And I'm not just talking about spending some hard-earned cash to go and cheer on The Three Lions.
Shola's talking about actually playing in the World Cup 2010. I know, I know, this is a kid who
could barely get in the Newcastle first eleven until this season and has repeatedly underacheived
year on year.
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EPL Talk 28 October @ 08:13 PM EST
February 2nd 2002 was a pretty non-descript day in the History of Football, or indeed the
history of anything Prince Willem -Alexander of Orange, heir to the Dutch throne got married,
Euro-Monarchy Fans will tell you (and, er... wikipedia) but that aside, Manchester United stayed
atop of the Premier League with a 4-1 win against Sunderland, with Newcastle just behind after
beating Bolton, and Arsenal dropped seemingly crucial points at home against Southampton, 1-1.
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EPL Talk 27 October @ 06:18 AM EST
It's been a strange but heartwarming Premier League season so far in that no manager has been
sacked, at least not quite yet. But when was the last time a manager was sacked so late in the
season?
According to the record books, the 2009/2010 Premier League season is on course to have the
fewest managers sacked before November for several years.
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MIKE JACOBS 23 October @ 08:41 AM EST
Sir Alex Ferguson has won 33 trophies in 22 years at the helm of Manchester United, and he was
recently recognized for his tremendous success. The makers of Football Manager 2010 had Ferguson
topping their poll of the Greatest Manager of All-Time.
The poll features other Knights of the Realm such as the late, great Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Matt
Busby and Sir Alf Ramsey but despite their fine records, none of them can match Sir Alex's two
decade long domination of the English game.
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Man United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson has been voted as the greatest football manager
of all time. Sir Alex came ahead of some of the football greats such as Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby
Robson and Sir Matt Busby.
This poll was carried out by the makers of Football Manager 2010, here are the top 10 football
managers of all time, voted for by the public.
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Blog United 22 October @ 09:27 AM EST
A recent poll carried out by Sports Interactive has confirmed what we United fans have
known for sometime. Sir Alex Ferguson is by far the greatest manager to have ever graced
the game of football.
Football fans who play the popular Football Manager game series were polled to see who they hold
in highest regard with Fergie coming out on top; head and shoulders above anyone else.
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EPL Talk 17 October @ 05:30 AM EST
One of the misfortunes of living outside the United Kingdom and supporting English football is
that when a legend dies, there are incredible heartwarming documentaries and news programs shown in
the UK profiling that hero but they're unavailable due to rights restrictions where I, and many of
you, live.
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Save us from ourselves! That is the plea you hear from various quarters with regard the behaviour
of other Newcastle fans in recent months, notably recently, in response to the anti-Ashley jeering
which was evident throughout the Ipswich game. The view taken by some supporters is 'what will be,
will be' and we should get [.
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Firstly of course, this game will be remembered as a time when Ipswich paid tribute to the great
Sir Bobby Robson and renamed the north stand of Portman Road in his honour. Lady Elsie Robson and
her sons, Andrew and Paul were in attendance for the ceremony. Also, both teams wore special,
commemorative kits for [.
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This was a special day as both sides got to commemorate the late great Sir Bobby Robson as the
two sides he held so dear to his heart played against each other. A Kevin Nolan hat-trick and a
goal from Ryan Taylor left Roy Keane reeling.
0-1 Nolan
0-2 Nolan
0-3 Taylor
0-4 Nolan
Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!
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Kick-off Portman Road, Saturday, 5:30PM [live on BBC1]. Firstly of course, Newcastle United's
Championship clash with Ipswich will be another game overshadowed by the memory of the great Sir
Bobby Robson, who managed the 'Tractor Boys' for some thirteen years, building the Suffolk team
patiently and taking them to the heights of both domestic and [.
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Just-Football 25 September @ 10:20 AM EST
SoccerLens 24 September @ 02:47 AM EST
Roger Milla burst onto the big stage at the grand old age of 38 when he scored four
never-to-be-forgotten goals for Cameroon at the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy. Capturing
headlines all over the globe for his impressive displays en route to a memorable quarter-final
defeat to Sir Bobby Robson's England, Milla captured the hearts of the public with his spontaneous
corner flag dancing routine in celebration of each of his goals.
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EPL Talk 23 September @ 11:21 AM EST
Andy Lyons, co-founder of leading fanzie When Saturday Comes joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer to
discuss the following topics
- a detailed look at the history of the magazine
- the circumstances around its beginnings
- The impact of 1980s fan movements on football
- The impact of 1980s Thatcherite politics on football
-Â How the 1990 World Cup success for Sir Bobby Robson's England team brought new fans to the
game
- The formation of the Premier League and how it affected the magazine and supporters
-Â Content and columnists in When Saturday Comes
- The football magazine industry currently, and the push for more online content.
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Off the Post 22 September @ 03:31 AM EST
Fergie a tad more slurred and incoherent than usual "AnasIsaid at the beginnin'... he iffluenced me
theeen an'llwalways iffluence me."
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Sir Alex Ferguson gave a moving address yesterday on the influence that Sir Bobby Robson, who he
considered an inspiration, had on him as a manager. Sad faces at the Bobby Robson memorial service
yesterday Alan Sheqaer, Fabio Capello, Alex Ferguson, Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker Ferguson is
without doubt the most successful manager in British football [.
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The Sound Of Football Podcast returns for another edition. This week Chris Oakley and Terry
Duffelen discuss last Sunday's Manchester Derby at length. Topics of conversation range from the
madness of Rio Ferdinand, the frailties of the Man City back four, the flawed genius of Craig
Bellamy and time as a linear concept.
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Today we mourn, once more, the passing of greatness from us. We must also make room for some joy
amid our sadness. The joy of his achievements, the joy of his words, the joy that we knew him at
all. Tears will come, as they did that awful day in July, and their sting will [...]
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Fans of both Newcastle United and Ipswich Town gathered together this afternoon at their grounds to
watch the very emotional Sir Bobby Robson memorial service beamed live from Durham Cathedral. The
Master standing next to his statue in St. James' Park The service was also broadcast live on
television, and were beamed to the grounds of both [.
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The English Football League has given Championship sides Ipswich and Newcastle United permission to
wear Sir Bobby Robson commemorative shirts when they meet at Portman Road on 26 September. The
shirts carry the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation logo along with the date of the game and the names of
the clubs involved.
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Sir Alex Ferguson will lead the tributes to the great Sir Bobby Robson, in what is sure to be an
emotional service of thanksgiving at Durham Cathedral today. John Carver with Bobby at Newcastle
Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Lineker will pay tribute at Sir Bobby Robson's memorial service. Some of
the leading figures from world [.
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EPL Talk 16 September @ 08:10 AM EST
Georgie Bingham of ESPN US, ESPN International, and ESPN Socccernet.com joins us on the show.
Hear Georgie discuss:
- Her background in football
- How she became an Ipswich Town Supporter
- Her memories of Sir. Bobby Robson
- How she began covering the sport
- Her move to the United States
- More about the ESPN Soccernet Sportscenter
- ESPN's Coverage of the Premier League for the 2009-10 season in the US
- The culture and acceptance of football at ESPN HQ in Bristol, CT, USA.
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Nicky Butt was signed by Sir Bobby Robson in the summer of 2004 from the Red Devils. Nicky Butt -
first start tonight Nicky has since served under Graeme Souness, Glenn Roeder, Sam Allardyce, Kevin
Keegan, Alan Shearer and Chris Hughton, and he has one season at Birmingham under Steve Bruce on
loan.
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It was about a year ago today, just after the 2008 summer transfer window closed, when Newcastle
United went into the free-fall it has yet to recover from. To be fair, the club wasn't exactly
setting the world alight before that and, arguably, the last period of stability ended when Sir
Bobby Robson was given the [.
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Monday evening sees The Blue Army of newly promoted Leicester City pay their first visit to St
James Park since 2004. Having tasted life in Division one they were promoted as champions at the
end of last season and are now enjoying life in the championship. Ex-Toon caretaker boss Nigel
Pearson now the man in charge [.
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European champions Barcelona drew Dynamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan and Inter Milan in Group F of the
Champions League, with the latter's coach José Mourinho booked in for a fourth return to face his
former employers.
Mourinho memories
Mourinho worked as a translator and assistant to the late Sir Bobby Robson during his season as
Barça coach in 1996/97, and returned to Camp Nou on three occasions during his time as Chelsea FC
manager as the clubs met in three successive UEFA Champions League seasons.
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> Bobby Robson: England Manager. "Managing England was very different to managing a club. For
one thing, it took me two years to adjust to the job. It was lonely. You didn't see your players
for months sometimes and then the chance you had for any coaching work with them was almost
non-existent.
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Newcastle United hat-rick hero, Shola Ameobi, has issued a plea to stick with Chris Hughton and
Colin Calderwood in the dug-out. Speaking in the afterglow of his hat-rick demolition of Reading on
Saturday, which he dedicated to his mentor, the late, great Sir Bobby Robson, Shola said: "Chris
and Colin have done some fantastic things in [.
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Newcastle fan George Wright, 45, has got a big ole' tattoo of Sir Bobby Robson's face inked on his
left thigh: What, a minute's silence and a raised pint wasn't enough for you, George? Now it's like
Sir Bob is...
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In a nice gesture after the game yesterday hat-trick hero Shola Ameobi dedicated his first
hat-trick ever at Newcastle to Sir Bobby Robson. Sir Bobby Robson - Shola dedicated his hat trick
to Bobby yesterday Shola scored all 3 goals in Newcastle's rather easy win over a lack-luster
reading side at St.
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A decent attendance considering, a few grey, bald patches but not too bad after scare stories of
less than 30,000. A cosy looking threesome involving Mike Ashley, Barry Moat and Derek Llambias in
the Director's box was a newsworthy event in itself. In this, the first home game since the death
of Sir Bobby Robson, a [.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed his admiration for Sir Bobby Robson and the passion he
had for football. Arsene Wenger - Bobby had such great passion Bobby was one of the greatest ever
English managers, and he could inspire his players to great heights, because of his passion for the
game and for his players that [.
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Kevin Keegan once described Sir Bobby Robson as one of his ‘all time favourite football
managers', and I'm sure that many Liverpool fans also have a soft-spot for Robson, a true legend of
the game, who sadly passed away today.
A thoroughly decent man, Sir Bobby shared many of the same personal qualities as Bill Shankly and
Bob Paisley and remained unaffected by the shallow excesses of modern football.
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