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RIP - John Robertson

CaptainRobbo
CaptainRobbo Posts: 895
edited December 25 in Other Football and Sports

Sad news.

Passed away aged 72.

Best winger I ever saw play.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,517
    RIP
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,824
    https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2025/december/25/john-robertson--1953-2025/
  • cazo
    cazo Posts: 1,494
    No😂😂🙁
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 895
    edited December 25
    Just read that he played 243 consecutive games from 1976-1980.
    Truly amazing stat when you remember how wingers were kicked to pieces back in the day.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,243
    RIP John...Recall Peter Shilton telling a story about him on talk sport many years ago.

    He said he had to give John a lift to training every day and back as he was banned from driving and saw him limp down the garden path. When he asked him what was wrong he said he fell over pissed in his back garden.

    When they trained he said Robertson managed to train without showing the limp as Clough would have dropped him and always played a winning team from the match before otherwise he would have been out. 

    he said when he dropped him off he could barely walk up his garden path but played a few days later.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,187
    The player Clough praised the most out of his double European cup winning side.

    R. I. P.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,508
    edited December 25
    Possibly only a genius manager like Clough would have got the best out of him. Integral to the great Forest sides of the 1970s
    His wiki page is worth a read

    R I P John .. John Robertson (footballer, born 1953) - Wikipedia
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,942
    That's a shock. Great player RIP
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,243
    edited December 25
    CaptainRobbo said:
    Just read that he played 243 consecutive games from 1976-1980.
    Truly amazing stat when you remember how wingers were kicked to pieces back in the day.
    As a further from above Shilton said Forest only had about 14 first team players and some of those never ever played as he always played his strongest 11, even if he was playing a testimonial against his mother. I am sure one of those seasons forest played about 70 games due to their involvement in Europe and domestic trophies on top of 42 league games.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,496
    From the days when wingers could go on the outside as well as cutting in and someone who Cloughie, being a maverick himself, understood and treated him accordingly.

    RIP John

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  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 12,061
    RIP. 
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,094
    RIP 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,145
    RIP
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 936
    Never saw him play but going from accounts he was some player.

    RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,460
    RIP
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,438
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1632e2k82yo
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,274
    RIP 

    Met him and the Forest team back in the 70’s in Benidorm just before Christmas one year … Clougie stayed at home and Peter Taylor took them. 

    Me and my mates hung around with them every night and he was terrific fun along with Archie Gemmill and Martin O’Neill. 

    And they still managed training on the beach opposite our hotel every morning at 8am when we were still recovering in bed. 
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 965
    He was part of a great Forest team
    Unheard of now to see a team come up from the Championship(old Lg 2) and go onto win LG1 ( nor the Prem) and then European Cup( now Chsmps Lg)
    We beat them on a famous night 2-1 in Lg 2 in yr they went up and even Cloughie next day said what a good team we were
    Forest in the CoveredEnd that night but that’s another story…
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,243
    raytreacy69 said:
    He was part of a great Forest team
    Unheard of now to see a team come up from the Championship(old Lg 2) and go onto win LG1 ( nor the Prem) and then European Cup( now Chsmps Lg)
    We beat them on a famous night 2-1 in Lg 2 in yr they went up and even Cloughie next day said what a good team we were
    Forest in the CoveredEnd that night but that’s another story…
    Was also at that 2-1 we were superb that night.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,435
    Not old enough to remember him but I do have an unhealthy Brian Clough obsession. A true British footballing legend. 

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  • jose
    jose Posts: 886
    Great Player.
    RIP John.
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 895
    The Red Robin said:
    Not old enough to remember him but I do have an unhealthy Brian Clough obsession. A true British footballing legend. 
    Have you heard the story about when he tried to sign Dean Saunders?
  • EastbourneAddick
    EastbourneAddick Posts: 3
    Was at the 2-1 match and remember he played well but Charlton were Superb that night.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,377
    A proper winger. Didnt seem to have any pace but could beat his man easily & put the cross on a sixpence. 

    RIP.
  • BeerandFootball
    BeerandFootball Posts: 23
    One of my all time favourite players. As John McGovern said was like Ryan Giggs but had two good feet and more ability.

     
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,194
    That is so sad. RIP.

    At his peak, he was probably the most influential player in the First Division. A wonderful talent. Full-backs knew what he was going to do but just couldn't stop him.

    Features prominently in that wonderful DVD on the Foreset glory years, I Believe In Miracles. 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,735
    Fine player. RIP
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,850
    One of the best wingers I ever saw, which is a bit strange because he didn't seem to have any pace & his body shape made him an unlikely footballer.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,435
    CaptainRobbo said:
    The Red Robin said:
    Not old enough to remember him but I do have an unhealthy Brian Clough obsession. A true British footballing legend. 
    Have you heard the story about when he tried to sign Dean Saunders?
    Yes - I'm not sure Saunders misses a chance to tell that story. 
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,373
    RIP

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