Uncle Leo
This cook is an anti-semite
Former Orient and Real Madrid ( :O ) player Laurie Cunningham died twenty years ago today. This article from the Beeb is well worth a read...
RIP Laurie Cunningham
RIP Laurie Cunningham
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canveyshrimper
R.I.P
That's quite spooky as I was talking to a work colleague about him only yesterday. Ex Orient favourite and West Brom before moving to Madrid.
Rob Noxious
Retro Supremo⭐
Thanks for this, Uxbridge. It takes me way, way back...I remember seeing him play for England against Spain about a year after leaving Southend for London, so must have been about 1980. We won 2-0 (I think) and I remember he played well, his pace contributing to one of the goals. Orient, to be fair, were quite a pioneering side in the '70s with bringing black players through...Henry Hughton, John Chiedoze and Ricky Heppolette were other good players they had that I remember. I used to play in the Walthamstow & District League from '79-'82 and it struck me how few black players there were for inner-city London (as lots of games were in Hackney, Leyton and surrounding areas), so that line of Cyrille Regis' about how Lawrie had an effect on the 'second generation' of black players indicates a lasting influence. RIP Laurie...
ps anyone remember that game that WBA played against Man U one Xmas in the late '70s? They won 5-3 and both LC and CR were brilliant that day...
ps anyone remember that game that WBA played against Man U one Xmas in the late '70s? They won 5-3 and both LC and CR were brilliant that day...
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Tangled up in Blue
Certified Senior Citizen⭐🦐
Remember seeing him play for Real Madrid at Sabadell back in the early 80's.It was p*ssing down all day,the pitch was a mudbath.He was the only Real player who didn't have to change his white shirt at HT.He clearly didn't like the conditions -must have reminded him too much of home :-)
Also saw him play a few times for the O's in his early days back in the 70's at a time when gifted young players would turn out for their local club rather than getting snapped up by the big boys a la Beckham et al.
Also saw him play a few times for the O's in his early days back in the 70's at a time when gifted young players would turn out for their local club rather than getting snapped up by the big boys a la Beckham et al.
SUFC Forever
Manager
Nice article. Saw Cunningham play several times in his career including his debut for Orient in the Texaco Cup at West Ham in the early 70's.
The fellow could play that is for sure and his early death certainly was a tragedy indeed.
The fellow could play that is for sure and his early death certainly was a tragedy indeed.
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