JH Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I remain adament if he was allowed to manage out the rest of 04/05 and helped Freddy to pick his successor, none of this would have happened and we wouldn't be where we are now. The club in its current predicament is a mockery of everything he did for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 What got me was that Liverpool finished 5th that season and were utterly woeful, he'd have turned us around. Not saying we'd have finished 5th but we certainly wouldn't have been relegated eh Duggie... or was it Sir John? Ah what the heck, history now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I am proud that he is part of my club; our club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Bloody hell, horrible to see the great man looking like that.. 2 years ago today I lost my old man to cancer :-[ Tell you what though if theres one man to give the big C a run for its money it's Bobby.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 In footballing terms, the tragedy is that Sir John Hall wasn't able to get him as manager when Keegan resigned the first time. I think we'd be a top four club now, instead of running around in ever-decreasing circles, the way we have been since Bobby was sacked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7771921.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Ah man he's not lookin well http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7771921.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I didn't recognise him for ages on that vid. True legend, gave me some of the best times of my life. The man just lives for football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 What got me was that Liverpool finished 5th that season and were utterly woeful, he'd have turned us around. Not saying we'd have finished 5th but we certainly wouldn't have been relegated eh Duggie... or was it Sir John? Ah what the heck, history now. Completely disagree there. The signs of a decline had set in long before Bobby left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Romantic hindsight indeed. That season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. Yep. 2 away wins all season, and lost points at home to the likes of Bolton, Birmingham, Wolves as well as being knocked out of the Carling Cup at home to Division One WBA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. All the fixture changes, the jetlag from playing Thursday-Sunday all the time, something was just lost completely since the Partizan game, the magic had gone. That's the pinpoint of when it started going wrong for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Something I feel I need to bring up. It's been talked up recently about how much certain people care about Newcastle. This is a man who was treated disgracefully by the club, is terminally ill, and yet still seems to make pretty much every home game. He cares. He's a legend, a man of dignity, class and brilliance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Something I feel I need to bring up. It's been talked up recently about how much certain people care about Newcastle. This is a man who was treated disgracefully by the club, is terminally ill, and yet still seems to make pretty much every home game. He cares. He's a legend, a man of dignity, class and brilliance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. All the fixture changes, the jetlag from playing Thursday-Sunday all the time, something was just lost completely since the Partizan game, the magic had gone. That's the pinpoint of when it started going wrong for me. Can't remember Souness being allowed this excuse mind, plus we had an FA Cup run thrown into the mix too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. I'd still take that season every year, and I mean EVERY YEAR. We finished 5th place and up until a week before the end of the season, we were inches from getting 4th place. The UEFA Cup was nowt in comparison. This is what I've never got. How anyone can say we underachieved in 03/04. Nearly 4th place, and UEFA Cup Semi Final. That's a fucking success to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. All the fixture changes, the jetlag from playing Thursday-Sunday all the time, something was just lost completely since the Partizan game, the magic had gone. That's the pinpoint of when it started going wrong for me. Can't remember Souness being allowed this excuse mind, plus we had an FA Cup run thrown into the mix too. He finished nine places lower though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Can't bear to watch the vid. :-[ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. All the fixture changes, the jetlag from playing Thursday-Sunday all the time, something was just lost completely since the Partizan game, the magic had gone. That's the pinpoint of when it started going wrong for me. Can't remember Souness being allowed this excuse mind, plus we had an FA Cup run thrown into the mix too. He finished nine places lower though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. I'd still take that season every year, and I mean EVERY YEAR. We finished 5th place and up until a week before the end of the season, we were inches from getting 4th place. The UEFA Cup was nowt in comparison. This is what I've never got. How anyone can say we underachieved in 03/04. Nearly 4th place, and UEFA Cup Semi Final. That's a fucking success to me. We were very poor at times though, especially away from home, that's undeniable. We threw tons of points away that season, at one point we seemed to be conceding a last minute equaliser every week (I remember John, Stead and fucking Lua Lua in very quick succession) - at least something's not changed, right down to the ex-player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There'll always be some "romantic hindsight" I guess but, that season (03-04) was very poor. Played frustrating football almost the whole season. I'd still gladly swap it for everything we've seen since. UEFA Cup football didn't help us that year at all, especially in regards to the Wolves game. If anything it was the UEFA Cup that kept our season going imo. I'd still take that season every year, and I mean EVERY YEAR. We finished 5th place and up until a week before the end of the season, we were inches from getting 4th place. The UEFA Cup was nowt in comparison. This is what I've never got. How anyone can say we underachieved in 03/04. Nearly 4th place, and UEFA Cup Semi Final. That's a f***ing success to me. We underachieved in comparison with where we'd been, and should have been. It would be like Man Utd finishing 3rd this season and getting to the Champions League Semis this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Will never forget the day I heard he was sacked by the club, was like a JFK moment for me. Was in a train station in Crewe walking with my bag and received a text - dropped my bag and stood there just in shock. Almost missed my bloody train because of it. Was a legend, is a legend, and will always be a legend in football. Howay the Bob! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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