| Great but sad article about Laurie Cunningham on 08:07 - Oct 14 with 907 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Didn't get many Englaand caps either for such aa talent |  |
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| Great but sad article about Laurie Cunningham on 08:56 - Oct 14 with 827 views | Radlett_blue |
I remember Cunningham's comments on racial abuse. He said the worst was when he was a teenager, playing for Orient Reserves in the old London Midweek League. He said this was particularly prevalent at places like Peterborough & Cambridge, where a black man or player was a rarity & you could hear the abuse because those games were lucky to attract a crowd of a few hundred. |  |
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| Great but sad article about Laurie Cunningham on 13:37 - Oct 14 with 653 views | MisterBlue |
There was very good documentary on Cunningham, Batson & Regis on tv not so long ago (could have been Black History Month last year)
Believe it was on BBC, so could well be on iPlayer. Will try and find a link…
Edit: couldn’t find it on iPlayer or itv hub, but believe this is it, First Among Equals - The Laurie Cunningham Story
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xywddi
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| Great but sad article about Laurie Cunningham on 15:25 - Oct 14 with 550 views | ITFC_History |
Always remember an emotional Laurie Cunningham interview after his Wimbledon team beat Luton 2-1 in the FA Cup semi final of the FA Cup in 1988.
He mentioned the game that haunted him the most in his career was the Ipswich FA Cup semi final defeat that took place ten years beforehand in 1978 (near enough to the day) and felt relief that he may finally get to play in a FA Cup final. Something he always dreamed about. Thankfully he did by coming on as substitute against Liverpool & winning a FA Cup medal.
Sadly he passed away a little over a year later [Post edited 14 Oct 2021 16:20]
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| Great but sad article about Laurie Cunningham on 15:54 - Oct 14 with 521 views | blueislander |
| Great but sad article about Laurie Cunningham on 15:25 - Oct 14 by ITFC_History |
Always remember an emotional Laurie Cunningham interview after his Wimbledon team beat Luton 2-1 in the FA Cup semi final of the FA Cup in 1988.
He mentioned the game that haunted him the most in his career was the Ipswich FA Cup semi final defeat that took place ten years beforehand in 1978 (near enough to the day) and felt relief that he may finally get to play in a FA Cup final. Something he always dreamed about. Thankfully he did by coming on as substitute against Liverpool & winning a FA Cup medal.
Sadly he passed away a little over a year later [Post edited 14 Oct 2021 16:20]
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I was living in Madrid for part of the time he was playing for Real Madrid. Came across him a few times in bars that were used by the ex-pat community. He was pretty quiet and not at all flash. | | | |
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