There is a petition being put together to change the name of the East Stand at St. James’ Park to the Sir Bobby Robson Stand.
Bobby Robson – while manager at Newcastle – notice
John Carver and young James Milner in the background
We are only too keen to put this out, so that those fans who want to give their name to the petition can do so.
Filling out the first page will register your name on the petition – the second page we see is asking for a donation from the ipetitions people – it’s up to you – but you don’t have to give any money on this page – just leave it blank if you don’t want to give anything.
We are not involved in any way with this site, just trying to help out the petition for Bobby.
Here is the LINK where you can add your names.
78 responses so far ↓
1 Greg P // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:46 PM
No disrespect to the great man, but surely the Hughie Gallaghers and Joe Harvey’s (and even Kevin Keegans) come ahead of Sir Bobby?
I have nothing against this petition, but Ipswich is surely the place he should have a stand named after him at?
Lets respect the great Sir Bobby during this difficult time, but not get carried away with sentiment.
2 hgjfkd // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:52 PM
great idea
3 Broadsword // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Yes I agree, he should be honoured at Ipswich rather than here. He did his best work elsewhere. He’s still a legend though.
4 beye the great // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:54 PM
i think this is a great thing to do yes there are other people but non that has made an impact on WORLD football and also whiledoing this always being proud off supporting newcastle
5 Stephen // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Sir Bobby is better than Kevin Keegan.
Thats just my view.
He deserves this.
The man made me so proud to watch Newcastle since he left we went down a slippery spiral hopefully kevin keegan can stop it.
But anyone who gets 4th 3rd and 5th at newcastle is a Legend in my opinion
People go on on about how much they need to spend to crack that top 4 because its soo hard
he got there twice and only for injuries in his last full season at the club we would of got 4th
we drew our 2 last games against southampton away and liverpool 2 of the hardest places to go at that time
and had bellamy out for most of the season and dyer etc.
It makes me sick how he got sacked
6 WIGAZ // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:58 PM
As long as he’s honured whether it’s at SJP or Ipswich thats all that matters here! lets hope whoever does it does so while he’s still here to enjoy it! Sir Bobby thanks for the memories your a true Geordie Gent!
7 adam // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:01 PM
he has a history with newcastle and should be honored at st james. i hope it goes ahead
8 Shwanufc4life // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:02 PM
I agree with Greg P!
Bobby is an absolute legend and i love the man to bits! And honestly had a tear when i was reading about his cancer suffering at the moment, but there have been many others who have done much more for the club then bobby, even though what bobby did was fantastic, im just saying there a people more deserving of newcastle worship then bobby!
9 gordond // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Already signed, how about a Newcastle,Barcelona,PSV,Sporting,Ipswich all-stars game for cancer research i would pay with all proceeds going as i said to cancer research.
10 Shwanufc4life // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:03 PM
and im sorry but sir bobby did a better job then keegan?
what drugs have you been on ?
11 fip // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:07 PM
why is it in US dollars?
hmm
12 Lamesley Mag // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:07 PM
A great man who took us back among the elite of English football….
I fully support the naming of a part of SJP after Sir Bobby!
Hopefully KK will be given the funds and time to take us back to the top…….
13 Beastie // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Sir Bobby Is a legend!!! without doubt and fat fred what were you doing sacking him and bringin in the mess u did!!!
14 magpieranger // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Totaly agree with Greg P..
SBR is a fantastic figurehead but he did his best work at portman road. If we want to honour him as a geordie then lets name a road leading up to SJP in his honour. The man is phenominal and a true insperation who deserves a lasting recogintion but I don’t think naming a stand is appropriate. What about the freeman naming the ward after him? sureley more appropriate? SBR is still with us so lets just take a step back and smile & reflect on what everyone of us could achieve if we had the dedication of SBR.
15 Brazilian Geordie // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Oh, I think that’s great. I’m fascinated how people treat their idols in England.
One question, ‘East Stand’ is where are writed ‘NEWCASTLE UNITED’?
Sorry about some language errors..
16 beessi-kosovo // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:28 PM
i will love him forever
17 Greg P // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:28 PM
No offence Swanufc4life but Keegan took NUFC from the verge of div 2 to 3rd in the prem. I dont want to get into a discussion on this, but feel that football can get too sentimental, and am looking to support Ipswich in further honouring the great man.
There are many reasons why Sir Bobby is a great manager, but while I would support honouring him a stand at St James should be reserved for the greatest and while Bobby was a great man there are others who we should reserve this honour for
18 geist // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:29 PM
For those people saying he should be honoured at ipswich, he was our best manager of recent times and he has made such an impact on football in general. An honour from Newcastle would mean more to him as he is a proud geordie. He is a great geordie and so should be honoured by the club.
19 Nick C // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Greg P is right on the money
20 daiv // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Bobby Robson managed us for a few years and gave us a good team. He is a gentleman and a great manager who had more success elsewhere. It is right he should be honoured but elsewhere. NUFC should not be honouring him because he was born in the north east and achieved greatness as a manager elsewhere. What happens when managers evntually win us something? Keep changimng the names of the stands. Ludicrous. Great players in the last 100 years more worthy (excepting Milburn who has a stand named after him) are Gallagher (never happen now due to the passage of time) and Shearer. Surely KK deserves it more as he gave us an even better team. Bottom line is that Sir Bob is a gent and great manager (remember we all stood by while NUFC sacked him) who should be honoured but naming a stand after him is going too far. We’ll be naming the whole stadium after a manager who wins us something at that rate!!
21 MattyDread // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:42 PM
He shouldn’t be honoured at st James’ for what he did for the club, but also for who he is as a man and as a Geordie. Of course he should be honoured at st James’. The fact that he had more success at another football club should make no difference to that what so ever.
22 Big Dave // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:44 PM
He got fired by that idiot fat Fred, but he still loves this club, and attends the club’s matches. He’s a lovely person, and he did so much for this club, so I think even the stadium’s name could be changed to Sir Bobby Robson Stadium.
23 Martin // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Signed!
He SHOULD be honoured at both places! I still think he feels hurt by what happend at hte club and for the way the absaloute numpties that appear on SSN etc. came out saying he was too old and couldn’t do the job….I’m desperate to do something for before he goes!!!
24 Mark // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:49 PM
this is about honouring one of our own, regardless of his acheivements for the club, done massive amounts of charity work for the city of newcastle and I doubt we will see another bloke quite like him.
25 Danish_Magpie // Aug 8, 2008 at 11:14 PM
I think we all agree that sacking Sir Bobby was a massive mistake. Even at the time, I think most people could not understand te sacking, as he had done a great job for us and the season was hardly under way. I think debating who was greater Sir Bobby or Keegan is unfair because they were very different times. Under Keegan we were investing more heavily than pretty much anyone else and we achieved great success with that strategy, and Keegan should be praised for that because he did a tremendous job. Sir Bobby came in at a difficult time, stabilized us, and made us a contender for Champions League every year. I am no sure Sir Bobby could have done what Keegan did or the other way around, to be honest.
The three people I would most love associated with Newcastle are Sir Bobby, Keegan and Shearer… I admire them all, and don’t want to compare them.
We should indeed honor Sir Bobby. I am not sure if naming the stands after him is the way to do it, but we should do something.
26 Ross // Aug 8, 2008 at 11:18 PM
charity games between us, ipswitch, barcelona etc are a must.
imagine the toon/barcelona at SJP again, a remake of THAT champions league night.
the stadium packed to the rafters, the noise deafening, all in honour of sir bobby.
27 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 8, 2008 at 11:41 PM
If not the Sir Bobby Robson Stand….then it should be the Sir Bobby Robson Tournament (It really really pains me to say it, but it will probably be a memorial tournament by next summer), consisting of Newcastle, Barcelona, Porto, Sporting Lisbon, Psv, Ipswich, Fulham or a combination of these teams, alternating each year.
i think this is a more realistic option, but just as big a tribute to teh great man.
28 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 8, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Bobby Quotes
1) “She thinks I’m stupid. She thinks I’m just out of my head” – On wife
Elsie.
2) “My father had five sons. I had four brothers”
3) “Denis Law once kicked me at Wembley in front of the Queen in an
international. I mean, no man is entitled to do that, really”
4) “He was handing those cards out like tram tickets” – After an Ipswich
match at Everton back in 1977.
5) “He managed with a velvet glove. But everyone at Old Trafford knew who
was the manager” – On Sir Matt Busby.
6) “With Maradona, Arsenal could have won the World Cup” – Sir Bobby in
1986. Note to younger readers: the Arse were pretty naff in those days.
7) “Hitler didn’t tell us when he was going to send over those doodlebugs,
“He’s learning about management now, isn’t he?” – On Trevor Francis,
did he?” – On why he was refusing to name his England team before a World
Cup qualifer against Sweden in 1989.
sacked earlier in the day by QPR in 1990.
9) “We didn’t underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought”
- Sir Bobby after England sneaked through against Cameroon in the 1990
World Cup.
10) “I think I have the best job in the country” – On being national
coach.
11) “I will not let these people get to me or rattle me. They have no
qualifications. They have never been anywhere or done anything in
football. Why should I listen to them? – Sir Bobby on being criticised in
the press.
12) “I was just a victim of the tabloid newspaper war. I had watched this
cancer spread over the eight years. It was ugly and damaging” – On
announcing he was stepping down as England manager in 1990.
13) “Look at those olive trees. They’re two hundred years old – from
before the time of Christ!” – Sir Bobby illustrates how great life is in
Barcelona.
14) “I played cricket for my local village. It was 40 overs per side, and
the team that had the most runs won. It was that sort of football”
15) “We don’t train in this country. We train at the beginning of the
season to get fit – once the season starts, we’re a nation of match-day
footballers”
16) “I’m here to say goodbye – maybe not goodbye but farewell” – On
leaving the England job in 1990.
17) “Players never know why they are taken off or substituted – until they
become managers”
18) “They’re two points behind us, so we’re neck and neck”
19) “I’d say he’s the best in Europe, if you put me on the fence”
20) “Tottenham have impressed me: they haven’t thrown in the towel even
though they have been under the gun”
21) “Football never surprises you and it never sometimes demoralises you”
22) “If we start counting our chickens before they hatch, they won’t lay
any eggs in the basket”
23) “We’ve got nothing to lose, and there’s no point losing this game”
24) “I would have given my right arm to be a pianist”
25) “I do want to play the short ball and I do want to play the long ball.
I think long and short balls is what football is all about”
26) “Their football was exceptionally good – and they played some good
football”
27) “Eighteen months ago they [Sweden] were arguably one of the best three
teams in Europe, and that would include Germany, Holland, Russia and
anybody else if you like”
28) “They tell me even Wimbledon are playing good football” – Sir Bobby,
while PSV coach, in 1992.
29) “We’re taking 22 players to Italy, sorry, to Spain… where are we,
Jim?” On whether Paul Gascoigne should have gone to the 1998 World Cup.
30) “He’s very fast and if he gets a yard ahead of himself nobody will
catch him”
31) “Sarajevo isn’t Hawaii”
32) “The first 90 minutes are the most important”
33) “In a year’s time, he’s a year older”
34) “Some of the goals were good, some of the goals were sceptical”
35) “Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result”
36) “Home advantage gives you an advantage”
37) “The margin is very marginal”
38) “Well, we got nine and you can’t score more than that”
39) “He’s got his legs back, of course, or his leg – he’s always had one
but now he’s got two”
40) “Everyone’s got tough games coming up. Manchester United have got
Arsenal, Arsenal have got Manchester United and Leeds have got Leeds”
41) “Manchester United will find it very intimidating with 100 screaming
fans in the Bernabeu”
42) “I thought that individually and as a pair, they’d do better together”
43) “If you’re a painter, you don’t get rich until you’re dead. The same
happens with managers. You’re never appreciated until you’re gone, and
then people say: ‘Oh, he was OK’. Just like Picasso”
44) “What can I say about Peter Shilton? Peter Shilton is Peter Shilton,
and he has been Peter Shilton since the year dot”
45) “Why couldn’t John Barnes play for England the way he played for
Liverpool?…If he was a chicken winger I could have understood it, but we
are talking about a brave man, built like a cruiserweight boxer”
46) “I used to see Ruud Gullit play for his first club, Harlem. We at
Ipswich thought he was a promising kid but we felt we had kids like him in
England”
47) “Daft as a brush” – On Paul Gascoigne, part one.
48) “When he was dribbling, he used to go through a minefield with his
arm, a bit like you go through a supermarket” – On Paul Gascoigne, part
two.
49) “The little lad jumped like a salmon and tackled like a ferret” – On
Paul Parker at the at the 1990 World Cup.
50) “Steve Hodge has been unfit for two weeks, well, no, for 14 days”
51) “Ray Wilkins’ day will come one night”
52) “Steve Guppy has a dextrous left foot”
53) “He’s not the Carl Cort that we know he is”
54) “Carl Cort” – Sir Bobby’s name for Shola Ameobi.
55) “Kevin Dyer” – Sir Bobby’s name for Kieron Dyer.
56) “All right, Bellamy came on at Liverpool and did well, but everybody
thinks that he’s the saviour, he’s Jesus Christ. He’s not Jesus Christ”
57) “Jermaine Jenas is a fit lad. He gets from box to box in all of 90
minutes”
58) “If you see him stripped, he’s like Mike Tyson. But he doesn’t bite
like Tyson – On Titus Bramble.
59) “Nobby Solano discharged himself from hospital after the Tottenham
game and he’s driving, living the life and aware of who he is”
60) “We can’t replace Gary Speed. Where do you get an experienced player
like him with a left foot and a head?”
61) “They can’t be monks – we don’t want them to be monks, we want them to
be football players because a monk doesn’t play football at this level” -
On Newcastle’s disciplinary problems.
62) “If we invite any player up to the Quayside to see the girls and then
up to our magnificent stadium, we will be able to persuade any player to
sign”
63) “We mustn’t be despondent. We don’t have to play them every week -
although we do play them next week as it happens.” Following Newcastle’s
2-0 league defeat by Arsenal who they then played the following Sunday in
the FA
Cup.
64) Alan Brazil: “I’m delighted to say we’ve got Sir Bobby Robson on the
end of the phone, fresh from getting his knighthood at Buckingham Palace.
Bobby, terrific news.”
Sir Bobby Robson: “What is?”
Brazil: “You know, getting the old sword on the shoulder from Prince
Charlie.”
Sir Bob: Eh? [Long pause] “Oh yeah… well, it was a day I’ll never
forget.”
65) “The crowd were expecting Craig Bellamy to come on and turn it around
in an instant. They think he’s a magician. He’s not, he will be, but he
hasn’t got a magic wand. He hasn’t played for seven months. He will be an
October player. He’s not a September player”
66) “I’m not going to look beyond the semi-final – but I would love to
lead Newcastle out at the final”
67) “Both teams – and Brazil even – got better on their way to the World
Cup final”
68) “There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that
might be the game that they lose”
69) “We used to have Shaka Hislop on our books but I’ve never heard of
Shakira. Is she a singer?” – On learning that the pop diva was staying in
the same Barcelona hotel as his players in November.
70) “I don’t think she knows I’m in Germany because we play Bayer
Leverkusen that night. She might have arranged a dinner party. I will have
to tell her. She doesn’t know, honestly” – On his wife’s arrangements for
his 70th birthday celebrations
29 GeordieJayne // Aug 8, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Ed, I would just like to say thank you for putting this petition link up to give those who want to, have a chance to know about this and sign it.
Other NUFC sites would rather their readers not have their own opinions on such matters.
We love you Bobby
30 sweendog // Aug 8, 2008 at 11:56 PM
MattyDread .. just right .. he should be honoured as a geordie and a gent .. he wasn’t given the time to achieve greatness as a newcastle manager but he’s one of the only football managers (keegan included) I still look up to as an inspiration.
31 Chris11 // Aug 9, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Just a legend.. Ipswich would make more sense but i think it would mean more to him if it was at our place..
32 ToonEskimo // Aug 9, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Good effort there Colo, I can remember Sir Bobby’s after match observations where you would hang on every word, the guy is a true gentleman and always wore his heart on his sleeve, it’s just a shame that Bobby was here during that sleezy bar stewards reign, otherwise I think he could have won us something, a true great and a tremendous example of a human being.
33 vin // Aug 9, 2008 at 12:32 AM
the man has been an ambasador for football,a gentleman, an interesting character, a great manager for many clubs including our own. He is a Newcastle fan, an Ipswich legend….he should be honoured here and at Ipswich. Simple as that….dunno how, but he should be.
Id rather he had a stand named after him than Sir John (made a lot of cash and my son leeched the club dry along with Shepherd) Hall.
Wouldnt you?
34 Yorkie Dave // Aug 9, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Im sending the link of this story to everyone i know asking them to sign the petition and pass it onto others, i advise you do the same and lets get this rolling!!!
35 Toon 85 // Aug 9, 2008 at 12:51 AM
What a man, dont think anyone has a bad word to say about him, true living legend!!!!!!!!!!
36 ca6sst // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:10 AM
Just a note for those saying he should be honoured by Ipsiwch, sorry but we have the Sr John Hall stand – did we win any trophies when Sr John was involved – no!
Sir Bobby Robson is a proud Geordie, a Gentleman, a man who could choose to champion cancer anywhere and yet he’s fund raising for a facility to be built in Newcastle. The man Loves Newcastle, he’s one of us, he may have had more success elsewhere but if you cut him he’ll still bleed black and white!!!
I love the man, I’ve never met him but i still look at him like a Grandfather and that’s the greatest honour i could give him!
FFS is the most miserable slime on the earth for sacking this man, and don’t even get me started on Dyers lack of respect, if he had stayed at Newcastle we would be in a better position today.
Sir Bobby = Legend, needless to say petition already signed!
37 Ryan Moseley // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:15 AM
yes its a great thing to do for sir bobby but we should do it before we all say goodbye to a true legend in the football world do it soon so its a sign that we loved him god bless sir bobby robson :’(
38 m. // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:15 AM
SBR’s stand, Gazza Stand, Al Stand, Mac Stand, Kev Stand, Beardo Stand… we’ve got plenty of people to pay a serious tribute.
btw, i’m drunk, don’t take this too seriously
39 Mac // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:18 AM
Ca6sst,Bravo and well said.
40 geordiekk // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:23 AM
theres only one bobby robson and i say that with a tear in my eye
41 geordiekk // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:23 AM
we love u bobby xxx
42 Magpie Dave // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:27 AM
Totally agree with the people who are gettign carried away with the sentiment.
Keegans era was the best the recent generation has ever seen and far surpasses Bobbys time at the club. I think the guy deserves something but don’t get too caught up in Bobbys current situation.
I love him to death but you also have to remember he turned us down to stay at Barcelona when he could have inherited Keegans team and probably took us onto another level instead we went back over by 10 years before he came.
He’s still a legend of football if not Newcastle United.
43 Spyro // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:27 AM
i 100% agree with ca6sst
44 geordiekk // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:36 AM
he will always be a geordie end of
45 Seymour Butts // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:40 AM
the best thing for me about sir bob was that he was such a great manager, if the team was down at half time you always knew that he could turn it round and get them going again. you just havent got that with any of the following managers, a true legend.
46 geordiekk // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:46 AM
what a man ffs should be ashamed of the way he treated him
47 Spyro // Aug 9, 2008 at 3:12 AM
I have just been told that the trialist we have from Boa Vista is Nigerian CM/DM Oladapo Olufemi, he has just turned 20 and is an aggressive, pacey and hardworking central midfielder…apparently
Remember you heard it here first
48 Spyro // Aug 9, 2008 at 3:24 AM
ignore above comment, i have just been told that is who he THINKS it is…sigh
49 Spyro // Aug 9, 2008 at 4:45 AM
Coloccini has already signed, The medical was the final stage to the transfer process, and this took place on Wednesday. This is confirmed by the official deportivo site. NUFC are just not announcing it for some strange reason.
Here is some more information about Coloccini gained form the Depor official site:
- He has signed a 5yr contract at around 40k a week.
- Deportivo claim that it was Newcastle United who held up the transfer as they waited on our signature.
- He continued to train with Depor even though he wasn’t required to, “To maintain the pace”, is his own words (to remain fit for when he joined us as he was probably told he will go straight in to the first team)
- He joined us for 11.5 million euros (£9,015,812) plus incentives. This includes our participation in a future Teresa Herrera tournament.
- We paid 15% of the transfer that corresponded to the player (Fabricio)
- He can play in DM but prefers to play at CB as he is more comfortable there.
- There are no hard feelings between Fabricio and Depor, and they give a glowing review of him, describing him as a hard worker and a true leader of defence.
- Fabricio gave an emotional press conference on Thursday just before he left Depor as he felt the fans deserved it. This was well recieved by the press and all the journalists applauded him as he left the conference room.
- He is expected to play in our match against Valencia.
50 Ericles // Aug 9, 2008 at 6:48 AM
Greg P is right in his views if all things are considered. The essence of tragedy is the conflict between two rights. At this juncture in time it is testament that we call it the Sir Bobby Robson Stand. He should be honoured eventually by the Tournament suggested above. A feast of Robson type football. Ipswich will honour him too – I am sure of that. Whatever – Fat Freddie should be banned from sitting in the stand when, and if, it is renamed. I want Bobby sitting at Wembley when we take the FA Cup next May!!! I am signing.
51 nando // Aug 9, 2008 at 8:07 AM
daiv comment 20- that is what i was trying to say yesterday but i didnt put it as well as you have. He is a legend in the game but his achievements at newcastle dont warrant a stand at sjp being named after him.
52 hitman // Aug 9, 2008 at 8:34 AM
hes a GEORDIE end of, how many on here are geordies
53 A geordiedoonsooth // Aug 9, 2008 at 8:55 AM
While I think that Sir Bobby is a REAL LEGEND he made his name as a player and manager away from NUFC. Before naming a stand after him shouldn’t we be thinking of doing that for guys who gave most if not all of their football lives to the Toon. A few names spring to mind:
Joe Harvey 2 FA Cup wins he got us promotion as a Manager & is the only Manager in the past 53 years to win us a CUP.
Bobby Moncur last Cup winning Captain & long time stalwart.
Hughie Gallacher Top Goalscorer the last time we won the League.
Stan Seymour Player, Manager & Chairman when we won league & cups.
There are many more who I could name and this is not being disrespectful to Sir Bob who is the best Manager we’ve had since Joe Harvey
54 sirjasontoon // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Top Man is Bobby.
Don’t think a stand should be named after him though and it is never going to happen anyway.
Appreciate all the things he done for us…proper gentleman and a credit to both football and our region.
55 toonfan1 // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:11 AM
the game against valencia has been moved to 5pm. also sir bobby was our best manager in the past 10 years!
56 hitman // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:18 AM
any news on coloccini lads
57 Crash Bandicoot // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Hitman- See above
58 Clarke_19_rangers // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:27 AM
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sirbobby
here is a free petition
sign both if u wan to
59 CRAIGG // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Ca6sst if John Hall hadnt bought the club, Ploughed so much of his money on debts and new players or brought Keegan back then Bobby Robson would never have managed the club nor would there even be a Newcastle United football club.
I too dont personally like Hall but he made a huge contribution to make us a premiership club with a wonderful stadium.
I signed the petition but looking at some of the comments above im kind of wishing i hadnt, Bobby has a statue at both clubs and deservedly so, but Hughie Gallagher, Joe Harvey, Stan Seymour, Alan Shearer, Peter Beardsley, Kevin Keegan or maybe leaving it as it is would be more appropriate.
I do really appreciate Bobbys contribution and love him as much as the next toon fan, but he was at Portman Road for over 10 years made then a regular contenders in the league and Won the FA Cup and UEFA Cups.
They have honoured him already along with Alf Ramsey with a statue and making him life president, A stand will follow after Bobbys death im sure.
60 hitman // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:47 AM
anyone know how much the family season ticket prices,i carnt get on the site,and every time i ring its engaged….
61 Clarke_19_rangers // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Everyone at the game tonight were gana sing:
theres only one bobby robson
theres only one bobby robson
walking along, singin a song
walking in a robson wonderland
i will start it so just join in
im will be sitting in the sir bobby stand btw
y doesnt someone ring the press office on 0191 201 8420 and tell them about the petition then it has alot more chance of acctually changing the name and it will get mentioned at the match
62 DanTheMan!! // Aug 9, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Newcastle conclude their pre-season programme with the visit of the men from the Mestalla on Saturday with an amended kick off of 5pm.
The club announced this on Saturday morning after being notified by Valencia of “a technical issue with the aircraft”.
For anyone who bought tickets in advance and now can’t make it, refunds will be available from NUFC.
Pay turnstiles will be open at all four corners of SJP (note that Level 7 won’t be open). £15 adults, £5 others.
The Box Office will sell you a family ticket (2 adults, 2 juniors) for £30 each. There’s no live TV coverage.]
check http://www.nufc.co.uk if you don’t believe me
63 DanTheMan!! // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Apparently the boavista trialist is getitng a runout!?!
WHo knows:)
64 Shearer9 // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Sir Bobby, a True Geordie Legend, with the Geordie Vision & Passion, Who else Shows that much Passion for a Man his Age,
Truely Inspirational…!
65 Frankieboy // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Can’t understand the debate Sir Bobby is a geordie and has black n white blood.
He is one of us.He has already been honoured at Ipswich.
Lets hope MA gives permission to do the honourable thing.
We can have the Sir John Hall stand, the Sir Bobby Robson stand, the Milburn stand, Shearer’s bar so why not the Bramble/Boumsong stand (or of course the Hughie Gallagher stand)
Lets honour the great Sir Bobby in a correct and fitting manner.
66 Spuggy // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Dan ther Man – YOUR SPOT ON, VALENCIA KICK OFF DELAYED TO 5PM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully they left villa behind in the toilet when they eventually took off!
67 Frankieboy // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Or of course the Kevin Keegan stand.
How fitting.
68 CRAIGG // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:06 AM
ED you should do a tribute to Arthur Cox today, We had a few on Ramage who was a trier and a native but he didnt make any real contribution certainly nothing compared to the impact on the club that Cox has during his spells here.
Good luck with retirement Arthur.
69 Shearer9 // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Lets wait til the end of the season before debating the keegan stand, lol!!
as for the boumsong/bramble stand, is that for the away fans, lol, they can have that curse.
Anyone know if martins is playing the night?
70 Leo // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:21 AM
great idea, bobby is my hero, the other day reading the news about him made my heart sink, such a shame such a great person having such a hard time in life.
we can all sing his name during the match against valencia
‘living in a robson wonderland’
71 Shearer9 // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Fantastic Clarke & Leo,
I’ll be singing!
72 autibo // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:30 AM
i think sir bobby deserves to be honoured more than any of the other creditable names mentioned on here i.e shearer, harvey, beardsley etc, but the difference is bobby is the ONLY man in football i’ve never heard a bad word said about. even a lot of my mackem mates think the bloke is top-class and wont say anything bad about the man. he’s a born and bred geordie and he’s also one of the most successful and well-respected managers of his generation. he was the 2nd best toon manager i’ve had the privelege to watch (after kk) but overall i’d say he’s the most worthy to have a stand named after him when the worst does happen. just hope its on a sunny saturday when the toon are at home so we can go out and make him proud. sir bobby – always a true legend
73 YORKSHIREGEORDIE // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Not sure about a stand, but he should definitely be honoured in some way.
I know there is a small statue, but maybe there should be a bigger one outside the ground, or maybe name the shop, or restaraunt or something inside the groud after him.
Priviledged to have met such a legend.
Legend
74 Glenn // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:47 AM
I disagree, I love him and he did a great job, but he shouldn’t have a stand named after him for finishing 3rd, 4th and 5th but ultimately winning nothing.
All his trophies were at other clubs, what he did at Ipswich is his greatest achievement, they should name the entire ground after him there.
I sit in the East Stand and I would rather name it after Joe Harvey a true legend of our club as player and manager and he actually won us trophies.
We only have 4 stands and one is rightly named after Wor Jackie, is Sir Bobby really in the top 4 all-time Newcastle United greats, does he deserve to be ahead of Harvey, Gallacher, Keegan, Moncur, McCracken, Beardsley, Shearer, Mitchell, White?
He is a Geordie and has had an amazing career and we should all be very proud of him and he’s been a great ambassador for our region. But most of his achievements had nothing to do with us, they were elsewhere. That’s why I think the City of Newcastle should honour him not the club, one of the streets leading up to St James’ could be renamed Sir Bobby Robson Way.
Andyway how many of you saying how great it would be, booed him for drawing at home to Fulham, walked out in disgust after the last game of the season coz he ONLY finished 5th?
75 CRAIGG // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Stan Seymour (born 16 May 1895 in Kelloe – 1978) was a footballer who played and managed Newcastle United.
Stan Seymour is one of the all-time Newcastle United greats, and was known as ‘Mr. Newcastle’ after the various years and roles he delivered for the club.
It didn’t take long for Seymour to become a crowd favourite at St. James’ Park, his performances helped Newcastle win the FA Cup in 1924 (a 2-0 win over Aston Villa, in which he scored). He was also part of the Newcastle team that were crowned Division 1 Champions in 1926-27.
His good service for Newcastle United were not forgotten and he was appointed the club’s new Director in 1938.
As Director he had control of first-team affairs, He was manager of the club with the Directors Committee from 1938-1954. The club won the FA Cup in 1951 and retained it in 1952 whilst Seymour was at the helm.
3rd, 4th and 5th doesnt deserve more appreciation than this guy.
76 autibo // Aug 9, 2008 at 10:58 AM
@ GLENN
you talk a lot of sense there mate, but the point about joe harvey isnt a fair one coz most people dont mean he should have it named after him because of his success in terms of trophies – i think the majority of people feel he should be honoured because of the way he lived his life, the adversity he overcame time and time again, the reputation he gained as one of the worlds finest manager, and the pride and dignity with which he served our great club. maybe naming a stand after him is going too far but he’s certainly more deserving of it than sir john hall is!! he needs to be honoured by more than a statue, even if not a stand
good point about the city of newcastle honouring him rather than just the club though – thats a really good point and a great idea
77 Shearer9 // Aug 9, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Mr Ashley Has reportedly given Mr Keegan the goal for this season, forth place! c’mon Mike, be optimistic will ya, following 3 defeats and a draw (one being donny), was that fourth bottom you plum, by all means 4th would be great and 1st even better but personally i think we should be targetting 6th, which is probably more realistic.
Enough of that,
Sir Bobby should definately have recognition @ St James Park
78 Christiano ronaldo // Aug 11, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Sir Bobby should definately have recognition @ St James Park
79 Shearer9 // Aug 11, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Ronaldo’s a poof
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