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Manchester United legend Bryan Robson arrived at Middlesbrough in 1994 as a player-manager with exactly 800 appearances for club and country.
Over the course of three seasons, Robson made just 27 appearances for Boro – 22 of them in his first spell at the club. Although he did not play a single minute during the 1996/97 season, Robson decided to start himself at centre-back at Highbury against Arsenal v Premier League on New Year’s Day in 1997.
It finally confirmed the end of his playing career, just 10 days short of turning 40. While losing 2-0 against one of the best teams in the Premier League is far from embarrassing, that’s exactly how Robson felt after the game. his mind to retire.
Manchester United legend Bryan Robson has been forced out of retirement by Arsenal
“I played until a few days before my 40th birthday,” says Robson Four Four Two. “I played one game for Middlesbrough away at Arsenal and got into centre-half where I had to mark Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright.
“They finished me off. Then I couldn’t walk for three days – I couldn’t walk at all. That’s when I realized there was no way I was going to be playing in the Premier League at 40.”
“I didn’t feel sad, more like a blessing that I wouldn’t have to expose my body anymore. You have to accept that there comes a stage where you can’t do what you used to be able to do.’
Before that, Robson was one of the best midfielders in the world, having captained his country on 65 occasions – with a further 25 as a regular player – as well as Manchester United a West Brom.
“I was a boy from Chester-le-Street who was obsessed with football,” he says. “Newcastle United ventilator. He used to go to the games there by bus. I had a cousin from Birmingham who used to visit and we played football together.
“He always said I had good technique, even when I had two or three!”
