 With a keen interest in cricket as well as football, Robson was to have replaced Mike Gatting as president of the Lord's Taverners charity and cricket club in 2007, but this was prevented by his ill-health.After his death, the club held a dinner in his honour, as "The best President we never had".In March 2011, the East Coast train operating company named one of its Class 91 electric locomotives "Sir Bobby Robson", unveiled at Newcastle station by his widow Elsie and Alan Shearer.