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Re: Rob Burrow

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:24 pm
by old hooker
fozzieskem wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:37 pm Just as a testimonial should be, new side for the first half and a chance to see greats from yesteryear in the closing stages, great crowd too sometimes life transcends everything and this was one of those times.

Spot on and to be fair to the Leeds club they did him proud.Also what a gesture from JJB to take a back seat on what should have been his big day.Top lad.

Re: Rob Burrow

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:31 pm
by fozzieskem
old hooker wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:24 pm
fozzieskem wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:37 pm Just as a testimonial should be, new side for the first half and a chance to see greats from yesteryear in the closing stages, great crowd too sometimes life transcends everything and this was one of those times.

Spot on and to be fair to the Leeds club they did him proud.Also what a gesture from JJB to take a back seat on what should have been his big day.Top lad.
Agreed a measure of man in the spotlight who’s prepared to share his day,credit to JJB as you say

Re: Rob Burrow

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 1:31 pm
by morley pie eater
Strangely, and unintentionally, JJB may well have benefited from his noble sacrifice.

I understand there were 20,000 there. How many would there have been for a JJB testimonial? 5000 at best, I'd reckon.

"Do the math" as the Yanks say.

Re: Rob Burrow

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:42 pm
by widdenoldboy