"This is the best moment of all because at clubs like Manchester United you are expected to win trophies," Robson said. "There were no expectations here, apart from people expecting us to go down. When you go behind in the Premiership it is really difficult because you are playing catch-up all the time. That’s why I say this is the greatest because the players have responded and got on with the job."
"All this about you can’t survive if you are bottom at Christmas, the players have had to cope with that. Weaker characters could easily have given that as an excuse. We used that as a motivational thing. I have said to them: ‘Why is it that the team that is bottom at Christmas cannot survive?’ I have told them all along: ‘Let’s go and make history by making sure we stay in this division.’ The lads have taken that on board."