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Lewis Cox

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West Bromwich Albion Reporter at Express & Star

West Bromwich Albion Reporter at Shropshire Star

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  • 1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Lewis Cox

    Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The Baggies finish to the campaign was underwhelming - with Tony Mowbray axed before the end of the season. Have your say in our end of season survey on X - or pick up a copy of Wednesday's Express & Star.

  • 1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Lewis Cox

    "They broke the mould for black players. It was something new that hadn't happened before."Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Albion's greatest player, Tony 'Bomber' Brown, is proud to have called Laurie Cunningham, Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson team-mates. He has no doubt about the pioneering impact they made at The Hawthorns - one which was felt far and wide. "Anything that happened with those three players in those days was headline news," Brown adds.

  • 1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Lewis Cox

    Brendon Batson, then of Cambridge United, thought the suggestion of interest from West Bromwich Albion was a wind-up. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Batson was wine-tasting at the time and he thought a little too much vino had gone to his head. It had not, as his former U's boss Ron Atkinson made the move to bring the right-back up from the third tier to the first in 1978 for a fee of £28,000.

  • 1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Lewis Cox

    Brendon Batson can vividly recall being awoken by the worst news in January 2018. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565It was from Dave Regis, younger brother of Batson's close friend and former team-mate and trailblazer Cyrille, to deliver the news of the latter's sudden and untimely death. They had spoken just a day or two prior.

  • 2 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Lewis Cox

    Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Were Cunningham and Regis still alive, they would still be close friends, brothers even. They shared common triumph and struggle in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the blue and white stripes of West Bromwich Albion. Today we launch a major new series looking at their impact on the game, running from today until Monday. They were Albion's trailblazers but they were not alone.

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Lewis Cox @LewisCox_star
3 Jun 25

And with the perfectly-timed Mason confirmation I’m off for a break for a little while, have filed a bit to come @ESAlbion_star with colleagues holding the fort so keep an eye out. #wba ✌️

Lewis Cox
Lewis Cox @LewisCox_star
3 Jun 25

my bit on Ryan Mason. #wba https://t.co/VxGgFwSeOH

Lewis Cox
Lewis Cox @LewisCox_star
2 Jun 25

RT @WBA: Wishing you all the very best for the future, @RyanMason. #WBA https://t.co/CXaKesx4bj