Just heard the great man passed away at the age of 76. RIP.
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Just heard the great man passed away at the age of 76. RIP.
just seen it on Sky Sports News. An absolute legend of the game & a legend of a man.
R.I.P. Sir Bobby.
RIP, one of the true gentlemen of the game
A true legend. R.I.P.
A true gentleman. Full stop. RIP
Football is poorer for his passing.
Great football man will be sadly missed.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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.
Sad news. Always conducted himself with decorum. A true legend of the game.
Sad to see him go. Was a great ambassador for his country and his sport.
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
R.I.P Bobby,always put a smile on peoples faces
Very sad news, a true gent & a footballing great
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.
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.
Nothing but respect for Sir Bobby, a wonderful ambassador for the game...
RIP Sir Bobby.
Yes. Nothing more to be said than RIP Sir Bobby.
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
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.
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.
Hell be sadly missed. A great manager but also a great man. Best wishes to his family and friends. RIP
A gentleman of the game, finally at peace and is a great loss to society as well as football.
A gentleman, was very respectful and acted as a manager & person should. RIP.
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Originally Posted by Scram
What a man,A legend in footballing terms.
May you rest in peace,you will be sorely Missed
A true legend of the game and a great ambassador of football has been taken from us today, R.I.P Bobby :(.
A very sad day. RIP Bobby
Englands Grandad of football has been promoted.
RIP
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Originally Posted by seanfhear
rip bobby
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
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I hope Joe Duffy and John Delaney feel a little uneasy today. That was an absolutely disgraceful situation, I'll never forget it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieB
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
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.
RIP Bob. His funeral will certainly be a celebration of his left rather than a day of mourning.
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.
A true football legend and gentleman,
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
"Oh Bobby Robson you used to be a ****** but you are alright now"
May he rest in peace. A great coach and manager.
This. There are so few sportsmen who are universally liked. Robson was one of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg