He was a fantastic player, and really shocked me to hear this news, not least because he's younger than me! I used to tell mates at work that he and Trevor Francis should play up front for England, with Tony Currie and Glenn Hoddle spraying 50 yard passes for them to run onto; never happened of course! RIP big man!
Listened to a podcast he did last week (see recommend a podcast thread) Came across as a true gent, very honest and thoughtful. A real pioneer for the generations of black players that came after him, so sad to hear this today.
RIP Cyrille. Went to this game as well - it was a disaster of a day and was the final nail that put an end to our regular train away days - only late teens at time but got caught with under age train tickets, had to re buy adult ones, were 3-0 down in no time and then got chased all the way back to the station by Coventry boys. Became an away game glory boy after that rather than regular.
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RIP Cyrille
Went to this with the Junior Reds and had a massive bundle on the coach on the way home much to the chagrin of the helpers.
RIP Cyrille.
Came across as a true gent, very honest and thoughtful.
A real pioneer for the generations of black players that came after him, so sad to hear this today.
RIP Cyrille
RIP Cyrille
As a player he was a very good pacy, physical centre forward and unlucky not to play for England more than he did.
His peers and others have commented on his positive influence as a role model and mentor.
RIP
RIP
RIP Cyrille.