Nearly three decades have passed since his death and Cyrille Regis finds Laurie Cunningham is still impossible to read.
One day his memory will provoke a tear. On another day, it will be a smile but Cunningham is never far from his mind.
Always brimming with goodness, youthful potential and energy. Just as he was in life.
‘People talk to me about football and Laurie will just pop into my mind,’ said Regis.
'People ask me about the best player I saw and he pops up.