Robson is the first man sacked..

Johnny_the_fox

Robson will no longer be Newcastle's manager after this season...

skysports wrote:

Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd has confirmed that next season will be Sir Bobby Robson's last at the club.
It was already known that Alan Shearer would be hanging up his boots at the end of the forthcoming Premiership campaign, but it has now been confirmed that Robson too will not be signing a new contract.

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When asked by The Guardian whether there was a possibility of renewing Robson's contract beyond the end of next season, he said: "No."
He also pointed out how wayward some of Robson's buys in the transfer market had been.
"Bob's spent about £70m, more than Wenger," Shepherd said. "We have always backed the manager, we have been big spenders. But now we have got to make sure we get value for money - that's a nice way of putting it.
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a bit over the top?

Robson saved Newcastle.. and they return the favour by doing this.. :eek:

beer enigma

Freddy 's just a scumbag - I tip Newcastle for top 4 next year....big mistake by the playboy there

Big Ears

Andip wrote:

Freddy 's just a scumbag .

agreed , Bobby Robson saved the club from the brink of destruction , and I think he is the best manager out there for Newcastle .

Who the hell can we get at the moment thats better than him , Hitsfeld ? , id like to think so but I doubt it .

one of the reasons why we've spent quite a bit without success , is because we bought young players , and these players wont be in their prime till they are at least 26 .

id muck rather Shepherd went then Bobby .

I know theres speculationa bout Alan Shearer being manager in the future , but hardly the season after he's finished playing , I dont think he even has his UEFA badges yet .

in short I am very , very disapointed and saddened .

God knows , Sheperd could get another Guilt .
another season of him and we would have been relegated .

mike65

While its not clever to make such an announcement now nobody could expect Robson to continue much longer anyway - he'll be 72 by the end of the season I think. Also word has it that when Sven gets the boot Robson will be acting as a "wise old head" to new England manager Steve McLaren.

Mike.

KdjaCL

Robson has said this all along and never even hinted at another contract.

kdjac

Jivin Turkey

While Robson may have saved Newcastle and done a decent job in general, can any of you really see them challenging for the league under him?

Plus at 72 Im sure he will be happy to retire after building a potentially great squad.