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Classy Cyrille was true hero to so many

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE PAPER’S EXECUTIVE EDITOR

John Lyons
THE LAST WORD

AS A CHILD being drawn into football’s web in the late 70s and early 80s, Cyrille Regis was one of THE players I loved to watch. That goal of the season he scored for West Brom against Norwich at the Hawthorns in 1982 is one that lives long in the memory and highlights everything you want to see in a top-class striker.
Firstly, there’s the control and skill to roll his marker, then the explosive burst of pace to break forward and leave defenders trailing in his wake, and finally a hammer of a shot int...

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