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AFTER a blessedly almost totally football-free summer to re- charge our enthusiasm, a genuine sense of excitement and anticipation about the coming season has been off-set by the knowledge that Sir Bobby Robson won't be around to witness it. I played rugby with one of his sons, Andrew, for a couple of seasons in the 80s, which was a regular source of conversation when we met in later years.
Sir Bobby had a peculiar respect for rugby, although there was one rather key element of the game that bewildered him. 'A ball is, by its very nature, round,' he would say. 'Golf ball, basketball, tennis ball, football -- all round. You guys are clearly not playing with a ball, so what the devil are you playing with?' I never came up with a particularly satisfactory answer, and now the chance has gone for ever.See the full content of this document
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