1990 happened to be one of the memorable year in my life. I spent the time in college hall working as janitor during summer holiday. That was the time, I was staying in Riddel Hall, part of Queen’s Elm Hall, in The Queen’s University of Belfast.
That was the year, I witnessed this great man in action. No, he did not play the game, he was the England manager.
(Photo credit: Sir Bobby Robson foundation website)
Paul Gascoigne cried in the semi final of football world cup against German.
Everyone was jubilant leading up to the game and the only person in worry was the chief of electricity utility board back then, because during half time, almost everyone will rush into kitchen to turn on the kettle for a cup. The whole British Isle grid would have suddenly overloaded during the half time. But I had beer , like others, it was a party, even the typical Northern Irish that hated the guts of British would have wanted England to win.
I guess that was the time, we brushed aside our differences and with the beer in our hand, what else to worry and let along a major black out ?
England lost the game and it was one of the most memorable part of my life, nail biting till the end for penalty shoot out.
We will missed you Sir Bobby ,
-woody
August 6, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Great Britain should have made it mandatory that all soccer players in the country must spend at least 5 days a week practicing penalty kicks. They always lose in penalty shootout.
P.S. Sir Bobby, thanks for everything.