Sir Bobby Robson Passes Away
It was really awful waking up to this news today. What an icon of the game who passed away today. Sir Bobby Robson had such a wonderful career and was one of the few footballing people who were respect just about world wide. Here you have a man who took Ipswich town to the heights of European football lifting them to standards not seen before or yet. Suffered a cruel fate with the England National team losing to the hand of God goal in 1986 and losing the coin flip to Germany on penalties in the 1990 World Cup semi finals which England still haven’t been able to top nearly 20 years later. Everything Sir Bobby Robson touched he made better. He had a knack for leaving a club in much better shape from when he took over. Be it the previously mentioned Ipswich Town, PSV where he found Ronaldo and took him to Europe. Barcelona where he helped Luis Figo eventually become the best player on the planet for a period of time. Let’s us not forget he also took Newcastle to the Champions League, the club in which he loved. In between he had successful stops with Sporting and Porto in Portugal. Going to end it with a comment Jose Mourinho left on the Inter website who if it wasn’t for Sir Bobby Robson they may not of been the Special One today.
“I didn’t speak with him [Robson] for the last two months because I was in difficulty.
“I was in difficulty because I didn’t want to think that he was about to finish. It was not the image I wanted to take with me.
“It wasn’t the voice I wanted to hear. I will always remember the Bobby Robson who had passion for life and football and who always had enthusiasm.
“Bobby Robson is one of those people who never die for all that they have given to people like myself, who had the fortune to walk by his side. My thoughts are with all of his dearest.”
Here are some youtube clips on Sir Bobby Robson. Loved the story how much he wanted to go to Portugal for his Charity Golf tournament.