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Sir Bobby Robson Lifetime Achievement Award
Topic Started: Dec 10 2007, 11:25 AM (269 Views)
flak
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Former England football manager Sir Bobby Robson received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Sunday's BBC Sports Personality of the Year show.
The award recognises his contribution as both player and manager in a career spanning more than half a century.

Players from the 1986 and 1990 England World Cup sides and Ipswich teams he led to the 1978 FA Cup and 1981 Uefa Cup wins formed a guard of honour.

Robson, 73, is currently Ireland's International Football Consultant.

His professional playing career spanned nearly 20 years during which he played for Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and Vancouver Royals.

He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals.

He managed Ipswich from 1969 to 1982 before taking the England job.

After spells in Europe with PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona he returned to England to take the helm at Newcastle from 1999 to 2004.


A nice gesture from the Beeb. I'm surprised it's taken so long in coming really.
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yeah he desrves it and a top bloke to boot
NANI ARE YOU OK, ARE YOU OK NANI, NANI ARE YOU OK, ARE YOU OK NANI

YOUVE BEEN HIT BY, YOUVE BEEN STRUCK BY A SMOOTH CARRAGHER
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Just worried by the way he walked on last night that they decided to give it him because they don't expect him to be around next year. :(
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How did he walk on Sense? I never saw the actual programme.
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He limped on very slowly, I think his left leg looked like it was bending inwards. He looked very frail and it was a sad sight.
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Ah dear. :(

I wonder when he is finally going to retire.
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his cancer came back earlier this year,dont know if he got the all clear
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Thoroughly deserved. One of the few who can actually be described as a legend.

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Dec 10 2007, 08:56 PM
his cancer came back earlier this year,dont know if he got the all clear

I think this is his third bout with cancer and they don't reckon he can knock it back again. Very sad, true footballing great!
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i watched the show and was close to tears his autobiography one of the best ever football reads ever. i have nothing but total respect for the man and how england could do with someone lke him at the helm now
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truly deserve it. i think he is the best english manager in history?
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Dec 11 2007, 12:15 PM
truly deserve it. i think he is the best english manager in history?

i think bob paisley and brian clough may dissagree
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a top bloke but even he has admited he has stepped onto the training ground for the last time - true football man tho he would do it forever if he could
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truly deserve it. i think he is the best english manager in history?

i think bob paisley and brian clough may dissagree

fair point. both won alot more then he did..
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