still writing, still squidoo

playing a re-editing today, took fo-o-o-o-orEVER with IE playing up. Managed to do do this car buying piece.

tainted with wetpaint!

Hahaha... point, click, edit: woohoo, took a break from squidoo, and fell over some wetpaint.

back: not so much

boy. that was a long 3 weeks.
must get back into the groove: been to newcastle for respects, work work work, popped to spain to see me mam. work work work.
now just reaquainting with squidoo and the like. too much time spent creating (yawn) templates and suchlike. (although following football teams in each of the different leagues has been a fun challenge!)

Sir Bobby Robson CBE, 1933-2009

Sir Bobby Robson CBE, 1933-2009.


Sir Bobby Robson, the Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager, passed away this morning at 6.30am, following a long battle with cancer.

The football legend, whose Bobby Robson Foundation held an invitational fundraising game at St. James' Park, Newcastle, last Sunday, passed away surrounded by his family at home.


His professional playing career as an inside-forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for just three clubs – Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and briefly for the defunct Vancouver Royals. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals.

Sir Bobby was the England manager from 1982 to 1990, after 13 years in charge as a successful manager at Ipswich Town.

As a manager, Sir Bobby Robson won the league championships in the Netherlands and Portugal, won trophies in England and Spain, and famously took the England National Team to the World Cup semi-finals in 1990.

Robson was knighted in 2002, and was made honorary president of Ipswich Town.

On 9 December 2007, Sir Bobby was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year show in recognition of "his contribution as both player and manager in a career spanning more than half a century".
On 5 May 2008, during the 30th anniversary celebrations of Ipswich Town's 1978 FA Cup win, Robson was granted the Freedom of Ipswich.
And on 8 December 2008, he earned another such accolade when he was given the Freedom of the City of Durham.

In March 2009, UEFA awarded Robson the Emerald UEFA Order of Merit award, awarded to "individuals who have dedicated their talents to the good of the game". The award was presented to Sir Bobby at St James' Park on 26 July 2009, prior to the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match.

Since 1991, Sir Bobby has battled recurring problems with cancer, and in August 2008 he spoke of his latest bout against lung cancer:
"My condition is described as static and has not altered since my last bout of chemotherapy...I am going to die sooner rather than later. But then everyone has to go sometime and I have enjoyed every minute."

Teams managed :

1968 Fulham

1969–1982 Ipswich Town

1982–1990 England

1990–1992 PSV Eindhoven

1992–1994 Sporting Lisbon

1994–1996 FC Porto

1996–1997 FC Barcelona

1998–1999 PSV Eindhoven

1999–2004 Newcastle United

2006–2007 Republic of Ireland (as Special Consultant to the Manager)

The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is a cancer research charity based in the North East England. The Foundation was launched on 25 March 2008, and raises money to fund the early detection and treatment of cancer, and clinical trials of anti cancer drugs


Derek Llambias, Newcastle Managing Director, has stated that St. James' Park Football Stadium, Newcastle, will be open from today and all through the week-end, for fans to pay their respects to the great man.

Our thoughts are with his wife Elsie, and his family.





http://www.sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/

www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/

www.itfc.co.uk/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Robson/

Bobby Robson:Sir Robert William Robson CBE (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009)

I met Sir Bobby in the flesh in 2005, when he was holding a signing for his autobiography "Farewell but not Goodbye" in Manchester's Trafford Centre, of all places.

I had two copies of the book, one for me, one for me brother, as well as a brand new Newcastle United shirt bought from Sports Soccer (oh!) over the way.

My son was in tow, and he had with him his own Ipswich Town top, and when it was presented to Sir Bobby for his signature, his eyes gave that familiar twinkle, "I haven't seen one of THESE in a long while!"

I was elated, speechless, full of awe and all thing inbetween that afternoon.

Bobby Robson was the manager of England when I old enough to pay attention to the World Cup and such, and when he came to Newcastle United, I was walking on air.

Seeing the television pictures this weekend, I was filled with mixed emotions of pride and cheer but also a tinge of sadness: such a great man, now so weakened with his 5 (five!) battles with cancer.

As I type now, jumping from website to website with skynews on roll in the background, I see the West Ham team holding a minute's silence before their pre-season match against Beijing today.

He was a great footballing man, and I found him to be a humble and funny man at that, and I wonder how he would take such a thing.

The flags at Wembley are at half-mast.

Live on, Sir Bobby, live on.