Robson in for the long haul

BOBBY ROBSON yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to Newcastle and vowed to lift the club away from the bottom end of the Premiership.

Robson was astonished when he discovered that rumours were rife on Tuesday that he had resigned .

The 70-year-old arrived for a scheduled meeting with chairman Freddy Shepherd on Tuesday to learn the club had been inundated with calls about his future, forcing officials to issue a denial after £8.5m was wiped from the share price at one stage.