History inspires Robson dream

Newcastle manager Bobby Robson fondly cast his mind back 23 years after watching his side edge their way past former club PSV Eindhoven into the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

History inspires Robson dream

Newcastle manager Bobby Robson fondly cast his mind back 23 years after watching his side edge their way past former club PSV Eindhoven into the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

In 1981, Robson guided unfashionable Ipswich to glory in the same competition, and now at 71, he will take the club he supported as a boy into a last-four clash with Marseille with the final beckoning once again.

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