| The Bobby Robson Cup 21:43 - Dec 16 with 2274 views | BLUEBEAT |
The Budgies and Sunderland have this thing called ‘The Friendship Cup’ that is awarded to the victors whenever they play each other. Supposedly forged on a love formed from mutual relegation and a tinpot final.
We could have some cup fun with Newcastle championing somebody who actually matters. |  |
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| The Bobby Robson Cup on 22:31 - Dec 16 with 2136 views | Churchman |
No thanks. It’s tinpot. Easier for the clubs to donate a proportion of their gate receipts to the Bobby Robson Foundation. That’d be meaningful.
In any case, Newcastle’s love for Robson only extended to the point when they regarded him as a senile old fool and wanting him out of the door as fast as he could clear his desk. They got their wish when Shepherd fired him.
The crocodile tears followed together with a cheap statue that looks like Charles Bronson playing pocket billiards. [Post edited 16 Dec 2024 22:31]
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| The Bobby Robson Cup on 22:32 - Dec 16 with 2119 views | Illinoisblue |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 22:31 - Dec 16 by Churchman |
No thanks. It’s tinpot. Easier for the clubs to donate a proportion of their gate receipts to the Bobby Robson Foundation. That’d be meaningful.
In any case, Newcastle’s love for Robson only extended to the point when they regarded him as a senile old fool and wanting him out of the door as fast as he could clear his desk. They got their wish when Shepherd fired him.
The crocodile tears followed together with a cheap statue that looks like Charles Bronson playing pocket billiards. [Post edited 16 Dec 2024 22:31]
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Post of the year. Well said. |  |
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| The Bobby Robson Cup on 23:50 - Dec 16 with 2010 views | FBI |
One of many reasons to despise Newcastle (apart from having achieved fluff-all despite apparently being a 'huge' club, being funded by actual murderers etc....) is the way they treated Mr Robson and now eulogise him. I always look forward to Norwich having a bad day as much as the next Town fan but the total overnight collapse and liquidation of Newcastle United would make my day.
Unreasonable? Yeah, probably. Don't care. |  |
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| The Bobby Robson Cup on 08:27 - Dec 17 with 1762 views | Churchman |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 23:50 - Dec 16 by FBI |
One of many reasons to despise Newcastle (apart from having achieved fluff-all despite apparently being a 'huge' club, being funded by actual murderers etc....) is the way they treated Mr Robson and now eulogise him. I always look forward to Norwich having a bad day as much as the next Town fan but the total overnight collapse and liquidation of Newcastle United would make my day.
Unreasonable? Yeah, probably. Don't care. |
I have never understood the myth built up around Newcastle. ‘Best fans in the world’? Would that be the ones that hounded out Bobby Robson or all the other managers they put the boot into? Even Keegan got an earful.
Maybe it’s because if Sid James Park was big enough they’d get crowds of 500,000 every week. I guess somebody must have told them the wrong time then when only 16,336 turned up to see them play Division Two leaders Ipswich in September 1991.
Then there is of course Sky’s love in. ‘The Entertainers’. Do me a favour. There’s been many good teams over the years but one good season from Keegan’s team that still blew up at the end of it and Sky were forever sweating like Jim White on transfer deadline night over them.’Everyone’s second favourite team’. No they aren’t. Couldn’t care a less about them.
On to now we rightly worry about gambling shirt sponsors. Newcastle faithful are perfectly comfortable being owned by a load of people that can execute people for sorcery amongst other crimes and bumped off 137 people in 2022, 82 more than the number of goals scored by the worlds greatest team.
Now don’t get me wrong, I think Newcastle is a great city. I get on well with north east people and a couple of geordies are good friends of mine. But the nonsense around Newcastle football club is bilious. I share your view on them. | | | |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 10:07 - Dec 17 with 1666 views | yesjohn99 |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 23:50 - Dec 16 by FBI |
One of many reasons to despise Newcastle (apart from having achieved fluff-all despite apparently being a 'huge' club, being funded by actual murderers etc....) is the way they treated Mr Robson and now eulogise him. I always look forward to Norwich having a bad day as much as the next Town fan but the total overnight collapse and liquidation of Newcastle United would make my day.
Unreasonable? Yeah, probably. Don't care. |
My dislike of Newcastle is on par of my dislike for Norwich. |  | | |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 10:09 - Dec 17 with 1662 views | PhilTWTD |
If I remember rightly, we played Newcastle at Portman Road the day before said tinpot final. |  | | |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 13:10 - Dec 17 with 1418 views | Steve_M |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 08:27 - Dec 17 by Churchman |
I have never understood the myth built up around Newcastle. ‘Best fans in the world’? Would that be the ones that hounded out Bobby Robson or all the other managers they put the boot into? Even Keegan got an earful.
Maybe it’s because if Sid James Park was big enough they’d get crowds of 500,000 every week. I guess somebody must have told them the wrong time then when only 16,336 turned up to see them play Division Two leaders Ipswich in September 1991.
Then there is of course Sky’s love in. ‘The Entertainers’. Do me a favour. There’s been many good teams over the years but one good season from Keegan’s team that still blew up at the end of it and Sky were forever sweating like Jim White on transfer deadline night over them.’Everyone’s second favourite team’. No they aren’t. Couldn’t care a less about them.
On to now we rightly worry about gambling shirt sponsors. Newcastle faithful are perfectly comfortable being owned by a load of people that can execute people for sorcery amongst other crimes and bumped off 137 people in 2022, 82 more than the number of goals scored by the worlds greatest team.
Now don’t get me wrong, I think Newcastle is a great city. I get on well with north east people and a couple of geordies are good friends of mine. But the nonsense around Newcastle football club is bilious. I share your view on them. |
Don't forget they were the original 'crying fans', after losing at Anfield in 1996, that lead Sky to search desperately for similar scenes in every crowd suffering. |  |
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| The Bobby Robson Cup on 13:16 - Dec 17 with 1402 views | Churchman |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 13:10 - Dec 17 by Steve_M |
Don't forget they were the original 'crying fans', after losing at Anfield in 1996, that lead Sky to search desperately for similar scenes in every crowd suffering. |
You are right. They were.
They’ll search in vain now. Watching MU v MC on Sunday most of the crowd were too busy on their phones to blub. | | | |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 13:22 - Dec 17 with 1375 views | BLUEBEAT |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 22:31 - Dec 16 by Churchman |
No thanks. It’s tinpot. Easier for the clubs to donate a proportion of their gate receipts to the Bobby Robson Foundation. That’d be meaningful.
In any case, Newcastle’s love for Robson only extended to the point when they regarded him as a senile old fool and wanting him out of the door as fast as he could clear his desk. They got their wish when Shepherd fired him.
The crocodile tears followed together with a cheap statue that looks like Charles Bronson playing pocket billiards. [Post edited 16 Dec 2024 22:31]
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you won’t be getting a half’n’half scarf, then? | |
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| The Bobby Robson Cup on 13:41 - Dec 17 with 1325 views | Churchman |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 13:22 - Dec 17 by BLUEBEAT |
you won’t be getting a half’n’half scarf, then? |
I hate the things and though it’s been explained on here why people buy them, I still don’t get it. When I was ten years old the last thing I’d have wanted, even if they’d existed then, is something like that. Tinpot. But each to their own.
In other words that’ll be a big fat no. | | | |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 16:51 - Dec 17 with 1166 views | patrickswell |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 10:09 - Dec 17 by PhilTWTD |
If I remember rightly, we played Newcastle at Portman Road the day before said tinpot final. |
From Ipswich Town - The Modern Era by Rod Hadgraft
23/3/85 Newcastle (H) 1-1 (0-0)
McDonald’s long range shot skims past the diving Cooper to give Jack Charlton’s men the lead. Town leave it late to equalise and Gates, born in nearby Ferryhill is delighted to be the man responsible. He lobs home a clever goal after Burley’s cross is only partially cleared by Roeder.
Ipswich: Cooper, Burley, Gernon, Zondervan, Osman, Butcher, Putney, Brennan, Dozzell, Wilson (sub D’Avray), Gates.
Goal: Gates (80)
Newcastle: Thomas, Brown, Anderson, McCreery, Clarke, Roeder, McDonald, Cunningham, Reilly (sub Waddle), Beardsley, Heard.
Goal: McDonald (55)
Referee: T Ward
Attendance: 14, 366 |  | | |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 16:56 - Dec 17 with 1148 views | mr_bean |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 22:31 - Dec 16 by Churchman |
No thanks. It’s tinpot. Easier for the clubs to donate a proportion of their gate receipts to the Bobby Robson Foundation. That’d be meaningful.
In any case, Newcastle’s love for Robson only extended to the point when they regarded him as a senile old fool and wanting him out of the door as fast as he could clear his desk. They got their wish when Shepherd fired him.
The crocodile tears followed together with a cheap statue that looks like Charles Bronson playing pocket billiards. [Post edited 16 Dec 2024 22:31]
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Newcastle's SBR statue is indeed absolutely terrible. | | | |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 17:38 - Dec 17 with 1086 views | Churchman |
| The Bobby Robson Cup on 16:56 - Dec 17 by mr_bean |
Newcastle's SBR statue is indeed absolutely terrible. |
It’s not quite as horrific as the one I saw in Funchal of Ronaldo, but it’s not too far short. If you put that anywhere else and came across it you wouldn’t know it was Robson. That’s why the PR ones are so good. They actually capture the essence of BR and Sir Alf. | | | |
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