Robson to keep an eye on affairs from the stand

BOBBY ROBSON has revealed that he won’t be joining Steve Staunton in the dugout at Lansdowne Road tomorrow night — but he will make contact with the Irish manager during the game if needs be and will definitely be putting in an appearance in the dressing room at half-time.

"I'm going to sit upstairs," said Robson, who is beginning to flesh out his role as International Football Consultant. "Listen," he adds, "if Stan wants me to go behind the goal, I'll go behind the goal. But, actually, I quite like it in the stand. You can get a bird's eye view and you can see the big picture. I've been down at pitch level and you're looking at stocking tops. I like that as well, but up above you can see the offside line, how deep is the team, who's pushing up and who's not."

Any plans to use radio contact?