Sir Bobby Robson relieved of his duties at the toon. Shearer or Moyes to take over? Think shearer doesnt have enough experience to manage newcastle sacked cause he left shearer out the squad Anyway another club in trouble now our problems dont seem so bad
There is no-one anywhere in the world at any stage who is any bigger or any better than this football club.
thats ok mate it was just sods law we both see that there was not a post about it and done it at at the same time , i bet there was about 10 sec between them
Newcastle need to be grateful to Sir Bob, he saved them from the bottom of the Dung Heap when he took over. The man has more class than most of the other Premiership Managers put together.
The man who came to merseyside from Newcastle, the man who says he's part of Liverpool as much as the Liver building. When he was needed Alan Kennedy was there. And with now just 8 minutes to go it could be that Alan Kennedy has made a little history.
A true legend in football management, Sir Bobby Robson, has been wheeled out of Newcastle after 50 years in football. Thankfully, that’s more than enough time to make a gaffe or two hundred, and so we pay tribute to the great man.
The Stories
Shola’s nicked name:
Reporter to Newcastle's Shola Ameobi: 'Do you have a nickname?' Ameobi: 'No, not really' Reporter: 'So what does Bobby Robson call you?' Ameobi: 'Carl Cort.'
Sir Forgetable:
Alan Brazil: "I'm delighted to say we've got Sir Bobby Robson on the end of the phone, fresh from getting his knighthood at Buckingham Palace. Bobby, terrific news."
Sir Bobby Robson: "What is?"
Brazil: "You know, getting the old sword on the shoulder from Prince Charlie."
Sir Bob: Eh? [Long pause] "Oh yeah... well, it was a day I'll never forget."
Who’s name is it anyway?:
Sir Bobby to Bryan Robson: “Good morning, Bobby.” Bryan: “You’re Bobby, I’m Bryan!”
The Quotes
“Andy O'Brien has an horrendous nose, the poor lad. It is massive, it is black and blue and it is awful.” – Getting personal.
“Titus looks like Tyson when he strips off in the dressing-room, except he doesn't bite. And he has a great tackle." - On Titus Bramble, we think the ‘tackle’ referred to was his defensive qualities.
"We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought" - After England sneaked through against Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup.
"Hitler didn't tell us when he was going to send over those doodlebugs, did he?" - On why he was refusing to name his England team before a World Cup qualifer against Sweden in 1989
"We're taking 22 players to Italy, sorry, to Spain... where are we, Jim?" - On whether Paul Gascoigne should have gone to the 1998 World Cup in France.
"There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose." "Steve Hodge has been unfit for two weeks, well, no, for 14 days."
"Ray Wilkins' day will come one night."
"Tottenham have impressed me: they haven't thrown in the towel even though they have been under the gun."
"Look at those olive trees. They're two hundred years old – from before the time of Christ!" - Sir Bobby illustrates how great life is in Barcelona.
"If we invite any player up to the Quayside to see the girls and then up to our magnificent stadium, we will be able to persuade any player to sign." – Playing up Newcastle’s Playboy image.
"They can't be monks - we don't want them to be monks, we want them to be football players because a monk doesn't play football at this level." - Justifying Newcastle's Playboy image.
"They're two points behind us, so we're neck and neck." "I'd say he's the best in Europe, if you put me on the fence"
"I played cricket for my local village. It was 40 overs per side, and the team that had the most runs won. It was that sort of football."
"If we start counting our chickens before they hatch, they won't lay any eggs in the basket."
"I would have given my right arm to be a pianist."
"What can I say about Peter Shilton? Peter Shilton is Peter Shilton, and he has been Peter Shilton since the year dot."
"I'm not going to look beyond the semi-final - but I would love to lead Newcastle out at the final."
Bobby Robson? personally i couldnt give a toss.But what about that Clive Woodward? What does he know about the beautiful game,jumpers for goalposts etc?