Bryan Robson: Middlesbrough relegation cost me chance of Manchester United job

[DrummerMan]

Is he for real? ... he left Boro in 2001 and SAF didn't retire until 2013

Bryan Robson: Middlesbrough relegation cost me chance of Manchester United job

Sir Alex Ferguson bends the rules a little and goes with two words. “Born leader,” he says, in the surest of tones. Gary Neville describes Bryan Robson as a “warrior”; Andrew Cole weighs in with “leader” and Kevin Moran goes with “inspirational”. All of those descriptions are accurate. Another is of

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[Willow]

Haha, ffs. Not a chance was he ever getting Man Utd job.

 

[TeaCider]

Ferguson made noises about retiring for many years before he finally did, so I suppose if you're being generous then you can see where he's coming from.

But his relegation with Middlesbrough was in 1997, nowhere near the point that Ferguson was retiring.

It was also right near the start of Robson's managerial career.

 

[GazBoro]

Its his own fault. Should have played the kids at Blackburn.

 

[EuropeTwice]

Its his own fault. Should have played the kids at Blackburn.

And see out the 97 league cup final

 

[SilentProf]

To be fair, he’s not saying it cost him the job or in what timeframe, just that whatever chance he had of getting it eventually was gone.

If we had stayed up, anything was possible. We’ve all heard the rumours about who we were due to sign that summer. Juninho would have stayed too and we would undoubtedly have stepped up a level or two the next season.

 

[TeaCider]

To be fair, he’s not saying it cost him the job or in what timeframe, just that whatever chance he had of getting it eventually was gone.

If we had stayed up, anything was possible. We’ve all heard the rumours about who we were due to sign that summer. Juninho would have stayed too and we would undoubtedly have stepped up a level or two the next season.

He's surely got to look inwards with that then.

We were one of the best backed clubs in England financially, it wasn't a huge task just to keep us up.

 

[WeeGord]

To be fair, he’s not saying it cost him the job or in what timeframe, just that whatever chance he had of getting it eventually was gone.

If we had stayed up, anything was possible. We’ve all heard the rumours about who we were due to sign that summer. Juninho would have stayed too and we would undoubtedly have stepped up a level or two the next season.

IIRC Roberto Carlos and Gabriel Batistuta were the two massive names that were pretty much signed, sealed and delivered had we stayed up that season.

 

[fella]

He got to manage Thailand though. Every cloud and all that.

 

[Jedi boro]

Gabriel Batistuta

Batigol? No chance.

I’ve heard Roberto Carlos as well but I’d have my doubts yes I know the links with Juno etc but still can’t see it.

Romario is the more realistic one as he was available and did move.

 

[newyddion]

Its his own fault. Should have played the kids at Blackburn.

---------------------------Walsh----------------------------
-------------Anderson--Robson--Blackmore--------------
Hignett--Ormerod--Summerbell--O'Halloran--Campbell
---------------------Fjortoft---Beck-------------------------

THREE POINTS!

 

[Rofesleg]

---------------------------Walsh----------------------------
-------------Anderson--Robson--Blackmore--------------
Hignett--Ormerod--Summerbell--O'Halloran--Campbell
---------------------Fjortoft---Beck-------------------------

THREE POINTS!

Probably +2 points

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

If we were going to buy Roberto Carlos, Cafu and batistuta - why didn't we just buy them in 98 instead of 97?

 

[Alzi]

If we were going to buy Roberto Carlos, Cafu and batistuta - why didn't we just buy them in 98 instead of 97?

Probably because it's bollox.

 

[Humpty]

IIRC Roberto Carlos and Gabriel Batistuta were the two massive names that were pretty much signed, sealed and delivered had we stayed up that season.

It was Roberto Carlos and Paul Ince. Carlos wasn't agreed but an approach had been made.

 

[Jonny Ingbar]

To be fair, he’s not saying it cost him the job or in what timeframe, just that whatever chance he had of getting it eventually was gone.

If we had stayed up, anything was possible. We’ve all heard the rumours about who we were due to sign that summer. Juninho would have stayed too and we would undoubtedly have stepped up a level or two the next season.

I see it like this too, I think Robson - and Boro - would have gone from strength to strength had we stayed up and given his legacy at Man Utd he must have been under consideration as Ferguson's replacement.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Probably because it's bollox.

Yep. We actually signed Neil Madison and Dean Gordon.

 

[WeeGord]

It was Roberto Carlos and Paul Ince. Carlos wasn't agreed but an approach had been made.

Here's an interesting article from Anthony Vickers talking about the potential signings had we not gone down. It's the stuff dreams are made of!

Galacticos! The Dream Team Boro were set to field In 1997-98

Relegation scuppered Boro's audacious plans to sign a trio of soccer superstars, recalls Anthony Vickers

www.gazettelive.co.uk

 

[Box To Box]

IIRC Roberto Carlos and Gabriel Batistuta were the two massive names that were pretty much signed, sealed and delivered had we stayed up that season.

Roberto Carlos wasn’t a done deal, Bryan Robson and Keith Lamb went to Brazil to speak to Juninho and his advisors, and watched a game that Roberto Carlos was playing in, liked what they saw, expressed an interest, but were told your a week to late, a deal has been done with Inter Milan.