West Brom have had many legendary players pull on the blue and white stripes over the years and Cyrille Regis is certainly up there with the best.
The former striker is a respected figure across the Midlands, having featured for Wolves, Aston Villa and Coventry as well as Albion, but it’s his time with the Baggies that he’s perhaps best known for. And, with no football on right now, the Championship high-flyers have been looking back at different legends over the past few weeks, showing them at their best for the club.
Pace. Power. Poise.
Cyrille Regis had it all. An exceptional player. One of the finest to grace The Hawthorns. 😍#LegendDays | #WBA pic.twitter.com/0lV31jXdgK
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) April 17, 2020
Today, they shared a clip of Regis scoring some of the 112 goals that made him such a key member of those Albion teams in the late 70s and early 80s. It wasn’t just his goalscoring that made him a favourite on the terraces though, with Regis also praised for the way he fought against racism and helped current players before his death.
Would Cyrille Regis make your all-time Albion XI?
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So, watching the striker in action prompted a great response from the West Brom supporters as they looked back on the contribution Regis made…
Best number 9 ever to were baggies shirt
— Michael Farmer (@baggieboyfarmer) April 17, 2020
An absolute privilege watching this man play for us, extremely lucky to have seen so many great players down the years..
Always in our hearts, much love big man 💙⚽️💙⚽️ #CyrilleRegis #RIPCyrille 💙 #wba— Jay Hickman (@HurricaneHic147) April 17, 2020
How can a player I never saw play for us mean so much to me? When he died I felt like I’d lost a family member & I shed tears holding my scarf aloft in the BRE remembering him with 25,000 other family members. He’s the one, he’s the best he’s the man. He’s Albion to me 😊
— Carl Alexander (@CarlAlexander74) April 17, 2020
The finest
— Roger Gould (@BaggiesRoger) April 17, 2020
Special. 🙏💙
— Ian Moore (@IanMoore333) April 17, 2020
WOW!!!! this is awesome. Lump to the throat, goosebumps, you name it i have it watching this . My all time BAGGIES HERO 💙🤍💚💛 #LegendDays #WBA
— Carl 1878 🇭🇷💙💚💛 (@baggyboy1878) April 17, 2020
A true legend !!
— Guardian Warm Roof (@Guardian_RoofUK) April 17, 2020