Sir Bobby Robson being interviewed by Foz at the Ipswich Corn Exchange in May 2008
- Credit: Archant
In his latest On Air in Suffolk column, broadcaster Stephen Foster remembers interviewing legendary Ipswich Town manager Sir Bobby Robson.
Oh my lads you should have seen their faces
Walking down Portman Road to see Bob Robson's aces
Based on the Geordie folk song Blaydon Races, that was a chant that'll be familiar to all Ipswich Town fans during the Robson era. Just the thought of those incredible years which culminated in the club lifting the UEFA Cup still makes me dewy-eyed.
Sir Bobby, as he became in 2002, began his time as Ipswich manager in early 1969. His arrival came only days after I'd visited Portman Road for the first time. My Dad took me to a match against Burnley which Town won two nil thanks to goals by Ray Crawford and Mick Mills.