Sir Bobby Robson To Take Charge of Wales?

By Matthew Jones
September 15 2004

If Mark Hughes was to leave Wales and take charge of Blackburn Rovers, former Newcaslte United manager Sir Bobby Robson could take over the Welsh international side. It is possible that Robson, aged 71, could be manager by 9 October as Wales take on England at Old Trafford and host Poland at the Millennium Stadium four days later.

FA of Wales councillor Alun Evans said:

"I don't want to nail my name to just one candidate but we could do with having someone like Robson.

"He would be an ideal choice with a huge amount of experience.

"He could be asked to step in as a caretaker for these next two games with Gary Speed assisting him.

"They worked together at Newcastle and Speed is considered by some people as a possible long-term candidate to manage Wales.

"I know that the first game is against England and that would create an interesting situation if we did ask Sir Bobby, but it is worth people thinking about."