Sir Bobby Robson RIP

[lionelhutz]

Just heard the great man passed away at the age of 76. RIP.

[amjl]

just seen it on Sky Sports News. An absolute legend of the game & a legend of a man.
R.I.P. Sir Bobby.

[tetsujin1979]

RIP, one of the true gentlemen of the game

[passinginterest]

A true legend. R.I.P.

[osborne]

A true gentleman. Full stop. RIP

[thischarmingman]

Football is poorer for his passing.

[Thommo]

Great football man will be sadly missed.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

[Drumcondra 69er]

Was obviously manager of England for two of the biggest games in our history at Euro 88 and Italia 90 when we played against them. Much as they'll always be 'the auld enemy' even back then I always had all the time in the world for Bobby Robson, a true football man, a great manager and a true gentleman. We'll rarely see his like again. His involvement with Ireland as part of the ill fated Steve Staunton reign before illness caught up with him was obviously limited but in the time he was involved he showed that his inherent dignity and love of the game remained intact. The FAI should hang their heads for putting him out on radio to take the flak after the San Marino debacle.

Genuinely saddened to hear this news much as we all knew it was coming. RIP Bobby, you'll be sorely missed.

[reder]

Sad news. Always conducted himself with decorum. A true legend of the game.

[drummerboy]

Sad to see him go. Was a great ambassador for his country and his sport.

[Superhoops]

Way up on the list of the great football managers.

A true football man who loved the game. Admired and respected by all in football.

Up there now in the Big House chewing it over with Busby, Stein, Shankly, Clough and Ramsey.

He will be missed. RIP

[shep]

R.I.P Bobby,always put a smile on peoples faces

[co. down green]

Very sad news, a true gent & a footballing great

[back of the net]

Never did a football man warrant the "Sir" title more than Bobby Robson, for what he gave to people on and off the football field. A gentleman at all times despite his numerous personal battles with illness.

Despite his tenure with Ireland being limited and brief , i was truly honoured to have the great man involved with us.

I only hope that the Croke Park crowd give a rapturous round of applause in honour of his memory before the italy game.

Like everyone here, i am truly saddened at his departure.

R.I.P Sir Bobby.

[eamo1]

R.I.P Bobby Robson.A legend.I remember him in charge of Barca back in 98/99.They won the league AND the old Cup winners Cup in the same season but he still got sacked.
He was at that game played for him only last Sunday,he didnt look good obviously but i thought he had awhile left yet.

[Pauro 76]

Nothing but respect for Sir Bobby, a wonderful ambassador for the game...

[johnnyc]

RIP Sir Bobby.

[brianw82]

Yes. Nothing more to be said than RIP Sir Bobby.

[Manc Irish Wolf]

RIP - A true legend and great character. His passion for football was immense,

Not least loved for his disdain of Gary Neville......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIbOK_INuvY

[Scram]

RIP. Funnily, with all the programs on Setanta etc. about him recently, I got the feeling that these were final trbutes.

Bobby was pure football and no pretensions.

[Stuttgart88]

In a professional game full of awful characters Bobby stood out like a sore thumb. Football and life in general need more people like him. RIP.

[GalwayRed]

Hell be sadly missed. A great manager but also a great man. Best wishes to his family and friends. RIP

[rambler14]

A gentleman of the game, finally at peace and is a great loss to society as well as football.

[Umberside]

A gentleman, was very respectful and acted as a manager & person should. RIP.

[1924]

RIP. Funnily, with all the programs on Setanta etc. about him recently, I got the feeling that these were final trbutes.

Bobby was pure football and no pretensions.


What a man,A legend in footballing terms.

May you rest in peace,you will be sorely Missed

[sligofan4ever]

A true legend of the game and a great ambassador of football has been taken from us today, R.I.P Bobby :(.

[ramblers]

A very sad day. RIP Bobby

[seanfhear]

Englands Grandad of football has been promoted.

RIP

[Den Perry]

englands grandad of football has been promoted.

Rip


rip bobby

[Razors left peg]

Not sure Ive ever heard anyone have a bad word to say about the man, very rare in football management where you have to be ruthless at times.
RIP

[RonnieB]

RIP Bobby a gentleman of the highest order and a true great of the game. Another of the great characters gone from the game.

Sadly I will always remember the way he was treated on Liveline that day when the cowards in the FAI could not go on instead.

[paul_oshea]

In a professional game full of awful characters Bobby stood out like a sore thumb. Football and life in general need more people like him. RIP.

IN football, on forums, on this forum, in all focus groups or quangos whatever you want to call them, people are full of crap old cliches, with varying words that never leave a core group of 10, yet you had the vision to point out something a lot more important than football but life in general. Brilliantly put and I couldn't agree more, life in general needs more characters like that, whatever people think in football about him, its more important those outside of these circles think of him, and what you said exactly summed it up, nothing more fitting than a world full of people more like him.

[Yard of Pace]

Sadly I will always remember the way he was treated on Liveline that day when the cowards in the FAI could not go on instead.

I hope Joe Duffy and John Delaney feel a little uneasy today. That was an absolutely disgraceful situation, I'll never forget it.

[dr_peepee]

A gent... A rememmber thinking he was drunk while doing some pundit work during one of the major tournaments (might have been Euro 2000). It was only years later I found out he was recovering from cancer of the mouth at the time and this was the cause of the slurring. Felt rotten. A brave man to put himself out there during his recovery

RIP

[MyTown]

What he achieved in the League as manager of Ipswich was fantastic and the prospects of a "provincial" club doing likewise these days is remote imo.

God rest him. Condolences to his family and friends.

[eirebhoy]

RIP Bob. His funeral will certainly be a celebration of his left rather than a day of mourning.

[Pauro 76]

Bobby always had class and character. You'd never hear of him slagging off fellow managers to the media, unlike so many of today's managers. Newcastle should never have forced him out when they missed out on Champions League qualification, he always kept his dignity. A class act, sad to see him go.

[Greenforever]

A true football legend and gentleman,

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

[NeilMcD]

"Oh Bobby Robson you used to be a ****** but you are alright now"

May he rest in peace. A great coach and manager.

[John83]

Not sure Ive ever heard anyone have a bad word to say about the man, very rare in football management where you have to be ruthless at times.
RIP
This. There are so few sportsmen who are universally liked. Robson was one of them.

[EastTerracer]

A very sad day for football but also a chance to celebrate the great man's life. It was very fitting that he got to attend the match last Sunday for his cancer foundation which underlined how he had selflessly devoted himself to fundraising and cancer awareness over recent years when he knew his life was ending.

I've a few family connections in Newcastle so always had a soft spot for the Toon Army. When you compare Robson's record there between 1999 and 2004 it stands up to any other managerial record in recent years (apart from Ferguson, Wenger and Mourinho). He was also one of the few English managers who took up the challenge of managing abroad with a great deal of success and the list of players he has worked with is staggering (Romario, Ronaldo, Figo etc).

While the Staunton regime was a miserable time for all of us I am glad that we got the all too brief opportunity to have someone like Robson within the FAI. I think that ultimately the decision to hire Trapattoni may have been influenced to some extent by the realisation of what an experienced grey-haired manager could offer.

Bobby was an old school football man and there are precious few of them left.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

[adamcarr]

RIP, a true gent.

[seanDCFC]

Sir Bobby Robson, a true football legend and a great man.

RIP

[Supreme feet]

A true gentleman and a great ambassador for the game. RIP.

[DeLorean]

Yeah he always came across very well. To say that a former English manager has so much respect as a person in these parts speaks volumes. Here's a couple of good shots...
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/03_02/managersDM2103_468x500.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03/04/article-1159221-022C1C170000044D-533_468x467.jpg

[tetsujin1979]

I would hope that there will be a minute's applause at the Australia game, I'd prefer to celebrate his life, rather than mourn his passing

[aberharp]

very sad news. RIP

[carloz]

Still cringe at the way he was hauled out in front of the media whenever Stan and the FAI ****ed up. he didn't deserves that. Complete and utter gent, RIP Bobby

[tricky_colour]

A great man, a great loss.

[spaceghost]

the term legend is used a lot but bobby was a legend and a gentleman RIP