Big Cyrille (12 Viewers)

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

I did meet Cyrille at Edgbaston test match in 1985. He wasn't that happy at the time at City and wanted a move.
I am so glad he didn't and stayed.
I was one of the many who went to final game at Arsenal in 1991 just to see him play one more time for Coventry City.
You will always be remembered for being one the very best Coventry players of all time and one of the very best in your generation.

Thanks Cyrille .

Just after 1500 today, saw phone message from one of my best friends. Photo of that day in 1985 at Edgbaston test match with Cyrille ,Brendon Batson and my friends and I.
Lovely to see this and yes Cyrille was smiling!!

 

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[Esoterica]

Nice video tribute on the WBA offal
A heartfelt tribute to Cyrille Regis

 

[Johnnythespider]

Nice video tribute on the WBA offal
A heartfelt tribute to Cyrille Regis

That's a good read

 

[rupert_bear]

A sad but fitting tribute to Cyrille today, I thought the half time “his” goals bit with the haunting but fittingly worded Matt Munro beautiful Softly As I Leave You quite moving. Brought a bit of a lump to the old throat

 

[Johnnythespider]

A sad but fitting tribute to Cyrille today, I thought the half time “his” goals bit with the haunting but fittingly worded Matt Munro beautiful Softly song quite moving. Brought a bit of a lump to the old throat

I shed a tear at that, very moving. Such an exciting player to watch.

 

[chiefdave]

BREAKING NEWS/PLS SHARE: BBC TWO pays tribute to the late Cyrille Regis with a special re-screening of "Whites v Blacks: How Football Changed A Nation".

Never seen that before, didn't even know there had been such a game. Was a really interesting program, well worth catching on iplayer for anyone who missed it.

 

[Mcbean]

Never seen that before, didn't even know there had been such a game. Was a really interesting program, well worth catching on iplayer for anyone who missed it.

I am actually just half way through now - some startling stuff !!

 

[wingy]

That's a good read

An immense euligy.

 

[I was eleven in 87]

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[NortonSkyBlue]

An immense euligy.

Yes it is a great read. Much loved, much admired.
He must have found it difficult to be in an aging disintegrating Albion team and finding out that your reward was in a poor Coventry side and not a club like Manchester United, like his colleagues Moses and Robson.
I am delighted he came out the other side and that we at least had several good years and the best memories of a great man.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Whatever is said by anybody , we all are important , this guy was very important to us down at Coventry , we thank you Cyrille from the bottom of our hearts.

 

[wingy]

Funeral been announced as the same day we play Cambridge on the Tuesday.(private)
WBA will be holding some type of Service on that day, announced on CWR tonight.

 

[Otis]

Just seen this - looks interesting

BREAKING NEWS/PLS SHARE: BBC TWO pays tribute to the late Cyrille Regis with a special re-screening of "Whites v Blacks: How Football Changed A Nation".

BBC TWO WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17th. 1115pm

#CyrilleRegis #RIPCyrille #sugarfilmsuk

Will it be on in colour, or just black and white?

 

[Grendel]

What's up Grendel, I see you've been reading this thread ! And you haven't posted any tribute
to the legend Cyrille Regis !

I posted it on another thread - what a strange person you are.

 

[Grendel]

Really, please re post and I will apologise !

Why do I need to repost you crank?

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Really, please re post and I will apologise !

I have to say that asking someone to verify their thoughts of a person on the forum is a little random . In all eventually it’s not arbitrary to do so not necessary either . It makes you look a little strange.

 

[Esoterica]

Really, please re post and I will apologise !

Why should he repost anything just to satisfy you enough to apologise for making a dig at him on a topic that should be above such petty taunts. Pitiful.

 

[Johnnythespider]

I don't think this thread should be turned into a slanging match

 

[Nick]

I don't think this thread should be turned into a slanging match

Agree, keep it decent on this thread. No point in what you were trying to do.

 

[Otis]

SHFWHF once again.

Keep hearing 'Cyrille Regis, who played for West Bromwich Albion and England.'

Now on Channel 5 news I have just heard them say in the news 'Cyrille Regis, who played for West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.'

On the football show though at last they have just said 'Cyrille Regis, who played for West Bromwich Albion and Coventry!'

Yay!!

 

[wingy]

SHFWHF once again.

Keep hearing 'Cyrille Regis, who played for West Bromwich Albion and England.'

Now on Channel 5 news I have just heard them say in the news 'Cyrille Regis, who played for West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.'

On the football show though at last they have just said 'Cyrille Regis, who played for West Bromwich Albion and Coventry!'

Yay!!

Happened on Monday Night on Central news.
You can guess it wasn't chronological order out of his 4 Midland clubs.

 

[Otis]

Cyrille himself said his greatest ever moment was winning the FA Cup with Coventry City.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

He will always be of Coventry , Talbot , Peugeot , Granada and all that ! He won the Fa cup with us !

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

While I am at it PUSB !

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Happened on Monday Night on Central news.
You can guess it wasn't chronological order out of his 4 Midland clubs.

Gary Newborn , abosolute person that plays with his own genitalia... say no more

 

[Nick]

It's the same on this video:

Football remembers Cyrille Regis

 

[Otis]

It's the same on this video:

Football remembers Cyrille Regis

Disgraceful that. Even Steve Bruce just said on Channel 5 that Cyrille wasn't at Villa long and would be remembered more for his time at West Brom and Coventry.

How can we not even be on that video? He was at Wolves for no time at all, yet was here for 7 years.

238 games for the City.

19 games for Wolves.

That is a outrageous for them to cover Villa and Wolves, but for us to not even be in that video.

 

[Nick]

Disgraceful that. Even Steve Bruce just said on Channel 5 that Cyrille wasn't at Villa long and would be remembered more for his time at West Brom and Coventry.

How can we not even be on that video? He was at Wolves for no time at all, yet was here for 7 years.

238 games for the City.

19 games for Wolves.

That is a outrageous for them to cover Villa and Wolves, but for us to not even be in that video.

Everton as well...

 

[Johnnythespider]

I've noticed a bit of this in the coverage since his death, at first it irked me but then I just thought I know what Cyrille meant to Cov, and what Cov and more importantly the players he shared triumph with must have meant to him. They can be petty if they want whilst saying how the man himself rose above such pettiness, it doesn't bother me anymore, it's what the fans who watched him think that counts.

 

[Otis]

I've noticed a bit of this in the coverage since his death, at first it irked me but then I just thought I know what Cyrille meant to Cov, and what Cov and more importantly the players he shared triumph with must have meant to him. They can be petty if they want whilst saying how the man himself rose above such pettiness, it doesn't bother me anymore, it's what the fans who watched him think that counts.

Yep, agree, but I bet the best reception for the man was at the Hawthorns and the Ricoh.

 

[Super Graham Withey]

Disgraceful that. Even Steve Bruce just said on Channel 5 that Cyrille wasn't at Villa long and would be remembered more for his time at West Brom and Coventry.

How can we not even be on that video? He was at Wolves for no time at all, yet was here for 7 years.

238 games for the City.

19 games for Wolves.

That is a outrageous for them to cover Villa and Wolves, but for us to not even be in that video.

Don't worry about it. We are a historically unfashionable club now playing in the fourth tier, so maybe that is why we don't get mentioned as one of Cyrille's former clubs. But he won his only domestic honour in a City shirt and nothing will change that.

 

[higgs]

Rip legend

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[tigersb]

Great tributes to the big man today
Heard that Celtic had a minutes applause today
Shows how much he was respected in the footballing world

 

[Johhny Blue]

How about extending the ninth minute tribute for nine games? Who's in starting with a loud & proud voice at M.K.

 

[Otis]

He played 238 games for us, so why not on the 9th minute of every one of those games.