A Tribute to Sir Bobby Robson

By Matthew Jones
August 23 2002

Sir Bobby Robson was in the limelight last night as a host of footballing celebraties came out to honour the Magpies chief.

Sir Bobby Robson was in the limelight last night as a host of footballing celebraties came out to honour the Magpies chief.

The night, "A tribute to Sir Bobby Robson", was organised by a Variety Club of Britain, and the man himself was delighted with the honour.

"It's very nice and I'm sure it will be a tremendous evening. I will have a lot of my family and friends there and I am really looking forward to it"

"I'm not one for parading myself and I don't go looking to accept honours, but the Variety Club have been very good to me and we are making alot of money for underpriviliged children so that's a reason in itself for doing it" -- SIR BOBBY

Sir Alex Furgeson and Sven Goran Erkisson were among those at the dinner last night.