Bombadier Botty
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To those who posted on it - what purpose did doing that serve for you personally?
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The Bobby Robson RIP Thread
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sod1
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Years ago people would pay their respects by signing books of condolences and other similar things. In this modern age people use the internet and gather on forums such as these to do the same, its no different.
I don't know why but your tone of question irritates me somewhat as if you are making a thinly veiled attempt to ridicule those who have posted.
This thread? What purpose did doing that serve for you personally?
Just curious
I don't know why but your tone of question irritates me somewhat as if you are making a thinly veiled attempt to ridicule those who have posted.
This thread? What purpose did doing that serve for you personally?
Just curious
brighton26fareham
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Your comment is not worth answering ,but I will your answer your question Your question however motivated 'truly dishonours one of footballs true gentlemen and legends'. And this comment comes from a Brighton supporter who,s late father was a born in Sunderland
And yes your comments have annoyed me and I dare say a few others who have the decency to recognise one of the greats of FOOTBALL
And yes your comments have annoyed me and I dare say a few others who have the decency to recognise one of the greats of FOOTBALL
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Goldstone Rapper
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I don't have a problem with the question although I get why it rankles with some people.
My answer is that I wanted to express my respect to a great football man who has contributed so much to the game in this country, and share those thoughts with others also sad that he has passed away.
My answer is that I wanted to express my respect to a great football man who has contributed so much to the game in this country, and share those thoughts with others also sad that he has passed away.
I find a lot of the gratuitous RIP'ing that goes on when any so-called celebrity dies, to be almost sickening.
The outpouring of 'grief' when Jade Goody died is a perfect example of this. Loads of people who had never met her and (more importantly) whose lives were never touched by what she did, spend time in 'mourning' and eulogising her 'career'.
In the case of Bobby Robson however, there might not be many of us who've met him but I can almost guarantee that what he achieved in his career has touched literally all of us. He may not have won the World Cup but those few weeks in 1990 were among the most memorable of my football-watching life. He was an absolute legend in the game we all love and his passing is a sad, sad loss to a game that has become slightly tarnished by the antics of many of those who are involved in it.
And that, Mr Botty, is why I contributed to the thread.
The outpouring of 'grief' when Jade Goody died is a perfect example of this. Loads of people who had never met her and (more importantly) whose lives were never touched by what she did, spend time in 'mourning' and eulogising her 'career'.
In the case of Bobby Robson however, there might not be many of us who've met him but I can almost guarantee that what he achieved in his career has touched literally all of us. He may not have won the World Cup but those few weeks in 1990 were among the most memorable of my football-watching life. He was an absolute legend in the game we all love and his passing is a sad, sad loss to a game that has become slightly tarnished by the antics of many of those who are involved in it.
And that, Mr Botty, is why I contributed to the thread.
hart's shirt
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I'd imagine every professional / semi-pro club in the country would have something similar on their respective NSCs out of admiration and respect for the man.
The genuinely warm and friendly nature of Robson himself seems in distinct contrast to the cynical, mocking tone of the faux question.
And there's really no need for me to dignify this any further.
The genuinely warm and friendly nature of Robson himself seems in distinct contrast to the cynical, mocking tone of the faux question.
And there's really no need for me to dignify this any further.
Hmm. I think that's a slightly odd question, the sort that might be asked by someone like Spock or Data from Star Trek; i.e. non-humans struggling to understand humanity and all its little mysteries and foibles.To those who posted on it - what purpose did doing that serve for you personally?
Just curious
As has been pointed out 'paying respects' is not limited to geeks on messageboards; in the old days people used to sign physical condolence books or file past the open coffin. They did this because they felt they 'knew' the person who had died and thus were saddened by their passing. Yes I know none of us really knew him, but we shared moments with him. We too were ecstatic when Lineker equalised and we too were gutted when Pearce blazed over the bar. To aid your research try googling John Donne ("No man is an island entire of itself"), you'll get an idea about how humanity is interconnected.
Having said that I agree with Hiney, a lot of the RIP threads on here are a bit embarrassing and certain cruel sport can be had by mocking those who post on them. (The 'Dessiegate' one about the death of a horse being a classic of the genre). However there's a time to mock and a time to mourn, and the fact the 'Robson RIP' thread got so long without anybody saying "Look he was just a football manager, none of your knew him as a person so what's the big deal?" proves that his death meant more to us (probably because we're football fans) than the death of say Jade Goody.
So to answer your question - I posted on the thread because as a football fan I was saddened by his death and it was nice to know that I wasn't alone. It's a human thing, or maybe it's a grown-up thing, I dunno.
rcf0712
Out Here In The Perimeter
just try showing some respect, it won't hurt...
Because Bobby Robson was very kind to my 2 sons as my post said.
Taybha
Whalewhine
A simple mark of respect old boy nothing more,its a bit like somebody you hardly know saying oh by the way my Father passed away last month and you say oh i am very sorry to hear that,well you wouldnt say hey ho never mind would you? ?
This is a football board, so I think comments about someone who has contributed towards football in this country as much as Bobby Robson are unsurprising.
Those of us who can remember the WC '86 and '90 and the excitement and joy that his team at times brought want to express their thoughts.
What gets on my goat is the mass hypocrisy and onion peeling crocodile tears from Redtop Journalists and editors who were all for stringing him up when England had a bad result under his stewardship.
He did contribute to some nights when I was running round like a LOON when Lineker's hat trick or Platty's last minute hook over the shoulder gave us victories, and for that saying a form of thank you is not unreasonable.
I do sometimes think we go a bit RIPtastic on here, especially for those whose 'talents' or lack of them are hyped beyond their real contribution to our lives.
Bobby Robson also seems to be a football fan too, and was a bit of a mad uncle figure, as such we feel a sense of affection, that will probably not exist should someone such as Sir Alex pass away.
Those of us who can remember the WC '86 and '90 and the excitement and joy that his team at times brought want to express their thoughts.
What gets on my goat is the mass hypocrisy and onion peeling crocodile tears from Redtop Journalists and editors who were all for stringing him up when England had a bad result under his stewardship.
He did contribute to some nights when I was running round like a LOON when Lineker's hat trick or Platty's last minute hook over the shoulder gave us victories, and for that saying a form of thank you is not unreasonable.
I do sometimes think we go a bit RIPtastic on here, especially for those whose 'talents' or lack of them are hyped beyond their real contribution to our lives.
Bobby Robson also seems to be a football fan too, and was a bit of a mad uncle figure, as such we feel a sense of affection, that will probably not exist should someone such as Sir Alex pass away.
I agree The Sir Bobby RIP is a worthy cause but some of the RIP ing that goes on on here quite frankly makes me feel a little nauseous. Oooh RIP old man that I met in the local supermarket, oooh RIP old homeless smells of piss lady, oooh RIP stray dog who runs round Stanmer park.
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Agreed, although to be fair as much as I hate him, even Sir Alex's comments on Sir Bobby were the kindest, most deserving words of praise I've ever heard him utter.
"I was never too big or proud to ask him for advice which he gave freely and unconditionally. And I'm sure I am speaking for a lot of people when I say that.
Nobody had Robson's passion - Ferguson
"In my 23 years working in England there is not a person I would put an inch above Bobby Robson. I mourn the passing of a great friend, a wonderful individual, a tremendous football man and somebody with passion and knowledge of the game that was unsurpassed.
"His character was hewn out of the coal face, developed by the Durham mining background that he came from. His parents instilled in him the discipline and standards which forged the character of a genuinely colossal human being. He added his own qualities to that which then he passed on to his sons.
"The strength and courage he showed over the past couple of years when battling against his fifth bout of cancer was indescribable. Always a smile, always a friendly word with never a mention of his own problems.
"The world, not just the football world, will miss him. Let's hope it won't be long before another like him turns up because we could never get enough of them."
It could be argued that Bobby Robson deserved more of a tribute than Jade Goody. I agree some people do get maudling over "celebrity" deaths, but Robson was a giant of football and a manager probably everyone at any level of the game have a lasting respect for. On a football forum you would expect some kind of tribute, the club is irrelevant.
On another note, I'm watching Sky News and seeing Robson being hijacked (I can't think of a better word, sorry) by NUFC, he wasn't a Geordie and didn't go there until 1999. He was at Ipswich from 1969 to 82/83 I think. He won the UEFA and FA cup with them and made a backwater club regular top six for years. If I was a tractor boy I would be more than a bit miffed by the typically maudling Toon reaction.
I don't know which club's fans irritate me more in the maudling stakes - Liverpool or Newcastle.
Sorry if this sounds a bit harsh, but I'll always remember Sir Bob as England first, Ipswich second.
On another note, I'm watching Sky News and seeing Robson being hijacked (I can't think of a better word, sorry) by NUFC, he wasn't a Geordie and didn't go there until 1999. He was at Ipswich from 1969 to 82/83 I think. He won the UEFA and FA cup with them and made a backwater club regular top six for years. If I was a tractor boy I would be more than a bit miffed by the typically maudling Toon reaction.
I don't know which club's fans irritate me more in the maudling stakes - Liverpool or Newcastle.
Sorry if this sounds a bit harsh, but I'll always remember Sir Bob as England first, Ipswich second.
I would argue that Italia 90 and Gazza crying lifted English football out of it's 80s post Heysel and Hillsborough malaise and set the scene for the Premier League led revival in the 90s (not that I am saying that the Premier League is good for English football, just it has been very successful).