JOHN ROBERTSON - Nottingham Forest greatest ever
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- John Robertson was voted No.1 Nottingham Forest player of all time, forcing Stuart Pearce into second place, in a 2005 poll run by fans. He also retained this position in 2015 in a poll to celebrate Forest's 150th anniversary.
Although he was an infrequent member of the first team as a midfielder up to 1975, and was on the transfer list when Brian Clough became manager, Robertson became a key player as a left winger under Clough and appeared in 243 consecutive games between December 1976 and December 1980. He scored the winning goal, a penalty, for Forest in the 1978 Football League Cup final against Liverpool. He also scored the winner in the 1980 European Cup final against Hamburg and provided the cross for the winning goal in the 1979 European Cup final, scored by Trevor Francis against Malmö FF.
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Phenomenal player. He was one of the main reasons Forest were successful. They were a fabulous team. What Leicester did was amazing, but what Forest did will never, ever happen again.
What Leicester did won't either but agree as a Leicester fan Robertson was a fantastic player, world class
@@richardwightman Well said Richard. I'm neither a Forest fan or a Leicester fan, but remember Robertson very well. (Congrats on Leicester's title, BTW). I remember Leicester having some fantastic players in the 70s; Keith Weller and Frank Worthington...wow, phenomenal players!
@@0secure12 Yes luckily I started going in the 70's when Weller and Frankie and Glover were playing, great times. Our title win still hasn't sunk in with me don't think it ever will and I would be gutted if they cancelled this season as we would miss champions league. When we went abroad in champions league we all thought it was a one off.
0secure 1 in 17tb hanging around the bottom of the league in the second division to that... wow
@@MightBeBray Yup, truly amazing. Bringing in Shilton was a masterstroke by Clough and Taylor. I also remember Martin O'Neill being pretty amazing. But as a left winger/forward myself when I used to play (sigh), Robertson definitely caught my eye. He almost seemed so lazy and slow, but 99 times out of a 100, he'd get past you and put in a superb cross!
One of the most underrated player ever existed
Saw him quite a few times. What a fantastic player hd was.
“ We’ve got a little fat guy on the wing, a highly talented, unbelievable outside left” my hero
" And he will turn them inside out." X 2
Our best player ever...man was a genius!
I agree.
One of the best players ever
He was the best
Our GREATEST WINGER OF ALL TIME JOHN ROBERTSON AND HE PLAYED WITH A PASSION FOR THE CLUB AND THE BADGE NOT LIKE OUR PRESENT TEAM WE NEED TO WIN AND KEEP IT UP WE NEED A STATUE OF JOHN ROBERTSON AT THE CITY GROUND
Why he didn't win the European Footballer of the Year in either 79 or 80 I'll never know? For maybe three years from 77-80 he was probably the best and most influential player in Europe.
I’ve been looking a lot at this stuff recently. Scotland since football began till the 90s had world class players and I think many who know a lot about football would agree Scotland were always a top 10 nation even producing more better players than England for decades. Most English teams best ever players are Scottish or at least 5/10 and in 90% of English teams that won European trophies or were dominating the league had Scottish players. The fact he never won that or ballon dor can only show how corrupt stuff like that is when you see a lot of people that have won it. Dalglish probably the best ever player from British isles with Best and Charlton and never won it either. It can only show that there’s clearly a bias against the Scottish league and the players who even play in better leagues. Celtic won it fairly easy and Johnstone finished 3rd behind charlton who won nothing and some Hungarian guy that got 30 goals but only won the league. To make things worse you have those that run the Scottish game who are just as corrupt with dodgy refs and not picking the best players to play at world cups and euros. Not a single nation I know never picked their best players. Every tournament we were seen as one of the favourites and we never once got out the groups. Glorious failures is what we are.
Also Robertson has been the best left back in the world the past 2 years. Can anyone tell me if he was even in top 50 ballon dor????? The evidence is all there.
Because he was a Scot.
IForgotMyKeys 67 literally the only reason. Even playing in England back then you were less likely to win stuff. Charlton only because they won the World Cup and Keegan and Owen winning it was a farce. Although Owen was great nowhere near the best and Keegan wasn’t anywhere near Dalglish back then. Stanley Matthews another who won it but fuck knows how he was about 50😂
Just look at how many Scots have been nominated for ballon dor and placed high, barley any. English teams all dominated by Scottish players for decades and most being their best players and that’s with teams winning leagues and European trophies, along with those still in Scotland doing well in Europe and Celtic being dominant in Europe always in semis and quarters , 2 finals and not a single winner. Johnstone 3rd when we won it. It’s corrupt and it always has been. Obviously there are clear winners most times but fuck me it’s so blatant they couldn’t give a fuck about Scotland and the players playing at a major level.
Just like to add Dalglish never won a ballon dor despite being the best player ever from UK maybe Best but there’s an argument. Scotland and Liverpool best ever player and 2nd is the best he got ahahahah FUCK OFF.
We need to get a statue of John ROBERTSON at the city ground ASAP COS he was a bit special on the wing
Makes today’s players look ordinary.
This guy was Awesome. Best British player since Best. Only 28 Scotland caps is Baffling. £200million player today. GENIUS ROBBO 😎👍🏻
In today’s market this guy would be worth 80-100 million.
What impressed me when I watched him play as a left winger : fat didn't matter.
But I have never remembered that he was two-footed : his right foot was of equal quality with his left foot.
We like the same players. 😂😂😂
Great player robbo one of the best.
Legend
The best and I mean the best winger I've ever seen in my life....absolutely brilliant ...cmon red uns......and I'm an ex geordie forest fan.....wow....they say....my first match forest 3 -1 man spew....record crowd 1967...hooked I was ....and still am lol 😅😅😅😊
Best crosser of the ball i've ever seen.
Robbo was and still is Simply thee Best and thee greatest winger I have ever seen playing for Nottingham Forest fc
John Robertson and Ian Storey-Moore are both the best number 11's I have ever seen.They both played the game as it should be played.They didn't need to be diving or falling over at the slightest touch ,they used their skill to beat a man.
Oh what days!!
John Robertson is simply thee very best winger I've ever seen play for Nottingham FOREST he could always skin a player a man of great talent magnificent Robbo Robbo
Simply brilliant
Have yet to find a clip on youtube showing Robertson the way I remember him from countless scandinavian "tipsextra's", saturday English football matches on TV at the time, advancing on the same side as the camera, a rear view of him, lazily kinda dragging the ball with him, almost behind him, with the same foot towards the opponent.
Then normally bip bop boom a quick dribble and he´s past the guy and ready to send the ball to whoever at the opponent goal... I´ll take his cool dribbles any day before any Ronaldinho or Zlatans ones...
To me, Robertson was similar to Beckham - he did what he did - not with great pace - but by speed of thought and an ability to manipulate the ball. Unlike Beckham, he was one of the best two-footed players since George Best.....this is a man who could score free kicks from 20 yards with BOTH feet ! He'd be a £100m player in today's market.
Guy was fucking unbelievable
John Robertson was so great to watch,wish I'd been old enough to be standing in Trent end when he was playing⚽
Truly brilliant. I remember him coming on to the pitch for the usual warm up routines back in the 70's and he was wearing a monkey face mask. All of the Trent End immediately began their usual greeting chant of ' Robbo, Robbo,Robbo....he took it off revealing a huge smile . What a star .
John Robertson was and is thee Greatest WINGER of all time at Nottingham Forest With out John Nottingham Forest would nt have won any thing let alone the European Cup s back to back Robbo made Forest great and we need to have a statue of John Robertson ASAP
The best left back winger of our time
How can three people not like this video
For me the biggest surprise in football!
What is the probability that a 2nd league team has players from the English National Team, to promote, to win the championship and the Europeans Cup twice!
The Nottingham team created a surprise by winning the title, promoted by seven points ahead of Liverpool FC
Robbo - Penalty King
Being inducted into the hall of fame was the least Robbo deserved. I was only young about 7 watching the team back then and thought he was awesome my favourite player until Stuart Pearce came on the scene anyway. But Robbo was one of those players who had an incline of where every teamate was on the pitch. Could find a teamate with a cross everytime. An amazing skill. Would be worth tens of millions now 🔴🌳
JOHN ROBERTSON WAS THEE VERY BEST WINGER FOREST EVER HAD GIVE HIM THE BALL AND ROBBO SCORES JOHN HAD MORE SKILL THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER IN ENGLAND LET ALONE SCOTLAND with out John ROBERTSON forest would not have been the best they were John ROBERTSON is Nottingham Forest greatest ever player we had a team full of international s who won for the team and not for the money It's a pity JOHN ROBERTSON IS NOT VERY WELL WITH PARKINSONS AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST SHOULD HAVA STATUE OF ROBBO IN THE CITY GROUND
What a player!!!!
He looks like Ryan Giggs but before Ryan Giggs
Clough was 30 years ahead of his time. Playing Robertson on the "wrong side", a predominantly right footed player on the left. JR was brilliant simple as.
LFC fan
This amazing player was better than mbappe absolute fact, he had little pace but he turned players inside out.....magic days which i was lucky enough to witness COYR
Cloughie must have rubbed his hands with glee when he realised what a talent he had with Robertson. Wrapped a tough defence and grafting midfield around him and just let him create. Great player
I was a season ticket holder when Cloughie made Robbo a fixture and moved him to the left wing. Even Martin O'Neal on the right wing followed orders and gave the ball to the fat guy on the other side of the field. When Robbo got the ball, the volume of the crowd went up to 11
Brian Clough hated that song because he didn't want his players to stop giving 100% and thought they were getting too confident. Man management kicks in and they're probably washing dishes in a local restaurant the following day, just to bring them back down to reality ⚽️🎓🏴❤️
he done all that without pace as well that's how good he was
He maybe wasn’t the fastest but he had a turn of speed or a really good bit of acceleration to usually always get past the other guy even if that guy was speedy......yes that with awareness and skill
For a 5 year spell, without dout the best player in Europe. Martin Oneil sez so. I agree. 11
John Robertson had skill can use both feet good cross of a ball good penalty taker legend in his own right.Sould have a statue of him next to Cloughie on king street/queen street.Hes the only world class that Forest have ever had we,ve had good players lan Storey Moore,Terry Hennessey,Peter Shillton world class keeper he was goodkeeper before he came to Forest,Stuart Pierce,all star players of European Cup heroes list goes,Trevor Francis if it was,nt for his injury probably been one of the best players in the world,but you play for Forest you don,t get reconised much
COYR
my friend mark robertsons dad lol
John was and still is Simply thee Best and thee greatest winger I have ever seen playing for Nottingham Forest he played with a passion for Nottingham Forest fc not like the players today I know 3 players who are on 50k a week and they are not fit to lace John ROBERTSON boots and what a great man John is a true friend and a Nottingham Forest ledgend
There wasn't much to his game really. He had that all important burst of speed and he did the simple things well.
He's a class below someone like Arjen Robben.
How much in today's market
That’s actually ESR father lol.
Did Robertson play as a left winger before Clough's arrival at Forest?
dcasey77 no cm
No played central midfield.
Finest player I had the pleasure to watch, and believe me I have seen some, left foot like a wand, incidentally he took penalties with his right foot, never missed one as far as I remember?
Another Scottish gem. Folk like to ridicule Scottish football... The absolute twats. Some of the finest players and managers have came from our wee country. We have overachieved as a nation; providing such incredible footballing talent. Only 6 million people, too...
Superb could argue he won them 2 European Cups with the cross for Frances then the hamburg goal 👏 Class and by the way u had to have won your League to enter the competition as opposed to this shite now 3rd 4th place Finnish and u still qualify ?
Better than Giggs, Beckham, Pires, Ginola, Hazard....the lot. Only Ronaldo surpasses him as a winger in the English game. Fifa playing kids won't understand.
Was he as good as Davie cooper
I don’t think so