Newcastle United Blog.

It was exactly twelve months ago today that the world unfortunately lost a special man. I’m not just talking about the football world, I mean the broader world aswell. Sir Bobby Robson touched the hearts of many people the world over, even those who never had the good fortune to meet him. His enthusiasm and [...]

< < Part Two - Coming soon: Part Four >> Bobby Robson: England Manager. “Managing England was very different to managing a club. For one thing, it took me two years to adjust to the job. It was lonely. You didn’t see your players for months sometimes and then the chance you had for any [...]

< < Part One - Langley Park to WBA and England – Part Three: England 82 – 86 >> Return to Fulham After six years of fine service to the Midlands club however, Bobby returned to Fulham in 1962, his departure caused by a wage dispute with the bigwigs of Albion. Bobby had just welcomed [...]

Part Two >> Robert William Robson 1933 – 2009. “I have accepted what they have told me and I am determined to make the most of what time I have left. I am going to die sooner rather than later. But then everyone has to go some time, and I have enjoyed every minute.” – [...]

I guess there is nothing really left to say, that hasn’t already been said. I’ve had time to reflect and still it’s impossible to accept that he is gone. The last twenty fours is evidence of how many people Sir Bobby reached with his greatness. Traditional rivalry forgotten because he cut across those boundaries because [...]