As a child and an avid football fan, one of my first footballing memories was watching the unfashionable Ipswich Town beating Arsenal by 1-0 in Doug and Mary Hughes' house at 6, Dolrhedyn Terrace with their sons Gareth and Calvin.
Roger Osborne scored the goal for Bobby Robson's team and that May afternoon it was boiling hot in Wembley and in Dolrhedyn.
Later he would shape a team that would become household names and names that I would try to emulate (much to my failure I add) on Cae Mawr, names like Eric Gates, Paul Mariner, John Wark, Arnold Muhren, Frans Thijsen and Paul Power.
Sir Bobby as he was later knighted went on to manage amongst others Barcelona, England and his beloved Newcastle United.
He was a master tactician and came over as being an absolutely lovely gentleman.
Sadly, Sir Bobby lost his battle with cancer earlier today at the age of 76.
The football world is the poorer for his passing but the fantastic memories he left to all of us who are football fans will live on for ever.
Thank you Sir Bobby good night and God bless.
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