Dave Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Amazed there's not a thread on this. http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1638348,00.html SIR Bobby Robson is calling for football fans to get behind an exciting new venture to raise money for his cancer charity - The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The former England manager is hoping for a sell-out crowd when he reunites players from his dazzling 1990 World Cup squad to take on their German counterparts at St. James' Park, Newcastle, on 26 July. Arguably Sir Bobby's finest moment came as he led England to the World Cup semi-final in Italy only be cruelly knocked out by West Germany on penalties. This game, competing for The Sir Bobby Robson Trophy, will give him and his team an opportunity to redress the balance. In addition to reuniting 1990 England and German players, Sir Bobby is also planning on calling on some other very special guests to add to his team and the occasion. Sir Bobby says: "I'm thrilled at the prospect of re-uniting my 1990 England squad in support of my charity. It will be a pleasure to see them together again and hopefully this time we'll get the result we want against Germany! "We had a good group of players that year, very talented, very tough and ambitious. We got better as the tournament progressed, more accomplished, and the fact we lost on penalties and not in open play tells its story. "I found out in World Cup football that some teams, over a long spell, are happy to get knocked out and go home but we weren't like that. We were determined to stay in the competition as long as possible and had great will to win. "Some players get homesick but we had great staying power in the team and our ambition was to stay to the bitter end. We were so near but far. Sir Bobby adds: "I'm very grateful to my former players who are coming up to Newcastle to help us raise money for my charity. I'm also very appreciative of the efforts of the German players who have so much further to travel. "During the World Cup we all had the same aim and that was to win the tournament - but we were on opposing sides. It's very special for me now, all these years later, to know we're all pulling together with the same aim, as the same team, fighting cancer. "The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is extremely important to me and I'll keep going just as long as I can to help raise money for the experts trying to find a cure for this terrible disease. I understand one in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer and the effects can be devastating. "It happened to me in an instant. One minute I was sitting watching the football at Ipswich Town and the next minute I was being told I had a cancerous tumour on my brain. It happened to me like that, in an instant, and it can happen to anyone." Tickets for The Sir Bobby Robson Trophy are available through Newcastle United's online box office at nufc.co.uk and are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for children. The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation launched last March (2008) and has raised more than £1.2 million to fight cancer - including a donation of £75,000 from the Football Association. Incredibly, its initial target of £500,000 to equip a cancer trials research centre at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle was reached in just seven weeks. This new centre, the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre, was constructed by the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the Northern Institute for Cancer Research and Newcastle University. It is at the forefront of research into cancer and offers patients from across north east England, North Yorkshire and Cumbria access to early trials and potential new treatments. Working closely with the Imaging Research Centre to improve diagnosis and study the effects of new drugs, often 'first in human' trials, the clinical staff also coordinate trials of new drugs at later stages of development. In addition to equipping the new centre, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation has funded two specialist cancer research posts. To make a donation, view messages of support, or for more information on The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, please visit www.sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.co.uk or donate by sending a cheque to Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, PO Box 307, Heaton NE7 7QG. All donors will receive a personalised certificate and a letter of thanks from Sir Bobby. Sounds mint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Got my tickets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Brilliant, that'll guarantee at least £300k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Brilliant idea, think I'll go to that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Sounds good. Reminds me of an anecdote i heard about that game. Apparently Booby gathered the England players before the penalties and to ease everyone's nerves, blurted out "Right lads, lets not blow this as there's 30million watching back home!". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Saw this earlier on the tickets website, had a look at tickets n it looked like you could on sit in lower tiers behind the goals and the east stand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 How much are the tickets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 £10 for adults and £5 for bairns Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Brilliant, that'll guarantee at least £300k £400k is more like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I think England's tactics for this match should be to hold or give but do it at the right time, they could be slow or fast (mainly slow I'd guess) but they must get to the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I think England's tactics for this match should be to hold or give but do it at the right time, they could be slow or fast (mainly slow I'd guess) but they must get to the line. There's only one way to beat them, get round the back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Quality - gonna get some tickets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Texasmag Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I started a thread about this same idea nearly a year ago. Only difference being the game we were trying to get going was with Ipswich. The club did not want to know. Don't get me wrong, any fund raising for Sir Bobby's Foundation is great, but I can't help but think Mr. Ashley is only agreeing to this now to try and get the fans on his side to make out he is Mr. Wonderful! http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,52970.0.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I think England's tactics for this match should be to hold or give but do it at the right time, they could be slow or fast (mainly slow I'd guess) but they must get to the line. There's only one way to beat them, get round the back. so catch them if you can, cos theyre the Engand men Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Sounds good. Reminds me of an anecdote i heard about that game. Apparently Booby gathered the England players before the penalties and to ease everyone's nerves, blurted out "Right lads, lets not blow this as there's 30million watching back home!". :lol: Should be good this game like... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 from Tyne -Talk dont know how much truth there is in this Sir Bobby Charity Match Under Threat By Tyne-Talk June 20 2009 Tyne-Talk has previously advertised the Sir Bobby Robson's 1990 World Cup replay on 26th July and supported it by making the details easily available on the public forum. Unfortunately the event is under threat as only 1000 tickets have been sold for the match at St James Park between England and Germany. All money from the match will go to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation a charity set up by the Former Newcastle United manager to raise funds for a cancer research project focusing on the "early detection and treatment of cancer and the clinical trials of new drugs." Sir Bobby who has won 4 battles with cancer over the past 15 years and is currently fighting a 5th had hoped for a sell-out crowd for the match. When the game was announced he said; "I'm thrilled at the prospect of reuniting my 1990 England squad in support of my charity. It will be a pleasure to see them together again, hopefully this time we'll get the result we want against Germany. We had a good group of players that year, very talented, very tough and ambitious. We got better as the tournament progressed, more accomplished, and the fact we lost on penalties and not in open play tells its story. I found out in World Cup football that some teams, over a long spell, are happy to get knocked out and go home but we weren't like that. We were determined to stay in the competition as long as possible and had great will to win. Some players get homesick but we had great staying power in the team and our ambition was to stay to the bitter end. We were so near but so far. I am very grateful to my former players who are coming up to Newcastle to help raise money for my charity. I am also very appreciative of the efforts of the German players who have so much further to travel. During the World Cup we all had the same aim and that was to win the tournament - but we were on opposing sides. It's very special for me now, all these years later, to know we're all pulling together with the same aim, as the same team, fighting cancer. The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is extremely important to me and I'll keep going for as long as I can to help raise money for the experts trying to find a cure for this terrible disease. I understand 1 in 3 of us will be diagnosed with cancer and the effects can be devastating." You can donate to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation by clicking the link below. So far over a million pounds has been raised since its launch in March last year and you can contribute either via the Just Giving webpage, personal cheque or in person via a fund raising event. If donating online you will receive the option to add "gift aid". By ticking the "gift aid" box you will be enabling the charity to claim back the taxable amount from the government which raises the donation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I've already got my ticket for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie2000 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Unfortunately the event is under threat as only 1000 tickets have been sold for the match at St James Park between England and Germany. checked out the club website and a lot more than the 1000 tickets stated have been sold. the figure at a guess is probably closer to 10000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Unfortunately the event is under threat as only 1000 tickets have been sold for the match at St James Park between England and Germany. checked out the club website and a lot more than the 1000 tickets stated have been sold. the figure at a guess is probably closer to 10000. well that sounds better ,tbh a lot of people will probably pay on the day hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Anyone see the Ronnie Gill today? Pic of him in an article praising the nurses looking after him; he's looking a lot better though, hair growing back and colour in his face, same old Bobby enthusiasm even if he is lying in a hospital bed. I know it's nothing to get excited over, and as someone who's seen the cunt cancer 1st hand bright sparks do happen, just nice to see him alive again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Only 11 days away so I thought I'd give this a bump on the off chance anyone who would be interested in going hasn't seen it yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Would love to go, but getting back from Newcastle on an evening on the train can be a problem. Same problem as to why I'm not going to the Leeds friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 going there with my dad, got him the ticket as part of the fathers day present Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Am looking forward to it. Hope there is a decent crowd for Bobby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weznufc Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 woulda loved to have gotten the chance to go but i live n northern ireland:S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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