John Robertson

DaveTTT

DaveTTT

Viv Anderson
So sad, he was one of the original heroes and my all time favourite player.

I feel like part of the club has died with him, what for me at the time was the present, is beginning to fade into the past.

The current crop need to step up and make sure the new present becomes an even brighter future.
 
Wes' Organ

Wes' Organ

Biggles
Rosie’s A Red said:
Mr Marinakis has recommended the Bridgford be named the John Robertson stand.

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Could and should have done it whilst he was still with us to see it if it was going to be done at all.
Robbo was part of our greatest ever team and it feels wrong, to me, to highlight any individual from that side.
What happens when we lose Border or Frank, 2 great men who have been part of the club for years since?
That's from someone who absolutely adores Robbo before anyone starts.
 
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Cloughie1975

Stuart Pearce
Wes' Organ said:
Could and should have done it whilst he was still with us to see it if it was going to be done at all.
Robbo was part of our greatest ever team and it feels wrong, to me, to highlight any individual from that side.
What happens when we lose Border or Frank, 2 great men who have been part of the club for years since?
That's from someone who absolutely adores Robbo before anyone starts.
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It was a team in the true sense of the word but Robbo was the fulcrum and deserves to be honoured in this
way I believe.

Whatever happened to the Miracle Gates?
 
SlabSquareHero

SlabSquareHero

Barnestoneworth United
He was such a special player, the Club could consider retiring the number 11 shirt at the end of this season in lasting tribute. Woody has it at the moment- I am sure he wouldn’t mind.
 
eyupmeduck

eyupmeduck

Grenville Morris
I remember in the fullness of youth being supremely confident that Stanley Victor Collymore was the best player id ever seen in the garibaldi. My mates dad gently kicked back and showed me some footage of Robertson as I was a fairly decent left winger and "could do with a few pointers from the best he'd ever seen".

After seeing the footage I saw a guy doing things I couldn't ever imagine doing on pitches that looked like they'd been thoroughly plowed and just realised actually what a world class talent he was.

Rest in peace legend.
 
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Cloughie1975

Stuart Pearce
eyupmeduck said:
I remember in the fullness of youth being supremely confident that Stanley Victor Collymore was the best player id ever seen in the garibaldi. My mates dad gently kicked back and showed me some footage of Robertson as I was a fairly decent left winger and "could do with a few pointers from the best he'd ever seen".

After seeing the footage I saw a guy doing things I couldn't ever imagine doing on pitches that looked like they'd been thoroughly plowed and just realised actually what a world class talent he was.

Rest in peace legend.
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I think Collymore was more of a ‘one man band’ but Robbo was a team player and used his brilliant footballing
brain to improve the overall side.

He did have the benefit of some great players alongside him though-notably Tony Woodcock with whom he had a telepathic understanding in the glory years.
 
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Your Dad's Ashamed Of You

Geoff Thomas
I've never seen a winger that constantly didn't just beat full backs but left them sat on their back sides. I'm imagining blokes in their 70s dotted around the country reading tributes, looking at the pictures and thinking 'Jesus Christ, that's me sat on my arse in the background. God I hope my grandkids don't see this!'

I wish he could have seen the John Robertson stand when he was still here. Why do we wait until people are gone to honour them?

I was born in 1970 so was 9 to 12 when he was at his best. Me and all of my mates loved the other players but we all wanted to be Robbo.

Absolute legend.
 
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Cloughie1975

Stuart Pearce
Your Dad's Ashamed Of You said:
I've never seen a winger that constantly didn't just beat full backs but left them sat on their back sides. I'm imagining blokes in their 70s dotted around the country reading tributes, looking at the pictures and thinking 'Jesus Christ, that's me sat on my arse in the background. God I hope my grandkids don't see this!'

I wish he could have seen the John Robertson stand when he was still here. Why do we wait until people are gone to honour them?

I was born in 1970 so was 9 to 12 when he was at his best. Me and all of my mates loved the other players but we all wanted to be Robbo.

Absolute legend.
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I reckon you were probably 6 to 10.

Robbo was at his best from late 1976 (when Tony Woodcock was introduced and the injury to Terry Curran
meant Forest became a more left sided attacking team) and 1980 when he scored the winner in Madrid.
 
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Louth Red

First Team Squad
The news of Robbo’s death is very sad.

I was in Munich to witness him create the game defining goal. Although I didn’t make the Madrid final, all the press talk before that final was how the brilliant Hamburg right back Manny Kaltz wouldn’t give him a kick. Forest fans knew better.

The EM recommendation to rename the Bridgford Stand the John Robertson Stand may be overdue but it will be a fitting tribute to Robbo. Our family have been located in Upper Bridgford since 2012 and are delighted that the Club are recognising Robbo in this fully deserved way.

The tributes from across football recognise how players and supporters of other clubs, especially fierce rivals for trophies at the time, demonstrate their great respect for him.
 
Rosie’s A Red

Rosie’s A Red

Viv Anderson
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Erik

Erik

oopsy daisy!
LTLF Minion
Wes' Organ said:
Could and should have done it whilst he was still with us to see it if it was going to be done at all.
Robbo was part of our greatest ever team and it feels wrong, to me, to highlight any individual from that side.
What happens when we lose Border or Frank, 2 great men who have been part of the club for years since?
That's from someone who absolutely adores Robbo before anyone starts.
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That is a fair point.
 
DizzyBala

DizzyBala

Jack Burkitt
Wes' Organ said:
Could and should have done it whilst he was still with us to see it if it was going to be done at all.
Robbo was part of our greatest ever team and it feels wrong, to me, to highlight any individual from that side.
What happens when we lose Border or Frank, 2 great men who have been part of the club for years since?
That's from someone who absolutely adores Robbo before anyone starts.
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Well, it's something that happens at every club really. You can have cult heroes and great players but every now and then there is a player that for whatever reason stands above them. When it comes to management, Taylor and Clough are obviously in a league of their own.

I think Robbo stands alone in that regard for players, not only because of the decisiveness he had in the the two European Cup finals that has essentially defined our legacy for the last 45 years, but also, something which I think is really underrated, his longevity of service to the football club from 1970 until 1983, then obviously a brief return in 1985. I didn't know this but apparently from December 1976 until December 1980, he played in 243 consecutive games for the club.

United has the Best, Law and Charlton. Arsenal has Henry, Adams, Bergkamp and Chapman. Everton has Dixie Dean. Benfica has Eusebio. Madrid has Di Stefano and Gento. Bayern has Muller. In terms of Ajax and Napoli, they have entire stadiums named after Cruyff and Maradona.

Now, could those teams have won what they won without the other players in those teams? Absolutely not, but if you do something of significance in football, you do yourself an Icon and Robertson is, I feel our Icon.

I think there are cases to be made for statues for Ian Bowyer, Viv Anderson, John McGovern and Stuart Pearce when we renovate the stadium as well. Not just for their length of service but their loyalty and dedication to the club. Bowyer for his longevity through the 70s and 80s. Viv for being here a long time, for breaking down barriers as the first black player to play for England and being a Nottingham lad doing it. McGovern for not just being our Captain during that incredible run but also, for his work at the club even now. I don't know if any player has had a longer active relationship with Forest than John. Obviously, Stuart speaks for himself.

Statue of Stuart at the corner of the Brian Clough/Trent End (left back), Viv Anderson on the corner of the Peter Taylor/Trent End (right back), John McGovern (Brian Clough/John Robertson Stand) and Ian Bowyer (Peter Taylor/John Robertson Stand). There should be a memorial to that era or the Miracle Men gates should still be a thing as well for the rest.

Ultimately though, there is something quite bittersweet about John Robertson being between the Clough and Taylor Stands, considering he was probably their best creation but also, the subject on which they fell out and ended with irreconcilable differences. Maybe it's daft but I like to think they are all together now and that unfortunate ending has been corrected. Clough. Robertson. Taylor. The River Trent. There's a beauty in that.
 
Bryn Gunn

Bryn Gunn

Cash is King!
Wes' Organ said:
Could and should have done it whilst he was still with us to see it if it was going to be done at all.
Robbo was part of our greatest ever team and it feels wrong, to me, to highlight any individual from that side.
What happens when we lose Border or Frank, 2 great men who have been part of the club for years since?
That's from someone who absolutely adores Robbo before anyone starts.
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That’s a good point Wes but I don’t think even his teammates would object. He was everyone’s favourite and integral to our glory years.
 
Raymondo Ponte'

Raymondo Ponte'

It's all about 17th...
Wes' Organ said:
Could and should have done it whilst he was still with us to see it if it was going to be done at all.
Robbo was part of our greatest ever team and it feels wrong, to me, to highlight any individual from that side.
What happens when we lose Border or Frank, 2 great men who have been part of the club for years since?
That's from someone who absolutely adores Robbo before anyone starts.
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Get what you're saying Wes.

BUT without John Robertson, we would have just been a very good team of misfits.

I highly doubt we'd have our glory years and honours without him. I know that's subjective, but Clough and Taylor would agree I feel.
 
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Mr H

Viv Anderson
Raymondo Ponte' said:
Get what you're saying Wes.

BUT without John Robertson, we would have just been a very good team of misfits.

I highly doubt we'd have our glory years and honours without him. I know that's subjective, but Clough and Taylor would agree I feel.
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Agree: the whole team was amazing but the best of the best was John Robertson.

Clough and Taylor loved him and they had a great eye for players.

Clough basically called him a genius by comparing him to Picasso. High praise from a genius egomaniac.

Without John Robertson’s assist and goal we wouldn’t have won two European Cups - back to back -which even Man City couldn’t do.
 
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