"What's even worse is that I've left one or two people behind who would have loved to have come on this trip - somebody like Fumaca, who would have enjoyed every minute, and in this heat and with such a small squad I need a player like that. "It would have been fantastic to have him here but I left him out for Maric and Silvio's behaviour is simply unacceptable - totally unacceptable. I just can't wait for the first day back" said Bobby Robson about Maric staying at home. Fumaca? EEEEEK.

-- Anonymous, May 19, 2000

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Is he one of Bobby's ? Can't remember, but it's a worry if he is, and Bobby's started dropping Dalglish clangers.

-- Anonymous, May 19, 2000

I seem to remember that Fumaca was one of Mick Wadsworth's pickings from his time at Crystal Palace. On loan till the end of this season if he was going to stay I'm sure Bobby would have taken him to T&T anyway. Nice bit of man-management, some might say he was trying to butter him up after he'd told him he's no longer needed.

Incidentally, any news on Lua-Lua from Colchester, did he sign for Spurs?

-- Anonymous, May 19, 2000

I can only assume that BR felt it would be cheaper for Formica to get his flight home to Brazil from the Caribbean than from the Toon.
Definitely BR's Darren McDonough - except KK paid in real money for DM.
Haway man, everyone's entitled to make one mistake!

-- Anonymous, May 19, 2000