Sir Lenny – WBA's legendary Three Degrees 'should have been called The Supremes'
Sir Lenny Henry has penned a personal tribute to the surviving member of West Bromwich Albion's Three Degrees - Brendon Batson.
The comic was pleased to write the forward for Brendon's new book - The Third Degree. However, the Dudley-born Albion fan believes Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Batson should have been christened The Supremes.
Sir Lenny wrote: "1978. What a time it was to support West Bromwich Albion. They were such a good team.
"There was something about three young, handsome and fit men of colour that captured the fans’ imagination.
"They were christened the Three Degrees, for obvious reasons – because there were three of them and they were black, just like the girl group. Mind you I’ve never understood this logic: I would have called them The Supremes, which seems more apt."
