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Nearly shed a tear reading this.Always like seeing this bloke on telly and one of the only real nice guys in football these days
SIR BOBBY ROBSON - But for the past 15 months he has been living with the bottom line. Time is running out.
His health is failing and a 16-year battle with cancer is beginning to come to an end.
He walks with a pronounced limp these days. He has restricted use of his left arm and almost no use of his left hand. The loss of independence has been crushing.
He can't drive or play golf or tend his beloved garden. He can't tie his shoes or knot his ties (he has always loved ties) or fold his suits neatly or place them on hangers.
He eats fish, rather than meat, because he can't use a knife and it feels as if every second sentence he utters is, “Elsie? Are you there?” The frustration drives him crazy.
“I never thought I would finish like this, with this disability,” he complains sometimes to friends. “When I was 72, I was on the pitch every day; I had an active body, an active mind; I prided myself on being fit all of my life.”
But Elsie will just shake her head and say with a laugh: “What do you mean 'fit all your life?' You've had cancer five times!”
Cancer. He has always treated the most dreaded of illnesses like a mild dose of flu.
Source: Ipswich Evening Star
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STFCBird
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 18:18:27 » |
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 18:57:21 » |
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Top man, great manager and always put a smile on my face with his misspronounced players names and ramblings, when he does go it will be a huge loss to football and to humanity, he gave lots of his time to good causes.
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 18:59:17 » |
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has anyone got the shola ameobi quote....?
Interviewer: So, got any nick names Shola?
Shola: No
Interviewer: So, what does the gaffer call you then?
Shola: Carl Cort
or something like that....
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 19:11:05 » |
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He is agreat man and has done many things, its the worlds loss and there are not many like him left
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 19:34:04 » |
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what legend that man is, when he was doing a book signing in Newcastle a guy gave him the book to sign and the conversation went: Bobby: Hello, who shall i sign it to? Customer: Sign it to Kevin please, Bobby: no problem bobby starts writing Customer: so bobby done many signings today bobby: yeah, feels like hundreds of thousands ive done bobby finishes hands the book back kevin opens his book outside and it reads 'to kevin, best wishes hundreds and thousands'  |
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 19:45:37 » |
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Brilliant quotes always liked the Carl Court one.
Five rounds with Cancer is some goingbut there seems to be some life left in the old dog yet I just hope he can enjoy the time he's got left.
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 20:48:04 » |
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Robson is ace! so sad to read about his health
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 20:58:45 » |
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Sir Bobby will be presenting the FA Cup to the winners this weekend at Wembley.
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 02:16:55 » |
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i reccomend his autobiography.it's a good read
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 05:08:07 » |
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I think i put him down on the death prediction thread.....
sorry, that's a bit harsh. The man's a legend, really hope i'm wrong
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 06:35:21 » |
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Sir Bobby is an absolute hero of mine, it brings a tear to my eye
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 07:09:37 » |
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I think i put him down on the death prediction thread.....
sorry, that's a bit harsh. The man's a legend, really hope i'm wrong Yeah I had him too. Shame it seemed a bit of an easy one. Dude's a legend, hope he enjoys whatever time he's got left. |
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 08:13:58 » |
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shame ... good lad ..
sadly Tommy Burns of Celtic also passed away today of cancer RIP Tommy
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 08:20:15 » |
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Bloody hell Fatbury!!! I didn't know that! RIP Tommy, 51 years old?  My word that's terrible! Robson was a good enough manager, not a legend in my mind, but he's always come across as a nice enough bloke. Hope all goes well with the old man. |
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