Robson wins BBC achievement award

[ComeOnYouBlues]

Former England football manager Sir Bobby Robson will be given 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 will form a guard of honour.

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.

IPSWICH LEGEND

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He also managed probably the best pub team as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7FV1A1Z ... re=related

[ComeOnYouBlues]

He also managed probably the best pub team as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7FV1A1Z ... re=related

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[Hawkesy]

Former England football manager Sir Bobby Robson will be given 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 will form a guard of honour.

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.

IPSWICH LEGEND

Well they say you learn something new every day. I guess that's todays little gem.

[ComeOnYouBlues]

Former England football manager Sir Bobby Robson will be given 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 will form a guard of honour.

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.

IPSWICH LEGEND

Well they say you learn something new every day. I guess that's todays little gem.

I'll second that, i didn't have a clue

[Missing Post Count]

Nor did I. Sureley it wasn't just a four game stint like we have big names (?) doing here

[ComeOnYouBlues]

Nor did I. Sureley it wasn't just a four game stint like we have big names (?) doing here

Robson left Fulham in 1967 and accepted a three-year deal with Canada's Vancouver Royals. He was to be player-manager in their inaugural 1967–68 season in the North American Soccer League. He then went back to Fulham later to manage them.