Robson plans revival after ‘worst week’ in his life

BOBBY ROBSON is a frustrated man. The Newcastle boss woke yesterday morning with the memory of what he described as the “worst week” in his life still gnawing at his innards.

Coming from a man who has twice beaten cancer and lost a World Cup semi-final in agonising circumstances, that may sound a little over the top. But to anyone who has followed a career in professional football which now spans some 53 years, the sentiment is eminently believable.

Successive home defeats by Manchester United, Partizan Belgrade and Birmingham inside eight days left the 70-year-old down in the dumps and scratching his head. But that treble disappointment also once again stoked the fires which have fuelled his passion for the game for more than half a century, and he has already dug in for the long haul.