{"id":453,"date":"2009-07-31T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/07\/31\/sir-bobby-robson-1933-2009\/"},"modified":"2009-07-31T17:44:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-31T17:44:00","slug":"sir-bobby-robson-1933-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/07\/31\/sir-bobby-robson-1933-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Bobby Robson, 1933 – 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Bobby Robson died today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A gentleman, a fighter*, and a true local hero in my native region. He managed Newcastle, England, and <\/em>Vancouver.<\/p>\n

I’m glad he managed to hold on for the game held in his honour <\/a>at the hallowed grounds of St James’ Park last Sunday. But he will be sorely missed, in Newcastle and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

RIP, Sir Bobby, and thank you for all the good times.<\/p>\n

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My all-time favourite quotes from the great man:<\/p>\n

“He’s got his legs back, of course, or his leg – he’s always had one but now he’s got two”<\/p>\n

“We can’t replace Gary Speed. Where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?”<\/p>\n

“There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose”<\/p>\n

and, of course, “I would have given my right arm to be a pianist”.<\/p>\n

More here<\/a> if anyone else is trying to cheer themselves back up after this sad news.<\/p>\n

———————–<\/p>\n

*From the BBC:<\/p>\n

Robson, who was first diagnosed with cancer 18 years ago in 1991, fought a brave battle against the disease. He beat bowel cancer in 1992, a malignant melanoma in 1995 and a tumour in his right lung and a brain tumour, both in 2006. In 2007 he vowed to “battle as I’ve always done” following the start of chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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