Editing Bobby Robson (section)

=== Football consultant for Republic of Ireland and retirement ===
On 7 June 2005, Robson declined the invitation to become director of football of [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] because he wanted to stay in the Newcastle area.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4612251.stm
| title = Robson rejects approach by Hearts
| date = 7 June 2005
| access-date =15 May 2007
|work=BBC Sport
}}</ref> On 13 January 2006, [[Steve Staunton]] was appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland national team, with Robson named in a support role as "international football consultant".<ref name="consultant">{{cite news
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4610306.stm
| title = Republic appoint Staunton as boss
| date = 13 January 2006
| access-date =14 May 2007
|work=BBC Sport
}}</ref> Robson stepped down from his role of consultant on 17 November 2007 following the nation's final match in their unsuccessful qualifying campaign for [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-ireland-robson-idUKL154249520071115
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208094953/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-ireland-robson-idUKL154249520071115
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 8 December 2015
| title = Robson ready to retire from pitch at 74
| date = 15 November 2007
| access-date =17 November 2013
| work=Reuters
| first=Mitch
| last=Phillips}}</ref> Robson was a former vice president of the [[League Managers Association]], a non-executive role.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/lma/structure-3.html
 |title=LMA Structure
 |access-date=2 November 2007
 |publisher=League Managers Association
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327225931/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/lma/structure-3.html
 |archive-date=27 March 2008}}</ref>