Author: Bobby Robson Page 2

He’s the only man I know who could start an argument with himself.

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Alan Shearer has done very well for us, considering his age. We have introduced some movement into his game because he has got two good legs now. Last season he played with one leg.

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We don’t have to play them every week, although we do play them next week.

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Some of the goals were good, some of the goals were skeptical.

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They're two points behind us, so we're neck and neck.

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Guppy has a dextrous left foot.

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We've got nothing to lose, and there's no point losing this game.

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Players only understand substitutions when they become managers.

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Byron Butler: You'd obviously made up your mind to play both Stein and Walsh?

Bobby Robson: Yes, I thought that individually and as a pair, they'd do better together.

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I’m not going to look beyond the semi-final – but I would love to lead Newcastle out at the final.

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Until we’re out of the Champions’ League we’re still in it.

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I said to the lads at halftime, I said, there was nothing to say.

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Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result.

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I would have given my right arm to be a pianist.

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When he was dribbling, he used to go through a minefield with his arm, a bit like you go through a supermarket.

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I do want to play the long ball and I do not want to play the short ball. I think long and short balls is what football is all about.

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Eighteen months ago they (Sweden) were arguably one of the best three teams in Europe, and that would include Germany, Holland, Russia and anybody else if you like.

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Sir Bobby to Bryan Robson: Good morning, Bobby.

Bryan: You’re Bobby, I’m Bryan!

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We’re flying on the Concorde; that’ll shorten the distance — that’s self-explanatory.

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Everyone’s got tough games coming up. Manchester United have got Arsenal, Arsenal have got Manchester United and Leeds have got Leeds.

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People want success. It's like coffee, they want instant.

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