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The Black-And-White Years: Sir Bobby Robson Pins Another Transfer Target To The Wall, 1969

By Chris Wright

In which, several years before he became a Knight of the Realm, Ipswich manager Bobby Robson gives us a glorious glimpse into how tracking down, identifiying and running the rule over your transfer targets used to work in ye olden times – i.e, with an awful lot of Blu-tack and drawing pins…

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6 Responses to “The Black-And-White Years: Sir Bobby Robson Pins Another Transfer Target To The Wall, 1969”

  1. Ross says:
    July 21, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Legend….one of footballs nice guys, always remembered, never forgotten.

  2. Conor O'Riordan says:
    July 21, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    LEGEND

  3. :) says:
    July 21, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    legend not only for being a fantastic manager, but ultimately making mourinho & andres villas boas who they are today

  4. Ross says:
    July 21, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    I went to Eindhoven when NUFC were drawn against PSV in the UEFA Cup a good few years ago now, can’t remember when exactly.
    On the way to the Philips Arena both sets of fans were singing ‘There’s only one Bobby Robson’….it’s not often opposing fans unite in one chant, that says it all about Sir Bobby Robson.

  5. AJ says:
    July 21, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    What a legend

  6. Montesquieu says:
    July 21, 2011 at 11:58 pm

    Sir Bobby Robson was the man.

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