ROY HODGSON DELIGHTED AT SIR BOBBY ROBSON NATIONAL FOOTBALL DAY

England boss Roy Hodgson has paid tribute to Sir Bobby Robson with the Football Association celebrating its 150th anniversary.

Saturday August 10 was set aside for Sir Bobby Robson National Football Day with around 150 events taking place across the country to showcase the FA's work in grassroots football.
Amid preparations for his team's friendly with Scotland on Wednesday night, Hodgson was full of compliments for the man who guided England to within a penalty shoot-out of the World Cup Final in 1990.
''I think it is great that Sir Bobby's name is used in connection with the National Football Day," Hodgson said about the former Ipswich and Newcastle manager who dies in July four years ago.
''You really could not find a man more energetic, more enthusiastic, more committed to football at all levels. 'With Bobby it was not only the seniors. He was always talking about the younger players at his club and how talented they were.
''I think for a grassroots day and grassroots football is very, very important. I hope it is something we can expand upon and improve upon and it's great that Bobby Robson's name is associated with it.''
Events will take place in Sir Bobby's native North-East, at the Football centre which bears his name in Durham, and his widow, Lady Elsie, will be in attendance.
There will also be a women's football festival at St George's Park, a beach event in Dorset, a Respect event at Netherton United in Peterborough, and a tournament and coaching session at AC Paulista FC in south London.
Lady Elsie Robson said: "Bob would have been thrilled having a day named in his honour."
Sir Bobby, who won the FA Cup in 1978 as Ipswich boss, is England's most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey.