Cyrille Regis
West Bromwich Albion
### West Bromwich Albion

Shortly after bringing Regis to Albion, Allen took over as team manager, following the resignation of his predecessor [Johnny Giles](/wiki/Johnny_Giles "Johnny Giles"). Regis made his first team debut in a [League Cup](/wiki/EFL_Cup "EFL Cup") match against [Rotherham United](/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C. "Rotherham United F.C.") on 31 August 1977, scoring twice in a 4–0 win.Matthews (2002\), p. 25\. Three days later, Regis made his league debut in a 2–1 victory over [Middlesbrough](/wiki/Middlesbrough_F.C. "Middlesbrough F.C.").Matthews (2007\), p. 332\. Again he found the net, taking the ball from the halfway line to the penalty area before scoring with a right\-foot drive. Middlesbrough's [David Mills](/wiki/David_Mills_%28footballer%29 "David Mills (footballer)"), who later became a teammate of Regis at Albion, described it as "a goal of sheer brilliance".

Regis also scored in his first [FA Cup](/wiki/FA_Cup "FA Cup") match in January 1978, helping Albion to beat [Blackpool](/wiki/Blackpool_F.C. "Blackpool F.C.") 4–1\. A few days later, Albion appointed a new manager, [Ron Atkinson](/wiki/Ron_Atkinson "Ron Atkinson"). Ronnie Allen had departed in late December to manage the [Saudi Arabia national team](/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team "Saudi Arabia national football team") and [John Wile](/wiki/John_Wile "John Wile"), the club's [captain](/wiki/Captain_%28association_football%29 "Captain (association football)"), had acted as [caretaker manager](/wiki/Caretaker_manager "Caretaker manager") in the interim.

Whilst a West Bromwich Albion player, he played in a [benefit match](/wiki/Len_Cantello_Testimonial_Match "Len Cantello Testimonial Match") for [Len Cantello](/wiki/Len_Cantello "Len Cantello"), that saw a team of white players play against a team of black players.


Who were the managers of Saudi Arabia national team and West Bromwich Albion before Ronnie Allen?