[brokenmanrepaired]

I am not so sure Ally Brown was underated in his time even in a team of superstars. Most Albion fans understood his tremendous workrate, running and ball holding skills allowed Cyrille Regis to shine. I am sure Cyrille will admit in all his career he never had such a selfless and effective partner. His contribution was greatly valued and appreciated at the time. One of the great baggies for sure.

It's with genuine envy that I have to say the pictures above are before my time - what it must have been like to have seen these legends play live!

I'll be there tomorrow and I'd implore everyone on here who is able to make the game to get down the Hawthorns and behind the team 100% from the off. Whilst a cup run is the priority I was delighted when we drew Derby just for purposes of revenge.

I'm still sore about that play off final defeat and would love it if we could give these lot a thrashing to show how better we are than 10 years ago.

COYB!

I quickly got over the play-off defeat as Derby imploded with a record low 11 points (equalling, I think, Loughborough somebody's record - I forget) while Albion won the Championship title. (Loughborough Athletic?)

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I think you're right, talkSaft. It's not Willie Carlin, it looks like Archie Gemmill with hair.

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Ha ha! That 1976-77 2-2 draw shows Kevin Hector wearing number 9 after I said a few posts ago he didn't wear number 9!

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I was at that May 1996 3-2 win, Sturridge's blinding pace and Super Bob's tap-in.