One of sport's great men, one of England's most decent men, has died. Former England football manager, Bobby Robson, was first diagnosed with cancer 18 years ago in 1991, and fought a long, brave battle. He beat bowel cancer in 1992, a malignant melanoma in 1995 and a tumour in his lung and a brain tumour, both in 2006. He left his last job as manager of Newcastle United in 2004 - appropriately, in the shabby world of football, he was sacked.
He was a great fighter and - although I am losing patience with football and its hypocrisies - this man is excluded from criticism.
Robson was a man of amazing spirit, a really tenacious character.
No hyperbole - he was a truly great guy, loved and admired by all who met him, including me.
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