Just Call Me Bobby

Just Call Me BobbyDistributed by
BBC Worldwide

Posted: September 21st, 2003.

First screened on BBC One in February 2003, to an audience of 2.9 millionviewers, Just Call Me Bobby, the documentary of Sir Bobby Robson’s life,career and battle with cancer is released to own on DVD and VHS on 13thOctober 2003. Hosted by Gary Lineker, the DVD and VHS go behind the scenes atSt James’ Park and feature exclusive extended scenes and interviews with ahost of global football heroes including, amongst others, Ronaldo, PaulGascoigne, Alan Shearer, Luis Figo, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Terry Butcher.This documentary on one of world football’s most passionate and respectedfigures will make the perfect Christmas gift for all football fans.

Sir Bobby Robson, 70, is revered on his native Tyneside where he has liftedNewcastle United from the doldrums of the Ruud Gullit era to Premiershipcontenders and the echelons of the Champions League, and is quite rightlyregarded as the most successful England manager of recent times, having leadEngland to the World Cup semi-final at Italia 90, when England were cruellybeaten by West Germany on penalties. Had Chris Waddle netted his penalty,England would have surely collected their second World Cup, after all they hada huge score to settle with finalists Argentina – the infamous Maradona “handof God” incident at Mexico ’86 – Sir Bobby’s first World Cup as England manager.

Fans of Ipswich Town also hold Sir Bobby Robson in the highest regard, havingtransformed the unfashionable East Anglian club into 1981 UEFA cup champions,beating the likes of Michel Platini as they trounced St Etienne 7-2 on aggregate.That same year the Tractor men also beat Arsenal to lift the FA Cup in 1978.It was only the lure of the England job which caused Sir Bobby to leave EastAnglia.

DVD Info:

• Price: £12.99
• Cat.no: BBCDVD 1360
• Running time: 73 mins
• Cert: E
• Extras: Extended scenes

News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2003.

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