Frank Skinner look back at West Brom heroes
It was a night of blue and white nostalgia as lifelong Baggies fan Frank Skinner led the Albion faithful on a trip down memory lane honouring three of their greatest sons.
Hundreds of West Bromwich Albion supporters packed into Birmingham Town Hall last night to help raise money towards a lasting tribute to the club's pioneering black players. Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson became famous in the late 1970s at The Hawthorns, becoming known as The Three Degrees.
The sold-out show, hosted by the comic who was raised in Oldbury, helped raise funds towards a celebration statue depicting the trio to be erected in West Bromwich's New Square next summer.
Their teammates including Tony 'Bomber' Brown, John Wile, Ally Robertson and Willie Johnston and former boss 'Big' Ron Atkinson also joined in the nostalgia trip during the evening. Each was given a rapturous welcome during the two and a half hour show as they joined the comedian on stage to be interviewed.
