Come on then - what do you reckon? 67 - been there done it all. Managed great teams and great players. Won this, won that... then he gets HIS team or should I say HIS club. With bugger all chance of anything soon Is Bobby staying because he knows we are skint, knows we cannot possibly challenge for Europe. BUT if he decided to go we may be in deep doo doo.

He wont - but would you blame him?

-- Anonymous, December 07, 2000

Answers

Pete , I think he sees it as his biggest challenge. In recent years he's been able to get just about whoever he wants . Now he has a tight budget and must sell before he can buy, I think he is thiuroiughly enjoying the new challenge abnd belives as I do that given time he can achieve sucsess.

sucsess being a trophy of some description with the affect of putting NUFC back in the top 2 or 3 clubs in Englnad.

-- Anonymous, December 07, 2000

I would suspect he's torn & troubled. Frustrated by continuing injury problems, continuing difficulties with players bought by former managers, and troubled by the financial difficulties that are restricting his ability to do the job in the way he would wish.,br>However, I doubt he's a quitter, recognises and accepts the fiscal limitations that he has to work with, and will get on with the job as best he can.

To me the key to BR's future in the job is the nature of his personal relationship with the Chairman.

-- Anonymous, December 07, 2000