Very Sad

[Colin Todd]

He got some shit when England lost every game at Euro 88.  Quite rightly too, we sucked arse.

Thats the only time in his career that he has taken any significant abuse.  The bloke is a legend.

[adje]

Jan IS right -Sir Bob was universally slated after our 3 defeats in Euro 88,like it or not.Glad he is now thought of more highly though.Not only that he was thought of as a clown after the first two games in 86

[janaage]

I don't recall Sir. Bobby ever getting a hard time. And IIRC he retired as England manager as opposed to being sacked, and many where dissapointed when he did so.

That's my point BR, as this thread proves, not many people do.

As I have stated before I have nothing against Bobby Robson at all, he has always come across as a nice fella, and it's not nice seeing him the frail old man that he has become.

[BANGKOK RED]

Yeah, just cos I don't recall it doesn't mean that it didn't happen.

From what I DO remember is two England managers who should NOT have been sacked: El Tel and Hoddle.

[janaage]

Jan IS right -Sir Bob was universally slated after our 3 defeats in Euro 88,like it or not.Glad he is now thought of more highly though.Not only that he was thought of as a clown after the first two games in 86

I was begining to think I dream that reaction Adje, cheers for that.  I think it was Emlyn Hughes who went on TV and demanded that Robson was sacked two games into Mexico 86, public opinion of him had sunk so low..

I too am glad that he's being given respect now, but it does strike me a little odd when no one admits the negative side to his reign - and that's my last post on the matter - I promise (HURRAH say the TEF'ers).

[adje]

Football history is being re-written all the time Jan,I remember when the English media hated Cristiano Ronaldo!

[janaage]

That's true, when you see these programmes looking back to yester year's highlights it always amuses me as some z list celeb put today's slant on events from ages ago.  

A la the Maradona handball, according to some people the whole country if not the world leapt up and claimed handball straight away.  Although if you listen to the live radio commentary they thought Shilton was appealing for offside originally, and then the slow motion reply revealed all.

[SwindonTartanArmy]

That's true, when you see these programmes looking back to yester year's highlights it always amuses me as some z list celeb put today's slant on events from ages ago.  

A la the Maradona handball, according to some people the whole country if not the world leapt up and claimed handball straight away.  Although if you listen to the live radio commentary they thought Shilton was appealing for offside originally, and then the slow motion reply revealed all.

It wasnt hand ball!!!

[janaage]

edited - I forgot this was a thread about an old, not very well, fella.

[Reg Smeeton]

You put your left arm in,
your left arm out,
in, out, in, out you shake it all about,  
you do the Maradona and you turn around,
that's what it's all about,
ooooooooooooooooooooooooh Diego Maradona,
ooooooooooooooooooooooooh Diego Maradona,
ooooooooooooooooooooooooh Diego Maradona,
he put the english out, out, out

  Whatever you sniffed you wanted more
Now you can only score with a whore
All supplied by the hand of god
Out of the cup that's the way it goes
Shouldn't have had a bucket of charlie up your nose
All supplied by the hand of god

Maradona you're shit
Maradona you're shit

We've waited eight years for your comeuppance
Now we know you weren't worth Tuppence
All supplied by the hand of god
Hairy little legs and fat little head
You once had thirty whore in your bed
All supplied by the hand of god

You claim to stand up for your god's laws
While all the time you were shagging whores
All supplied by the hand of god
Crocodile tears in the commentary box
Was it cause you'd lost or been given the pox
All supplied by the hand of god

 The Business.

  PS Bobby Robson got fearful stick from the red tops....its what they do pander to the lowest common denominator.

  Once they've drawn blood then the victim can be be rehabilitated.

[donkey]

I don't recall Sir. Bobby ever getting a hard time. And IIRC he retired as England manager as opposed to being sacked, and many where dissapointed when he did so.

I thought the FA decided not to renew his contract, so he got a job at PSV.

[donkey]

Yeah, just cos I don't recall it doesn't mean that it didn't happen.

From what I DO remember is two England managers who should NOT have been sacked: El Tel and Hoddle.

Now (if I can come over all jan), the performances in Euro 96 were bad then good in equal measure.  Bad vs Switzerland, bad first half vs Jocks, good second half, awesome vs Holland, total shite vs Spain, good vs Germany.  Hardly that good and all at Wembley.

Agree about Hoddle though...being sacked for sharing the views of millions of people about reincarnation was stupid.  And despite his views on reincarnation, people still refer to him as a born again Christian...how the fuck does that work, then?

[janaage]

Yeah, just cos I don't recall it doesn't mean that it didn't happen.

From what I DO remember is two England managers who should NOT have been sacked: El Tel and Hoddle.

Now (if I can come over all jan), the performances in Euro 96 were bad then good in equal measure.  Bad vs Switzerland, bad first half vs Jocks, good second half, awesome vs Holland, total shite vs Spain, good vs Germany.  Hardly that good and all at Wembley.

Agree about Hoddle though...being sacked for sharing the views of millions of people about reincarnation was stupid.  And despite his views on reincarnation, people still refer to him as a born again Christian...how the fuck does that work, then?

My God Donkey, are you for real???  An english supporter talking sense?  You're one of the first blokes down here I've spoken to that has filed Euro 96 as england's finest performance in their lifetime.  Good work mate!

[Don Rogers Shop]

So when you said 4 posts ago that was the last you would say on the matter that was just bullshit yeah?

[janaage]

that was my last word on Bobby Robson's track record fella.  i wasn't commiting to a vow of silence.