Gazza-mania Albion style
It's not often you see hardened, experienced footballers turned into gibbering star-struck wrecks but I've seen one man manage it during my seven years covering Albion.
When the Baggies went to Villamoura for their pre-season tour of Portugal in 2005, they were visited by Paul Gascoigne, who was then managing Algarve United and had popped by to see his former England team-mate Bryan Robson.
Several Albion first-teamers - some household names among them - turned into starry-eyed kids as they watched the iconic ex-footballer stroll past them in the grounds of their hotel.
The Birmingham Mail photographer was swiftly beckoned over and, one by one, they lined up just to have their picture taken with Gazza, despite their very own manager being a former England captain.
He had that aura about him.
Let's hope he sorts himself out.
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Chris Lepkowski
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i second that.
best thing about any off the world cups ive seen in my lifetime.
a genius. best england player of 1990s by a mile. beckham wasnt fit to wipe gazza's arris
a legend. there for the grace off god so a lot of ex players. if only he hadnt made that tackle v charles it could all be diferent