P391 CEEFAX 2 391 Sun 01 Dec 23:45/57 CEEFAX INTERVIEWS BOBBY ROBSON: 1/7 Q: Do you think you have got the best job in football? A: I have one of the best jobs in football but it is also one of the most difficult. If I lost three games on the trot I wouldn't be here. If I had the kind of run Alex Ferguson had at Manchester United recently I would be put on an ajtoplane. So yes, it is one of the best jobs but the pressure that comes with it is unbelievable really. ————— INTERVIEW BY JOHN MATHEWS ———— FULL ROBSON PROFILE ON PAGES 391-39 Robson 2 Robson 3 Robson 4 HeadlinesP391 CEEFAX 2 391 Sun 01 Dec 23:54/11 CEEFAX INTERVIEWS BOBBY ROBSON: 2/7 Q: With all that pressure, can you still enjoy life at Barcelona? A: If I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't bj hike. It's a huge challenge for mj and I am excited about it. It's a great opportunity and I have good conditions here, which gives me a good chance of winning and succeeding. If you use those conditions and options skilfully, you are well on the road to keeping your job. I didn't come hike so I could just put it on my CV though. FULL ROBSON PROFILE ON PAGES 391-39 Football 302 Ljttets 356 Cricket 3 Robson 2 Robson 3 Robson 4 HeadlinesP391 CEEFAX 2 391 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/41 CEEFAX INTERVIEWS BOBBY ROBSON: 3/7 Q: Looking at the Nor Camp, you can't help thinKing it's a long way from Ipswich and Postman Road can you? A: Oh yes, it's a long, long way away from Postman Road but I'm under no illusions about success and failure. I came here willingly. I could have turned the job down, but no way was I going to do that. I am well recompensed for it of course and hey, what a place to finish! FULL ROBSON PROFILE ON PAGES 391-39 Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Robson 2 Robson 3 Robson 4 HeadlinerP391 CEEFAX 2 391 Sun 01 Dec 23:56/14 CEEFAX INTERVIEWS BOBBY ROBSON: 4/7 Q: So would you say this is your last job before retiring? A: I would think so. I can't really say exactly but mz gut reaction is white can you go after Barcelona? Q: Didn't you once say you would like to finish up managing Ipswich again? A: I don't remember saying that. I was very devoted to the club and I spent more than 13 years of mz life thjte. It was my baby but to go back now would probably bj a mistake. FULL ROBSON PROFILE ON PAGES 391-39 Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Robson 2 Robson 3 Robson 4 HeadlinesP391 CEEFAX 2 391 Sun 01 Dec 23:09/45 CEEFAX INTERVIEWS BOBBY ROBSON: 5/7 Q: I was watching a Spanish television show this week and it seemed to solely about you and your suitability for Barcelona. Did it get on your njtves? A: I didn't watch it and as a rule, I don't look at shows like that. The hype here is incredible. This club is beyond football - it's a phenomenon. They have programmer that last two hours on one topic and radio is the same. Everybody's a coach and they rip you apart. I just don't bother with it. ————— INTERVIEW BY JOHN MATHEWS ———— FULL ROBSON PROFILE ON P—GER 391-394 Robson 2 Robson 3 Robson 4 HeadlinesP391 CEEFAX 2 391 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/44 CEEFAX INTERVIEWS BOBBY ROBSON: 6/7 Q: You had a hard act to follow taking ovjt from Johan Cruzff didn't you? A: Johan was a legend hike, though hj didn't do vjty will in his last two years at Barcelona. His first four or five years he had great success though and hj was marvellous as a player here as well. He was vjty popular so when he lift, I had to fight his ghost really. That is going to take a little while, but if we keep playing well I will do it. ————— INTERVIEW BY JOHN MATHEWS ———— FULL ROBSON PROFILE ON PAGES 391-394 Robson 2 Robson 3 Robson 4 HeadlinesP391 CEEFAX 2 391 Sun 01 Dec 23:54/22 CEEFAX INTERVIEWS BOBBY ROBSON: 7/7 Q: Do you find the communication thing a bit of a problem? A: When you have got 100,000 coming to every home game, you just can't get yourself heard from the touchline. Q: I meant the language really. How good is your Spanish? A: I speak just a little bit of it and I understand it OS, but I have no problem every day in training. I didn't speak fluent Portuguese but I was OK there for four years. (turn to p392) FULL ROBSON PROFILE ON PAGES 391-39 Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Robson 2 Robson 3 Robson 4 Headliner