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Players only understand substitutions when they become managers.
Bobby Robson
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Bobby Robson
Age: 76 †
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
Died: 2009
Died: July 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
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Durham
Robert William Robson
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England
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