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'I would have given my right arm to be a pianist' - SIR BOBBY ROBSON.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| July 31, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From The Daily Star)

FOOTBALL'S a funny old game, someone once said. It can certainly make you talk a load of nonsense. Here's a light-hearted look at some of the funny things footballers say . . .BOBBY ROBSON FORMER England boss Sir Bobby Robson, who died two years ago aged 76, was the king of the gaffe.

Here are some of his gems: "We didn't underestimate them but they were a lot better than we thought" - after England sneaked through against Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup.

"The first 90 minutes are the most important." "We're flying on the Concorde. That'll shorten the distance." "I would have given my right arm to be a pianist." "I'm not going to look …

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