Hello, I'm Kirstie Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs archive.

For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music.

The program was originally broadcast in 1986, and the presenter was Michael Parkinson. It's true to say I think that our castaway today is facing the most difficult task of a long and distinguished career.

He's the man who leads the English footballers to Mexico in the quest for the World Cup.

If England win the World Cup, he'll be hailed as a hero.

We won't talk about what might happen if they don't,

except to say that a desert island might be the perfect place for him to retire to.

He's the manager of England, Bobby Robson.

Bobby, do you think he might be exiled to the Desert Island or what?

Are you confident?

Yes, I'm very optimistic.

I mean, we're in the middle of a very good run, we're on beating, going very well, and the team is confident confident and we're very hopeful we're

looking forward to very much and at the moment the mood of the team is that we're

not afraid of anyone well nizasim and all our good wishes go with you is it one piece of

mute to start off the program that sums up your mood at present?

Well yes there is, I think pump and circumstance number one by Elgar. It has the fervor, it has the passion,

it's a very moving piece of music. Oh, The Oh, Bobb you know at the peak of your career but let's go back to the very

beginnings you were born in a pit village in Durham and your dad was a minor

what kind of family was it? Well I would have to say it was a very happy family. I was one of five sons. I can

remember vividly my young life going to school, playing football in the

school yard, coming home, doing a bit of homework, playing football in the back streets,

where I think probably it was the start of my career, where I suppose I learned to be a little

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