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Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009)


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Still miss the great man, what he did for this club, what he brought to the game and most of all his passion. It must have been heartbreaking for him that in his final days we were getting relegated, I can only hope that wherever he is he saw us come back with a vengeance in the championship.

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My all-time favourite, on being asked about going top if we beat Arsenal by 2 or more...

 

"If is the biggest word I've ever known in football, if I had wings I could fly to the moon"

"Would you like to be there though?"

(looking in a world of his own) "Would I like to be where, on the moon?"

 

:lol:

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Just watched a programme on "Barca TV" which was Bobby sat in the Copthorne in about 2001 talking about his time at Barcelona. The passion and enthusiasm of this man, I'm so proud he managed our club :-)

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I was thinking today about the way Pardew has ostracised players and how he and the club show a total lack of respect to players, the staff, the supporters, other managers, other football clubs etc.  Obviously this emanates from the top.  Infact the senior people at the club have no interest in representing and presenting the club in a way that we can be proud of.

 

Such a contract to the dignity of Sir Bobby when we could be proud that such a person was the manager of our football club.

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Guest Roger Kint

Just watched a programme on "Barca TV" which was Bobby sat in the Copthorne in about 2001 talking about his time at Barcelona. The passion and enthusiasm of this man, I'm so proud he managed our club :-)

 

Will be watching Just Call Me Bobby this weekend at some point. His enthusiasm for eveything in that was amazing

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Just watched a programme on "Barca TV" which was Bobby sat in the Copthorne in about 2001 talking about his time at Barcelona. The passion and enthusiasm of this man, I'm so proud he managed our club :-)

 

Will be watching Just Call Me Bobby this weekend at some point. His enthusiasm for eveything in that was amazing

 

I was just thinking that too, get it down off the DVD shelf. The bit where he describes the quality of the door frames (I think) is class!

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Guest Roger Kint

Just watched a programme on "Barca TV" which was Bobby sat in the Copthorne in about 2001 talking about his time at Barcelona. The passion and enthusiasm of this man, I'm so proud he managed our club :-)

 

Will be watching Just Call Me Bobby this weekend at some point. His enthusiasm for eveything in that was amazing

 

I was just thinking that too, get it down off the DVD shelf. The bit where he describes the quality of the door frames (I think) is class!

 

Aye the new SJP offices? :lol: Also the Andy O'Brien bit in Barcelona 'you dont see this in Harrogate son'

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Guest palnese

Such a shame about the statue at SJP. I think it's a disgrace tbh.

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/06/article-2140278-12F39124000005DC-545_634x414.jpg

 

So bad.

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I don't love the execution of the statue, but the location and the pose are very good. And it does the job of reminding me of the man when I walk up to the ground, so it's good in that respect as well.

 

The expression on his face is right, it's just not quite true-to-life enough.

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Such a shame about the statue at SJP. I think it's a disgrace tbh.

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/06/article-2140278-12F39124000005DC-545_634x414.jpg

 

So bad.

There's a few statues in Içmeler that look exactly the same as ours. Freakishly similar, in both looks and pose.

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Guest TruToon94

Anybody read Bellamy's autobiography? Regardless the way he talks about Bobby and the utmost respect he has for him is nothing short of charming. Maybe in life you get what you deserve and a bunch of fans turning on Bobby and him being forced out.... Well maybe Pardew is our comeuppance.

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