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Whole lot of sentiment in this, and the other parts to it:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_cKfScFS4

 

The start of the amazing journey we went on. The quotes that stands out:

 

"My aim is to try and get the best team in the country playing for middlesbrough football club" - Robson

 

"We expect promotion this season" - Gibson

 

To an extent you could argue Robson almost achieved his aim in 97

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Oh dear a youtube afternoon is about to unfold now....suppose it beats work :)

 

Tear jerker from Juninho at the end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdFrMiFfrvU

 

Who was there that day and where did you start your "parade" to the riverside. Think we started somewhere on linthorpe road and just walked all the way along to the riverside from there

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I remember when we signed Neill Cox for £1m from Villa and Pearson £750k from Sheff Wed. I was really excited about signing players I'd never heard of. I think we got Clayton Blackmore for £300k too- He was an underrated player.

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I remember when we signed Neill Cox for £1m from Villa and Pearson £750k from Sheff Wed. I was really excited about signing players I'd never heard of. I think we got Clayton Blackmore for £300k too- He was an underrated player.

 

Yeah me to, I thought Blakmore was free though, could be wrong

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Oh dear a youtube afternoon is about to unfold now....suppose it beats work :)

 

Tear jerker from Juninho at the end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdFrMiFfrvU

 

Who was there that day and where did you start your "parade" to the riverside. Think we started somewhere on linthorpe road and just walked all the way along to the riverside from there

 

That's done me that has :'(

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Oh dear a youtube afternoon is about to unfold now....suppose it beats work :)

 

Tear jerker from Juninho at the end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdFrMiFfrvU

 

Who was there that day and where did you start your "parade" to the riverside. Think we started somewhere on linthorpe road and just walked all the way along to the riverside from there

 

What a fantastic video :D

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If only we could sign a pearson now thatd be the defence sorted

 

It certainly would! Do you think Hoyte is better than Cox though?

 

Thinking back, I can't see it ever happening again that a former England and Man Utd captain as big a name as Robson was at the time, would go into management with a second tier team. I hope I'm wrong and I might well be, but I can't see the likes of Terry, Lampard or Gerrard moving into player management with an equivalent club of our stature back in 94/95...

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If only we could sign a pearson now thatd be the defence sorted

 

It certainly would! Do you think Hoyte is better than Cox though?

 

Thinking back, I can't see it ever happening again that a former England and Man Utd captain as big a name as Robson was at the time, would go into management with a second tier team. I hope I'm wrong and I might well be, but I can't see the likes of Terry, Lampard or Gerrard moving into player management with an equivalent club of our stature back in 94/95...

 

Gibson probably paid Robson handsomely for his efforts, but players are otherwise wealthier today, so money probably isn't as big a factor. Most top players will probably stay in a coaching role at their club like Giggs at United.

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