"I was determined to get it right on the pitch. Then, if I had to leave at the end of the season, so be it. I never felt threatened or isolated by the arrangement. We worked together and it worked out"
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The key line is the almost casual fatalism of “so be it.” That phrase carries the subtext of power without posturing: if the club moves on, he moves on, but he won’t beg, sulk, or sabotage. It’s an athlete’s version of emotional boundary-setting, delivered in a vocabulary of work. The absence of grievance is the point. By insisting he “never felt threatened or isolated,” Robson rejects the idea that teammates and staff must become adversaries when management creates ambiguity. He’s also quietly defending the group: whatever was happening above them, the dressing room stayed functional.
“We worked together and it worked out” lands like a rebuttal to the myth that great teams need melodrama to fuel them. The intent is reputational as much as reflective: he frames professionalism not as bland obedience, but as mutual competence under pressure. In an era that often rewards public dissatisfaction, Robson makes steadiness sound like its own kind of edge.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Robson, Bryan. (n.d.). I was determined to get it right on the pitch. Then, if I had to leave at the end of the season, so be it. I never felt threatened or isolated by the arrangement. We worked together and it worked out. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-determined-to-get-it-right-on-the-pitch-101266/
Chicago Style
Robson, Bryan. "I was determined to get it right on the pitch. Then, if I had to leave at the end of the season, so be it. I never felt threatened or isolated by the arrangement. We worked together and it worked out." FixQuotes. Accessed February 2, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-determined-to-get-it-right-on-the-pitch-101266/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I was determined to get it right on the pitch. Then, if I had to leave at the end of the season, so be it. I never felt threatened or isolated by the arrangement. We worked together and it worked out." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-determined-to-get-it-right-on-the-pitch-101266/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.



