Bobby's Glittering Dinner


By Matthew Jones
August 22 2002

Sir Bobby Robson is to be honoured for his magnificent career in football and new knighthood at a glittering dinner on Tyneside on Thursday. Sir Bobby Robson is to be honoured for his magnificent career in football and new knighthood at a glittering dinner on Tyneside on Thursday.

The most prestigious names in the English game will make the trek to Newcastle's Civic Centre to pay tribute to football's favourite pensioner.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and England and Old Trafford legend Sir Bobby Charlton are two fellow knights who will share the top table with Sir Bobby.

But the likes of England coach Sven Goran Eriksson, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Sunderland manager Peter Reid will also be present.

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