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Story by[]BBCFri, December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM UTC·1 min readFormer Nottingham Forest forward Garry Birtles has been reflecting on his former team-mate John Robertson, following his passing at the age of 72, noting both his extraordinary talent on the pitch and his warmth off it. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Birtles praised Robertson's unique ability to deliver for his fellow players. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"Unbelievably lucky as a striker because you'd be holding it on a wide player delivering the right stuff for you to be able to have a chance of scoring," Birtles said, "and he was an absolute genius at that."He never tried to pick you out. He just played the ball into an area that we should be in, and if we weren't there, that was our fault."He was one of the best crossers of the ball you've ever seen. They say about David Beckham, but I think Robbo was probably just a bit better than that.
John Robertson delivers a cross against Arsenal at Highbury
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