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

Chris Wright

21st, July 2011

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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…

Photo: PA