English Premiership

Robson's England dropped only one point in qualifying for Euro 1988 which included an 8–0 defeat of Turkey. However this was followed by failure at the tournament itself, held in West Germany, where England were knocked out in the group stage. They finished bottom of their qualifying group, succumbing to defeats against Ireland, Holland and the USSR. Robson was vilified by the British press, and after a draw in a friendly with Saudi Arabia, one newspaper demanded: "In the name of Allah, go". Once again Robson submitted his resignation, and once again it was rejected by Millichip.

Robson led England without conceding a goal through the six-match qualification for the 1990 World Cup where they were one of six seeded teams. Once again they were placed in a group with Holland and Ireland, with Egypt the fourth side. As in the 1986 World Cup, Robson was denied the service of his captain, Bryan Robson, who suffered an achilles tendon injury which prevented him playing in the latter stages of the tournament. England topped their qualifying group, accumulating four points from their three games. However their progress was not without controversy. England changed formation from their traditional 4-4-2 to incorporate a sweeper, with some sources suggesting this was due to player revolt after the 1–1 draw in the first match with the Republic of Ireland. Robson denies this claim:

Further reading

• Time On The Grass , Bobby Robson, (Arthur Barker 1982), ISBN 0213168456.
• Bobby Robson: An Autobiography , Bobby Robson, (Hutchinson 1990), ISBN 0091744997.
• Football Against the Enemy , (Chapter 11), Simon Kuper, (Orion 1996), ISBN 0753805235.
• High Noon: A Year at Barcelona , Jeff King, (Virgin Books 1997), ISBN 1852276339.
• Bobby Robson: An Englishman Abroad , Bobby Robson with Bob Harris, (Macmillan 1998), ISBN 0330369857.
• Sir Bobby Robson: Living the Game , Bob Harris, (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2004), ISBN 1841882445.

References

1. ^ Robson, Bobby (2005). "Going underground", Farewell but Not Goodbye . Hodder & Stoughton, p6. ISBN 034582347X.  
2. ^ ^{a b} "Sir Bobby: My fight against cancer". Daily Mail (2007-05-05). Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Robson: Dream to manage Newcastle", BBC Sport (1999-09-30) . Retrieved on 2007-06-13 .  
4. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p15.  
5. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p8.  
6. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p1.  
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Sir Bobby Robson". ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
8. ^ ^{a b} Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , pp18–19.  
9. ^ ^{a b} "Newcastle United F.C. History - Bobby Robson". Newcastle United F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
10. ^ ^{a b} "Sir Bobby : Ten Facts". BBC Tyne. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
11. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p20.  
12. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p21.  
13. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p24.  
14. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p25, p28.  
15. ^ "Final 1951/1952 English Division 1 (old) Table". Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
16. ^ Robson. "Tales From The Riverbank", Farewell but Not Goodbye , p29.  
17. ^ Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987). Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987 . Breedon Books, p294. ISBN 0-907969-23-2.  
18. ^ ^{a b} Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion . Breedon Books, pp202–203. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.  
19. ^ Matthews, Tony (2007). West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record . Breedon Books, p. 172 & 292. ISBN 978-1-85983-565-4.  
20. ^ Ronnie Allen was the club's top scorer overall, with 28 goals.
21. ^ McOwan, Gavin (2002). The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion . Headline, pp252–253. ISBN 0-7553-1146-9.  
22. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p39.  
23. ^ Robson states Gaunt was chairman at the time, however he was vice-chairman until 1963.
24. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , pp39–40.  
25. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye , p40.
    
    
    
    
    
    
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