For Bobbisox:

[Buenchico]

From our local rag today:
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/sir-bobby-robson-ipswich-town-manager-anniversary-1-6190696

[Bobbisox1]

Thank you Chris, yes I know it's today, 10 yrs ago he passes away after battling cancer five times,such a gentleman,he could show Ashley a thing or two how to treat people

[tonyav]

A true gentleman of football.

Doubt if he would have worked under Ashley, Bobbi.

[Bobbisox1]

I think that's a certainty Tony,

[Buenchico]

Not many managers of English teams have got their hands on the UEFA Cup
https://tinyurl.com/y3k26kcq

It was a big event here in Suffolk, with the obligatory open-top bus tour of the town
https://tinyurl.com/y3bxrbkh

The fact that Ipswich Buses sold their only open-top bus this week probably says something about their expectations of future success for Ipswich Town though ;-)

[Bobbisox1]

You've a statue there of Sir Bobby haven't yous?

[Buenchico]

Yes, we've got a statue of Sir Bobby - and we didn't wait until he was dead before erecting it!
https://tinyurl.com/yyc76law

It's near to the one of Sir Alf Ramsey (under whom Ipswich Town won the Football League Championship, which was then the equivalent of today's Premier League title):
https://tinyurl.com/y5qbx5es

Not many clubs have had TWO managers take them right to the top and then lose BOTH those managers to the England job!

[tonyav]

Question AuthorNot many managers of English teams have got their hands on the UEFA Cup
https://tinyurl.com/y3k26kcq

Ah yes, that was the season that Villa won the league and Ipswich came second ;-)

[Bobbisox1]

Ipswich were big in the 70s, was it Mick Mills who played for them?

[tonyav]

Yeah, they had a good side ( not as good as Villa's though ).

[Bobbisox1]

Well I'm saying nowt haha,not with what's happening here just now

[Buenchico]

>>> was it Mick Mills who played for them?

Only a mere 589 appearances, Bobbisox ;-)

He also captained England in the 1982 World Cup Finals in Spain, with the team conceding just one goal in five matches.

[tonyav]

LOL.

[Bobbisox1]

I remember watching him, fair hair and a moustache , quite a handsome fella

[Tilly2]

He played for Stoke as well.

[Tilly2]

...and managed them.