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[Football] Minutes Applause for Regis.
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Dave the OAP
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I think if you have to ask you didn't realise the impact he had back in the day.
Or maybe you were not around then?
Or maybe you were not around then?
Fred Oliver - Legend
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cos he is black i think?? dunno why either.
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
He was a pioneer for black footballers in this country.
But I am not a fan of minutes applauses for every bloody thing that happens. He's not an ex-Albion legend, so I hope we don't bother. If we do though, I'll duly do my seal impression for 60 seconds along with everyone else I suppose.
But I am not a fan of minutes applauses for every bloody thing that happens. He's not an ex-Albion legend, so I hope we don't bother. If we do though, I'll duly do my seal impression for 60 seconds along with everyone else I suppose.
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I was around in that period of time, as were 1000's of other footballers, of whom I have not been told by my club we are going to clap this one.
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No I am not, I am asking a serious question as to why we are clapping a footballer?
Just for the record, I am not an idiot.
- Apr 5, 2014
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If you cannot see, after all that has been spoken this week, why Cyrille Regis of all former footballers is deserving of a minutes applause then... well, I don't know.
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I have seen loads this week, why is he deserving more than the other players who have died over the years?
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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All cameras trained on West Brom's Jay Rodriguez for this one. If he holds his nose he's a dead man.
studio150
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- Apr 5, 2014
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It is, in a sense, a forced form of observation. Bit like the minutes silence. I'm not overly keen but at a minimum we have someone deserving.
That said, especially for younger fans, a feature in the match programme would be of greater effect. Non-Albion related ? Well, a number of present and former black Albion players would see it as very relevant.
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
Why will you be singing 'Kiss from a Rose', peculiar?
Damn it. Better than a minutes silence anyway & something to warm us up
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Let's just hope nobody starts up the chant " Nice one Cyril 
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Imo he was a pioneer for black and mixed race footballers, paving the way for people like Chris Hughton and Liam Rosenior, and the black players we have now.
It isn't sanctioned by the Prem or the EFL, although the EFL has made a statement.
https://twitter.com/EFL/status/954338433308217344
[tweet]954338433308217344[/tweet]
Obviously his old teams like Orient & West Brom are going to have tributes but a minutes applause in the 9th minute isn't going to hurt anyone, is it?
It isn't sanctioned by the Prem or the EFL, although the EFL has made a statement.
https://twitter.com/EFL/status/954338433308217344
[tweet]954338433308217344[/tweet]
Obviously his old teams like Orient & West Brom are going to have tributes but a minutes applause in the 9th minute isn't going to hurt anyone, is it?
Really?!! You will have heard of google? Try googling his name. That might help.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Ah, that's just literally come out. Good.
Exactly. And it was Cyrille and the other two members of the "Three Degrees" and their resolute determination to continue playing on through abuse, death threats, monkey chants and having bananas thrown at them that means today players of colour no longer get that kind of abuse from football fans (although the players still manage to revert to neanderthal ways and racially abuse fellow players from time to time)