Sir Bobby Robson's 10 Greatest Moments At Newcastle

6. He Came Out With Some Corkers

Dating as far back as these interviews go, which just happens to be Gary Lineker telling the story of how Robson called him Garth by mistake for the entire duration of his first ever England call-up, Sir Bobby's become famous for his colourful turns of phrase. Here are a few of the best from his time at Newcastle: On Andy O'Brien's infamous beak: "Andy has a horrendous nose, the poor lad. It's massive, it's black and blue and it's awful." On Titus Bramble: "Titus looks like Tyson when he strips off in the dressing-room, except he doesn't bite. And he has a great tackle." On Craig Bellamy: "He's the only man I know who could start an argument with himself." On Laurent Robert: "In the first half he took a corner, a poor corner, which hit the first defender, and it took him 17 minutes to get back to the halfway line." On Newcastle attracting players: "If we invite any player up to the Quayside to see the girls and then up to our magnificent stadium, we will be able to persuade any player to sign." On the title race" "Manchester United dropped points, Liverpool dropped points, Chelsea dropped points, Everton dropped points, so in a way we haven't lost anything at all really, although we dropped all three."

On Gary Speed's anatomy and the passing of time: ""Gary's never played better, never looked fitter, never been older. We can't replace Gary. Where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?"

On the reputation some of his Newcastle players were getting around town: "They can't be monks - we don't want them to be monks, we want them to be football players because a monk doesn't play football at this level." And my personal favourite, a quote from Shola Ameobi to a local reporter: Reporter: Do you have a nickname? Ameobi: No, not reallyReporter: So what does Bobby Robson call you? Ameobi: Carl Cort.