Harry Redknapp is one of the biggest and best-loved characters in English football. From West Ham to Bournemouth, Portsmouth to Tottenham, legions of fans regard him as one of the game's true legends. Signing for West Ham United as a 17-year-old in 1964, Redknapp went on to make 149 top-flight appearances for the club. In 1972 he moved to Bournemouth and played 101 times before returning in 1982 to take up his first coaching role, as asststant manager, stepping up to take the reins as manager after helping the club avoid relegation from the Football League. A major car accident in 1990 forced him to rethink his career options and, disillusioned with life at Bournemouth, he made the switch to another of his former clubs, West Ham. In an eight-year association with the club he was instrumental in bringing top players like Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and his own nephew Frank Lampard through the youth academy ranks. Redknapp then headed to Portsmouth, gaining promotion in 2003 and keeping them in the top flight the following season. Off the field things were less rosy, and disagreements with owner Milan Mandaric saw him make a controversial move to bitter rivals Southampton in late 2004. This time he was unable to work his magic, and Southampton were relegated from the Premier League for the first time in 27 years. Redknapp resigned after just a year in the job, courting controversy yet again with a return to Portsmouth. He arrived in the middle of a relegation dogfight, but Portsmouth survived and the followijng season Redknapp led the side to their highest league placing in almost 50 years. Tipped to take the helm at Newcastle United in January 2008, Redknapp instead remained at Portsmouth, steering the club to their first FA Cup victory in 69 yeras with a 1-0 win over Cardiff City. Despite this success, Redknapp joined Tottenham Hotspur in October 2008, taking over from beleaguered boss Juande Ramos. Within two weeks Spurs were out of the relegation zone, cementing his status as 'Harry Houdini', master of the great escape. He has since notched up victories against Liverpool and Manchester City, and led the club to the semi-finals of the Carling Cup.
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"Well-written ... plenty of anecdotes ... the contribution from bitter former Saints chairman Rupert Lowe paints a very different picture of Redknapp"
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"Manages to go behind the Whitechapel Road barrow boy image ... Roopanarine has undertaken a lot of research and it shows" --Knees Up Mother Brown
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"Manages to go behind the Whitechapel Road barrow boy image ... Roopanarine has undertaken a lot of research and it shows" --Knees Up Mother Brown
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Les Roopanarine is a freelance sports journalist who writes for newspapers including rhe Guardian and the Sunday Telegraph. He has written a number of sports books.
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By Paul Goodall
Format:Hardcover
This outstanding biography ignores the usual stereotypes about Harry Redknapp, separating the man from the myth. It looks at Redknapp's career in painstaking detail from his early days as a West Ham player right up to the present season. The author has obviously done a lot of research, but rather than being anoraky the book is very entertaining and is helped along by lots of little stories and anecdotes, several of which had me laughing out loud (I especially liked the one about him stopping mid-match to check the racing results!). Most of these tales are told by people who seem to have been interviewed specifically for the book, including Alvin Martin, Milan Mandaric, Shaka Hislop, Dejan Stefanovic, Jim Gabriel, John Williams, Rodney Marsh etc etc. As a West Ham fan I was intrigued to get Alvin Martin's take on the story behind Redknapp replacing Billy Bonds. I don't agree with the author's suggestion that Redknapp should be the England manager, but that doesn't change the fact that this beautifully written book is the best I've read since Duncan Hamilton's bio of Brian Clough.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By p a jones
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good insight into football managers life highly recommended should have been manager of his country.top man.football needs characters like him
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By arry
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As a football fan i love Harry Redknapps honesty and also the way he goes about his job . This book is well worth reading, it reveals a lot of things that you probably heard as rumours at the time or journalists speculating about.He has picked up loads of players for a song and moved them on after making a nice profit for his club. It's refreshing to read a book by somebody who "Tells it how it is "
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A QUICK RUN THROUGH OF HARRY'S LIFE
I enjoyed this book. It gave a quick resume opf the football and mangerial career of Harry Redknapp. The book was written with pace,rather like Harry himself. Read more
Published 4 days ago by bibliophile
1.0 out of 5 stars
Mediocre hagiography
St Harry, the greatest football brain that the UK has ever produced. so says this mediocre hagiography. Read more
Published 24 days ago by simon davies
5.0 out of 5 stars
Honest, funny and down to earth.
Harry Redknapps life in his own words and also from the peolpe that played with him, for him and against him. Very funny in parts, but always honest and to the point.
Published 1 month ago by M. Sibbald
3.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat economical
I cannot help but feel my nervousness about Harry has not been eased by this book. Harry is the people's favourite - for the life of me I cannot understand why. Read more
Published 3 months ago by cantleyblade
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HARRY REDKNAPP BOOK
ALL I CAN SAY IS THE BOOK CAME VERY QUICKLY ..I CANNOT GIVE A REVIEW OF THE BOOK AS IT IS FOR A PRESENT !!!
Published on 29 Oct 2010 by ELIZABETH
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mad about 'Arry
I bought this book for my 'spurs crazy' husband. I
hope Harry is still the manager of Tottenham when
my husband finaly gets around to reading it!! Read more
hope Harry is still the manager of Tottenham when
my husband finaly gets around to reading it!! Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2010 by J. M. Bailey
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