Sad news, it's hard to find anyone in football who is universally liked but he is one of the very few people close to such status, a lot of my early football memories are of his England teams.
I'll always remember his appearance at the Sports Personality of the Year awards a couple of years back, when he collected a lifetime achievement award, it was genuinely moving and I had tears rolling down my face watching him.
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flipper wrote:sad news.
what a dignified battle with his illness, a terrible loss for the game.
His Ipswich team were superb.
They certainly were! I started supporting Ipswich (and still do) about 18 months before they won the FA Cup. A great manager and the team he assembled were fantastic. Muhren and Thijssen were my footballing heroes. 2 total unknowns that took the division by storm. They alongside Kevin Beattie, Paul Mariner, Brian Talbot et al were a delight to watch.
Sir Bobby, is a true legend of the game and such a gent. The tribute the BBC did to him at the 2007 sports personality awards was such a tear-jerker.
RIP Sir Bobby, you'll be missed
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Joined: Jan 27 2004 Posts: 7005 Location: Super League
EAST HULL RED wrote:They certainly were! I started supporting Ipswich (and still do) about 18 months before they won the FA Cup. A great manager and the team he assembled were fantastic. Muhren and Thijssen were my footballing heroes. 2 total unknowns that took the division by storm. They alongside Kevin Beattie, Paul Mariner, Brian Talbot et al were a delight to watch.
Sir Bobby, is a true legend of the game and such a gent. The tribute the BBC did to him at the 2007 sports personality awards was such a tear-jerker.
EAST HULL RED wrote:They certainly were! I started supporting Ipswich (and still do) about 18 months before they won the FA Cup. A great manager and the team he assembled were fantastic. Muhren and Thijssen were my footballing heroes. 2 total unknowns that took the division by storm. They alongside Kevin Beattie, Paul Mariner, Brian Talbot et al were a delight to watch.
Sir Bobby, is a true legend of the game and such a gent. The tribute the BBC did to him at the 2007 sports personality awards was such a tear-jerker.
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