RIP John Robertson

[TOMO 29,958]

Notts forest legend John Robertson has died aged 72

[THE STIFFMEISTER 17,884]

1 hour ago, TOMO said:

Notts forest legend John Robertson has died aged 72

That’s proper upset me that 

Arguably the best lesser known uk player of pre premier league era 

an icon at Celtic as well 

[waltjnr 8,384]

Brigitte bardot dead 

[The one 8,610]

Just now, waltjnr said:

Brigitte bardot dead 

Yes just saw it on Facebook R.I.P. 

[waltjnr 8,384]

1 minute ago, The one said:

Yes just saw it on Facebook R.I.P. 

Fit in her day 

[jukel123 10,029]

On 26/12/2025 at 00:54, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

That’s proper upset me that 

Arguably the best lesser known uk player of pre premier league era 

an icon at Celtic as well 

He came from the same area of Glasgow as Jimmy Johnstone. Two great but very underrated players imo.

On today's pitches they would have been elite premiership, if not world class players imo.

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Wouldn’t say either were underrated mate , lesser known but certainly not underrated 

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1 hour ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

Wouldn’t say either were underrated mate , lesser known but certainly not underrated 

Not underrated by top class pundits like ourselves, but underrated by lesser mortals.

I saw Jimmy Johnstone play on a number of occasions. I also saw George Best. Imo Jimmy was as good as Best. But playing in the Scottish league he didn't get the recognition he deserved, plus he wasn't good looking by any stretch, so media exposure,  and  tarts didn't come calling in the same way that they eventually consumed Best. Unfortunately Jimmy had demons of his own..drink.

The same for JR. Clough famously called him a scruffy, fat b*****d who he liked sitting beside because he felt handsome in contrast to Jimmy.. But he also called him" The Picasso of football." He was a quiet, reliable player who nevertheless had moments of footballing genius. When Clough arrived he was a nondescript midfield player who was on the transfer list. Clough turned him into the special winger that he was.

I've never seen anybody better at consistently delivering pinpoint crosses.

Edited 9 hours ago by jukel123

[gnasher16 31,637]

1 hour ago, jukel123 said:

 

I've never seen anybody better at consistently delivering pinpoint crosses.

If im not wrong it was Robertson who put the cross over for the Trevor Francis header than won Forest the European Cup....iconic goal that i believe it was Francis first game after becoming the first million pound player ?.....although i might be wrong.

I remember Robertson he used to get a lot of stick down at West Ham,he carried a fair bit of weight and would get called " fat bum " whenever he got the ball,seems infantile looking back !....but he could certainly shift for a " fat lad "......as said above for putting in pinpoint crosses on the move there was none better.

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2 hours ago, gnasher16 said:

If im not wrong it was Robertson who put the cross over for the Trevor Francis header than won Forest the European Cup....iconic goal that i believe it was Francis first game after becoming the first million pound player ?.....although i might be wrong.

I remember Robertson he used to get a lot of stick down at West Ham,he carried a fair bit of weight and would get called " fat bum " whenever he got the ball,seems infantile looking back !....but he could certainly shift for a " fat lad "......as said above for putting in pinpoint crosses on the move there was none better.

Cloughy used to call Robertson the little fat lad

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10 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Cloughy used to call Robertson the little fat lad

Better than "Shithouse" which was the name Mark Crossly was re_christened by Cloughie.

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4 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

Better than "Shithouse" which was the name Mark Crossly was re_christened by Cloughie.

Yeh them mark crossly stories are funny...you can watch them youtube....