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Dyer's Robson regret

21 Mar 2007 - 08:18:33

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Newcastle United midfielder Kieron Dyer admits he still feels bad about the way he acted towards former boss Sir Bobby Robson in the days before the veteran manager's St James' Park exit.

Dyer refused to play out of position at Middlesbrough in August 2004, an action that embarrassed Robson, and played a part in the former England manager's departure.

"I still feel incredibly guilty about that," Dyer told the Daily Mirror.

"The players at Newcastle used to call me 'Bobby's son' because he would give me special treatment and the odd day off to go back home to Ipswich and I let him down massively.

"He was sacked soon after which made it all a hundred times worse. I should never have done that. I was just young and naive and stupid.

"It's something I will have to live with for the rest of my life and I'm thankful that when I rang him after he was fired he accepted my apology."