Great to see that the PL have relented and a minute's applause will happen prior to all PL games this weekend.
A fitting tribute to a remarkable man, and it's quite right that his contribution to equality in football should be recognised and applauded by all.
I think, though, that all us Baggies - well, all of us who are of a certain age at least - have always appreciated this. Cyrille was an inspiration to us all, regardless of colour. In the face of terrible hostility, which is hard to imagine was prevalent only 40 years ago, he played with a smile on his face. And what a smile! He lit up the whole place with his presence - he was an absolute one-off, and we are SO lucky that he joined our great club, and was then always 'one of us'.
Hundreds of thousands of people will today applaud him and his memory, and rightly so, but we are blessed - our applause will mean so much more, because he was, is, and always will be, one of us.
Thank you, big man
A fitting tribute to a remarkable man, and it's quite right that his contribution to equality in football should be recognised and applauded by all.
I think, though, that all us Baggies - well, all of us who are of a certain age at least - have always appreciated this. Cyrille was an inspiration to us all, regardless of colour. In the face of terrible hostility, which is hard to imagine was prevalent only 40 years ago, he played with a smile on his face. And what a smile! He lit up the whole place with his presence - he was an absolute one-off, and we are SO lucky that he joined our great club, and was then always 'one of us'.
Hundreds of thousands of people will today applaud him and his memory, and rightly so, but we are blessed - our applause will mean so much more, because he was, is, and always will be, one of us.
Thank you, big man