With a week to go to Legends Day 2018, our grand annual reunion at the Ricoh of CCFC ‘stars of the past’ we are very excited that more than 50 former ‘Bantams’ and ‘Sky Blues’ have said they we will be joining us at the Sky Blues last League Two match of the season against Morecambe next Saturday May 5th. This should be the biggest and best Legends day yet!
Cyrille Regis R.I.P.
As intended in March, an important part of Legends Day 2018 on 5th May will be celebrating the memory of our late, great player Cyrille Regis and a number of Cyrille’s family and friends are expected to be with us as well as quite a number of his former colleagues at Coventry City from 1984-1991 especially some of the ‘Boys of 87’ who made the F.A.Cup Sky Blue on May 16th 1987. Sergio Cunningham the son of Laurie Cunningham, a close friend and colleague of Cyrille’s at W.B.A. will also attend the event.
Though some of those big names like Mo Konjic and John Tudor cannot be with us again next Saturday we have others coming on Saturday who couldn’t make it in March and several who are coming for the first time! There are two ‘Pickerings’ and three ‘Williams’ coming. There still may be some last minute surprise attendees. Watch this space!!
There are names from over six decades of CCFC playing prowess:- the full list (in alphabetical order) of those we expect to join us is:-
Ron Farmer & Dietmar Bruck with the D2 Cup last Legends Day
Bob Allen; ‘Dele Adebola; Roy Barry; Carl Baker*; Dave Bennett; Jim Blyth; Ken Brown; Dietmar Bruck; Dave Busst; Paul Culpin; Michael Doyle*; Ron Farmer; Stuart Giddings; Ian Goodwin; Bobby Gould; Micky Gynn, Lol Harvey; Colin Holder; Jimmy Holmes; Peter Hormantschuk; Keith Houchen; George Hudson; Claus Jorgensen; Mick Kearns; Steve Morgan; Andy Morrell; Dennis Mortimer; Graham Newton; Brian Nicholas; Steve Ogrizovic*; Craig Pead; Ally Pickering; Nick Pickering; Barry Quinn; Brian Roberts; Graham Rodger; Gordon Simms; Kevan Smith; Colin Stein; Kirk Stephens; Bill Tedds; Graham Walker; Ian Wallace; Bob Wesson; Andy Whing; John Williams; Paul D.Williams; Paul R.Williams; Graham Withey; Peter Wyer and Quintin Young plus members of the families of Cyrille Regis and Charlie Dutton *Michael, Carl & Oggy will likely be, of course, busy pitch-side! Ian will also be performing additional ‘special guest’ duties on the day.
Coventry City have announced there are only a few places left to take lunch with the ‘Legends’ prior to the Morecambe game so check their website (www.ccfc.co.uk) to see the options if you want to join us in the E.ON. There will be plenty of other opportunities to see and mix with our ‘Fabulous Fifty’ as they arrive to register at the Ricoh late morning; the half-time pitch parade and the traditional centre circle ‘team photo’ and the traditional ending to all Legends Days in the Ricoh’s G-Casino where our veteran players gather on the stage of Lady Gs with a packed Sky Blue audience to sing the club anthem ‘The Sky Blue Song’ conducted by CCFPA vice chairman Billy Bell!