The Hand of God

[William Treseder]

Watching it again now in ITV4.
One thing over rides the whole thing for me. What an absolute gem of a man Bobby Robson was.
One of the best characters i’ve ever seen in football.
Wonderful guy.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Watching it again now in ITV4.
One thing over rides the whole thing for me. What an absolute gem of a man Bobby Robson was.
One of the best characters i’ve ever seen in football.
Wonderful guy.

I agree

And I also think Maradona was a cheating tosser

Ronaldo is another one , amazing talent but a diving cheating tart

[xsnaggle]

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the "Special one" credits Robson with teaching him everything he knows about football.

[Cleve van Leef]

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And that wonderful rag The Sun had him as turnip head when England lost to Sweden at 1992 Euros Front page spread. That paper really is the pits.

[Majorblue]

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Robson was an incredibly decent man who truly loved football from what I can gather and to a lesser extent third party stories from people who met him.
I am sure he would have had his moments, especially with the National side ,but the honesty always was there.
It is easy to build up someone who has died into something they are not but it appears that he was universally liked and respected not only in football but outside of the game.

[Toggs]

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And that wonderful rag The Sun had him as turnip head when England lost to Sweden at 1992 Euros Front page spread. That paper really is the pits.

I think that was Graham Taylor, another thoroughly decent man slaughtered by the English press. I’d just moved to London when Italia 90 was on, I found myself wanting England to do well so that Bobby Robson could show them up for the arrogant fools they are. Being a classy guy he never rose to their baiting, just went on to become one of Europe’s most sought after managers.

[Cleve van Leef]

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I think that was Graham Taylor, another thoroughly decent man slaughtered by the English press. I’d just moved to London when Italia 90 was on, I found myself wanting England to do well so that Bobby Robson could show them up for the arrogant fools they are. Being a classy guy he never rose to their baiting, just went on to become one of Europe’s most sought after managers.

Got a feeling you may be right, at my age memory goes. But both were very genuine people.

[splott parker]

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And that wonderful rag The Sun had him as turnip head when England lost to Sweden at 1992 Euros Front page spread. That paper really is the pits.

I only buy a paper on a Saturday morning, mainly for Brian Reade’s column in the Daily Mirror but I always make it my duty to grab a few Daily Mirrors and put them in front of The Suns on their rack and a few Guardians in front of the Daily Mails, childish I know but if it confuses a few of those who take those publications I’m a happy man

[splott parker]

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I agree

And I also think Maradona was a cheating tosser

Ronaldo is another one , amazing talent but a diving cheating tart

I disagree, it was the officials who missed the handball in Maradona’s case, they should be getting the flak. Similar situation last Monday, I don’t think many can recall the Morecambe ‘keeper’s name with the punching incident or the player who ‘dived’ for their pen but, quite correctly in my opinion, we all pilloried Bobby Madley for his ineptness. You may as well label nearly everyone who’s played the game a cheat, we’ve all tried to hoodwink a ref and I doubt we’ve held our hands up if we’ve succeeded. I’m sure when I played I’ve had goals allowed when I knew for sure I’d got away with a foul but own up and tell the ref, no chance, as well as myself taking the advantage of a dodgy decision the bollocking from team mates and coaches if I didn’t would, I reckon, be justified.

[Mario Miethig]

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The Bobby Robson documentary on Netflix is well worth a watch, probably one of the best football documentaries you’ll see. It covers a lot of his time at Barcelona. The respect he had off the likes of Ronaldo and Guardiola is immense.
Personally, I think the biggest mistake of Robson’s managerial career, was his loyalty to Shilton. I think England could have won Italia 90 with a better keeper and the way he was out jumped by Maradona in 86 cost England dear.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I only buy a paper on a Saturday morning, mainly for Brian Reade’s column in the Daily Mirror but I always make it my duty to grab a few Daily Mirrors and put them in front of The Suns on their rack and a few Guardians in front of the Daily Mails, childish I know but if it confuses a few of those who take those publications I’m a happy man

It doesn't take much to confuse people who read The Sun and The Daily Nazi

Fecking awful , racist , bigoted ignorant shite to feed ignorant , stupid minds

Britain's biggest daily newspapers apparently , says it all

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I disagree, it was the officials who missed the handball in Maradona’s case, they should be getting the flak. Similar situation last Monday, I don’t think many can recall the Morecambe ‘keeper’s name with the punching incident or the player who ‘dived’ for their pen but, quite correctly in my opinion, we all pilloried Bobby Madley for his ineptness. You may as well label nearly everyone who’s played the game a cheat, we’ve all tried to hoodwink a ref and I doubt we’ve held our hands up if we’ve succeeded. I’m sure when I played I’ve had goals allowed when I knew for sure I’d got away with a foul but own up and tell the ref, no chance, as well as myself taking the advantage of a dodgy decision the bollocking from team mates and coaches if I didn’t would, I reckon, be justified.

that doesn't excuse the fact that Maradona was a cheat

Lineker might be annoying as a pundit but he never got up to that sort of crap

Maradona , Ronaldo , cheats

[lardy]

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And that wonderful rag The Sun had him as turnip head when England lost to Sweden at 1992 Euros Front page spread. That paper really is the pits.

Robson had something like "in the name of Allah, go" after a pre italia 90 friendly with UAE.

[lardy]

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The Bobby Robson documentary on Netflix is well worth a watch, probably one of the best football documentaries you’ll see. It covers a lot of his time at Barcelona. The respect he had off the likes of Ronaldo and Guardiola is immense.
Personally, I think the biggest mistake of Robson’s managerial career, was his loyalty to Shilton. I think England could have won Italia 90 with a better keeper and the way he was out jumped by Maradona in 86 cost England dear.

Woods and Beasant were the other two in the squad, neither a big improvement. If seaman had been born 5 years earlier, then he may have made the difference.

[Mario Miethig]

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Woods and Beasant were the other two in the squad, neither a big improvement. If seaman had been born 5 years earlier, then he may have made the difference.

Have a look at Shilton’s display in the 3rd place game. It’s on YouTube and it’s laughable. Beasant should have been number 1. Was a good keeper and could save a penalty. Shilton was nowhere near any of those pens in that shoot out.