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| Subject: | Re: Football news |
| From: | "mentalguy2008" |
| Posting date: | 07-08-2008 |
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"John W.." wrote in message
news:6g0fpiFdmnldU1@mid.individual.net...
> Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has admitted he will lose his
> battle with lung cancer "sooner rather than later".
>
> Robson has been battling a fifth bout of the illness and has accepted
> doctors' prognosis that he is unlikely to beat it.
>
> He said: "I have accepted what they have told me and I am determined to
> make the most of what time I have left.
>
> "I am going to die sooner rather than later. But then everyone has to go
> some time, and I have enjoyed every minute.
>
> "I have been fortunate to survive this long. It is thanks to the doctors
> and their dedication."
>
> Sir Bobby, who took England to the brink of a World Cup final in Italy in
> 1990, has enjoyed a football career spanning six decades - from playing
> days with Fulham and England, to managerial triumphs first with Ipswich
> and then as national coach at two World Cups, to continental coaching
> appointments.
>
> He later returned to his native north-east to take over at Newcastle and
> most recently spent a short time as consultant for the Republic of
> Ireland.
>
> A real gent good luck Sir Bobby
Seconded. It's an opportunity for football to do something big for him now
while he's still here.
True King of the game and a proper good bloke, I hope he enjoys the time he
has left.
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