
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