Laurie Cunningham

Poppett63 · Mar 5, 2013

Thursday night at 2230, a documentary about the late, great Laurie Cunningham who achieved so much but could have gone on to even greater things. Will always have a place in Albion fans hearts as a brilliant part of the England U21 side who played at the Goldstone when Peter Ward scored a hat trick.

T soprano · Mar 5, 2013

WBA had a great side then with Cunningham, Regis & Batson 3 black players in one team in the 70s was a first , I think they were nicknamed the 3 degrees
The ironic thing is Ron Atkinson was the manager who assembled the side together and years later got the sack by Itv for making a rascist comment :shrug:

Poppett63 · Mar 5, 2013

Sorry it is Wed night

topbanana36 · Mar 5, 2013

Wasn't he in the United squad for our finest moment at Wembley 1983?

The Large One · Mar 5, 2013

There is large image of him in the Real Madrid museum.

red star portslade · Mar 5, 2013

T soprano said:
WBA had a great side then with Cunningham, Regis & Batson 3 black players in one team in the 70s was a first , I think they were nicknamed the 3 degrees
The ironic thing is Ron Atkinson was the manager who assembled the side together and years later got the sack by Itv for making a rascist comment

That WBA team was great to watch. I remember them beating Utd 5 - 3 at Old Trafford in the 70's.

Goldstone Rapper · Mar 5, 2013

T soprano said:
WBA had a great side then with Cunningham, Regis & Batson 3 black players in one team in the 70s was a first , I think they were nicknamed the 3 degrees
The ironic thing is Ron Atkinson was the manager who assembled the side together and years later got the sack by Itv for making a rascist comment

West Brom's Len Cantello's testimonial was a white players vs black players match....! What a concept....

topbanana36 · Mar 5, 2013

Poppett63 said:
Thursday night at 2230, a documentary about the late, great Laurie Cunningham who achieved so much but could have gone on to even greater things. Will always have a place in Albion fans hearts as a brilliant part of the England U21 side who played at the Goldstone when Peter Ward scored a hat trick.

Would really love to watch this would anybody be able to upload it?

T soprano · Mar 5, 2013

topbanana36 said:
Wasn't he in the United squad for our finest moment at Wembley 1983?

2 players from their squad that day are no longer with us Cunningham & Davies

Trigger · Mar 5, 2013

What channel?

Austrian Gull · Mar 5, 2013

red star portslade said:
That WBA team was great to watch. I remember them beating Utd 5 - 3 at Old Trafford in the 70's.

That was a brilliant match. West Brom looked like they were going to win the title that year.

I can still remember the monkey chants aimed at the three black players - silenced by some amazing football.

Twinkle Toes · Mar 5, 2013

T soprano said:
WBA had a great side then with Cunningham, Regis & Batson 3 black players in one team in the 70s was a first , I think they were nicknamed the 3 degrees
The ironic thing is Ron Atkinson was the manager who assembled the side together and years later got the sack by Itv for making a rascist comment

All true there, Tone. :thumbsup:

I saw that side play loads of times when I was a youngster (my Auntie & Uncle were both WBA diehards & took my sister & I along with them). They were a brilliant side at that time, & continued to be so when the great Johnny Giles took over as player-manager - after BFR went to Old Trafford & took a few of the big names with him.

*Attempts to stop completely disappearing down Memory Lane*

happypig · Mar 5, 2013

topbanana36 said:
Would really love to watch this would anybody be able to upload it?

I''ve set it to record and I can convert it to an avi. Watch this space...

Icy Gull · Mar 5, 2013

The Large One said:
There is large image of him in the Real Madrid museum.

Is a food kiosk at Orient still named after him? Be interested in Watford Os take on him.

Mr Bridger · Mar 5, 2013

Goldstone Rapper said:
West Brom's Len Cantello's testimonial was a white players vs black players match....! What a concept....

WTF, wouldnt happen now. was Ron Atkinson still the manager of the white team?

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo · Mar 5, 2013

Trigger said:
What channel?

ITV

Trigger · Mar 5, 2013

Cheers!

Algernon · Mar 6, 2013

Great player. Great legacy. Great programme.

The Large One · Mar 6, 2013

That was superb.

Taking corners with the outside of his boot - how FLAIR is that?

Stevie Boy · Mar 7, 2013

i hadnt heard of him until very recently, but a great programme, was very flair, even got a FA Cup winners medal with the crazy gang, such a sad ending though

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