Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009)

[NEEJ]

It's a great listen, like.

[Disco]

Aye, genuinely enjoyable and properly interesting stuff. 

[Paully]

There has been some amazing articles in the Athletic this week - 'Bobby 90' - absolutely sensational reading!

 

I can't to see Wor Flags display for the legend tomorrow!

[TheGuv]

Listened to the Atheltic podcast. 
 

Got quite teary during the final

episode as SBR described his cancer and treatment etc. As a young man of 15, when he died, I thought 76 was so old. It really isn’t, is it? So sad really. 

[pedro111]

I have just finished listening to the four part podcast and honestly I was so moved by it. I could listen to Bobby talk all day long. Particularly loved the episode about growing up in County Durham and his young life. The final episode about his cancer battle was so sad but uplifting too and the chit chat at the end where they talk about wrapping it up cause Bobby has a 4pm appointment and he says "We've had a good day have we not, George?" Really got me. They don't make men like him anymore. I just wish George had gotten the chance to have more time with him and really go in depth on the different stages of his career. Brilliant stuff.

[PauloGeordio]

 

captain, my captain! 
 

 

 

 

Edited July 31, 2023 by PauloGeordio

[Ronson333]

 

[Playmaker]

Sir Bobby what a legend  

Growing up watching the football of King Kev’s team & Sir Bobby’s I was really lucky lad. We might have not won anything but the memories where something special.

 

 

Edited January 4, 2024 by Playmaker

[Ronson333]

Sir Bobby’s teams were very good, but Keegan’s team was exceptional. We used to go into every game and attack the fuck out of them, opposition was usually shitting their pants before the game started.

[Jonas]

26 minutes ago, Ronson333 said:

Sir Bobby’s teams were very good, but Keegan’s team was exceptional. We used to go into every game and attack the fuck out of them, opposition was usually shitting their pants before the game started.

Under Keegan there were times I quite enjoyed the other team holding out for a bit as part of the entertainment to keep a bit of spice in it with constant missed chances and keeper saves feeing like delaying the inevitabe. Was never sure about it thereafter.

Was one game against Man City where we forced their keeper into about fives saves in the first 2minutes but it never fet like we were blowing our chances just that we were in for some cracking entertainment.

 

[PauloGeordio]

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[Guest]

I'm desperately trying to find a quote from sir Bobby Robson, it's after a match at st James' park when the sky cameras were on us. It's something like

 

'i'm telling you now, there's no better place to play a game of football than st James' park'

 

I really need the quote word for word. 

I always thought it was arsenal 1-1 when Robert scored and got sent off, but there's no mention of the quote in the YouTube post match interview 

 

Can anyone help?

[Jonas]

7 hours ago, Pancrate1892 said:

I'm desperately trying to find a quote from sir Bobby Robson, it's after a match at st James' park when the sky cameras were on us. It's something like

 

'i'm telling you now, there's no better place to play a game of football than st James' park'

 

I really need the quote word for word. 

I always thought it was arsenal 1-1 when Robert scored and got sent off, but there's no mention of the quote in the YouTube post match interview 

 

Can anyone help?

Yeah, Its Manchester City in the FA Cup 01/02 (iirc)

 

 

Edited May 15, 2024 by Jonas

[Playmaker]

15 hours ago, Pancrate1892 said:

I'm desperately trying to find a quote from sir Bobby Robson, it's after a match at st James' park when the sky cameras were on us. It's something like

 

'i'm telling you now, there's no better place to play a game of football than st James' park'

 

I really need the quote word for word. 

I always thought it was arsenal 1-1 when Robert scored and got sent off, but there's no mention of the quote in the YouTube post match interview 

 

Can anyone help?

 

I remember hearing it in the intro of one of my old Newcastle United DVDs  

 

I think this may be the quote @0:30 

 

 

Edited May 15, 2024 by Playmaker

[Hudson]

Bobby Robson, More than a manager is on Sky Showcase if your waiting for the match to start

[joeyt]

Just now, Hudson said:

Bobby Robson, More than a manager is on Sky Showcase if your waiting for the match to start

 

Aye I'm watching it now, huge wave of nostalgia kicking in

[Doops]

22 minutes ago, joeyt said:

 

Aye I'm watching it now, huge wave of nostalgia kicking in

Me too, shame he didn't join us straight after Keegan man. He would have kept the positive going

[Dr Jinx]

I’d loved to have seen him witness the club on its current trajectory.

 

Perhaps the side were slightly off it the season he got sacked but he’d have turned it around sooner or later and he’d certainly have gotten the value for any outgoing sales we made. He easily had a good 2/3 seasons left in him health permitting.

 

Souness (despite thinking he’s ok these days) fell out with everyone decent in the squad and spent close to 10 million on an absolutely terrible defender.. a deal that should still be looked into imho. That decline had already happened before Mike Ashley got there.. he just turned everything up to 11, the snidey cunt.

 

Give SBR a few more seasons and there’s a strong possibility that Mike Ashley never happens.

[joeyt]

Emotional mess now after watching this

[Theregulars]

You can make a persuasive argument that Kieron Dyer and Prince Goldfish Bowl of BBC really fucked the club.

[Dr Jinx]

Dyer was one of our best players when fit.. but he earned the bling bling tag and was a right cunt in public by all accounts. We held onto him for too long.

 

Jenas was good for us, can’t remember him having a poor game. He just wasn’t built enough or experienced enough to compete in a midfield against the likes of Keane and Vieira. There was hype around him though and we should have cashed in sooner and made more from that deal. He went to Spurs for a fairly low fee in the end. 7m?

[OpenC]

2 hours ago, Theregulars said:

You can make a persuasive argument that Kieron Dyer and Prince Goldfish Bowl of BBC really fucked the club.

 

They were among the first players we had that I really came to actively dislike (along with others around that same time) although at least Dyer did a job when he was fit. Just never saw anything in Jenas at all personally, always seemed a bit of a nothing player. I felt the same about James Milner like (didn't dislike, just didn't rate either), and he had quite the career in the end

 

 

Edited June 15, 2024 by OpenC

[Tsunami]

Jenas could have been a top player. He was sensational in his first season with us. He seemed to struggle emotionally and also with niggly injuries. 
 

Make no mistake, he won Young Player of the Year on merit and at that point he looked like he could go to the very top. The goal he scored against Man U when they thumped us (again) was an absolute belter.

[TheBrownBottle]

4 hours ago, Dr Jinx said:

Dyer was one of our best players when fit.. but he earned the bling bling tag and was a right cunt in public by all accounts. We held onto him for too long.

 

Jenas was good for us, can’t remember him having a poor game. He just wasn’t built enough or experienced enough to compete in a midfield against the likes of Keane and Vieira. There was hype around him though and we should have cashed in sooner and made more from that deal. He went to Spurs for a fairly low fee in the end. 7m?

He had a lot of poor games in his final season or so.  Went completely off the boil - that’s why we pretty much got back what we paid for him. 

[Yorkie]

4 hours ago, Dr Jinx said:

Dyer was one of our best players when fit.. but he earned the bling bling tag and was a right cunt in public by all accounts. We held onto him for too long.

 

Jenas was good for us, can’t remember him having a poor game. He just wasn’t built enough or experienced enough to compete in a midfield against the likes of Keane and Vieira. There was hype around him though and we should have cashed in sooner and made more from that deal. He went to Spurs for a fairly low fee in the end. 7m?

 

@Wullie