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Cyrille Regis: Baggies fans react to death of West Brom legend - PICTURES and VIDEO

Tributes continue to pour in from Baggies fans all over the world, following the death of West Brom legend Cyrille Regis.

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Tearful West Brom fans have been leaving tributes to Cyrille Regis outside The Hawthorns

The 59-year-old passed away last night, leaving the Baggies community in mourning.

Many West Brom fans have been leaving flowers, shirts and scarves outside The Hawthorns today in his memory.

Bunches of flowers and hand-written tributes on famous Baggies shirts from the era of Regis' club career have been left.

Flags at The Hawthorns have also been flying at half-mast, as the club mourn the loss of one of their most talismanic strikers.

WATCH West Brom fans give their thoughts on Cyrille Regis

Dave Taylor, 65, who has been watching the Albion for 32 years, says the news brought a tear to his eye this morning.

Fan Martin Babington from Smethwick looks at the flowers
Another of the tributes tied to the Astle gates
Fans begin to look through the tributes left
Just one of the messages left in Cyrille's memory
'There's only one Cyrille Regis' reads the message
Tributes left at the Astle gates
Flowers left in honour of the Baggies legend
Fan Heather Wilson from Tipton
As people turn out to remember Albion legend Cyrille Regis
More fans look at the tributes

READ the flood tributes online to Cyrille Regis from fans

West Brom's Former Players Association announced the news this morning, saying: "It is with great sadness that the FPA announce the death last night from a heart attack of one of the Club's great legends Cyrille Regis.

"Our sincere condolences go to his family friends and colleagues. RIP Big Man."