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Harry Redknapp is a well known and highly respected face in the
world of football. But it wasn't until his stint in the I'm A
Celebrity Jungle in 2018 that he was propelled into a whole new
audience along with his loyal wife of 55 years, Sandra. Viewers
instantly fell in love with the couple after Harry regaled tales of
their meeting in the Two Puddings pub in Barking, London in 1963.
And there was even a new found love for the classic jam roly-poly
as Harry fondly revealed it was the dessert she always cooks for
him! Now, Sandra is joining Harry in the spotlight as they share
their entire love story for the very first time. From their low key
wedding, to the births of their two sons Mark and Jamie, Harry and
Sandra will reveal the highs and lows of their marriage in their
first ever joint autobiography, When Harry Met Sandra. Sandra will
open up for the first time about the devastating death of her
beloved sister, Pat, mum to former Chelsea star Frank, and the
horror car crash that left Harry feared dead in Italy in 1990. The
couple will also candidly discuss the deep depression Harry felt as
a footballer manager, his arrest for alleged tax evasion in 2006
and the moment Harry accidentally ran his wife over in his car,
crushing her foot - with Sandra being his rock throughout. In
happier times, Harry and Sandra will recall their time spent living
in America with the late, great Bobby Moore, as well as the births
of their much loved grandchildren, including former footballer
Jamie's son, Raphael, who was born last November. The couple will
also look ahead to next year, which marks 60 years since they first
met. When Harry Met Sandra is an incredible tale of love, loss and
loyalty.
It all started with a date in the Two Puddings pub in East London
in 1963 and nearly 60 years on, Harry and Sandra Redknapp are still
in love. Already a well-known and respected face in the world of
football, it wasn’t until Harry’s stint in the I’m A
Celebrity jungle that their married life was propelled into the
spotlight. Viewers fell in love with the couple as Harry regaled
funny and touching tales of their lives together – with plenty of
jam roly-poly along the way. Now they are sharing their entire love
story for the first time. From early courting mishaps, wedding day
jellied eels and a hapless honeymoon in Torquay to the joyful
arrival of sons Mark and Jamie, Harry and Sandra reveal the highs
and lows of their marriage in this joint autobiography. They will
open up about happy holidays, health scares, house moves and the
horror car crash that left Harry feared dead. Sandra speaks
movingly about the devastating death of her beloved sister at just
58 and Harry talks about dark days as a football boss, a triumphant
court battle... and the moment he accidentally ran his wife over in
his car, crushing her foot... Harry and Sandra are one of the
nation’s most-loved couples who have been on an extraordinary
adventure together. Their story is an honest, heart-warming tale of
love, loss and loyalty.
The hugely entertaining autobiography of one of the most popular
and highly respected managers in the English Football League.
Mention West Ham United FC and the name Harry Redknapp immediately
springs to mind. The Hammers' boss is an institution in the game;
his experience of English football in the Nineties from the
perspective of one club is unsurpassed. His was a controversial
appointment, as he took over as manager at West Ham in 1994 to
succeed former favourite Billy Bonds. But Redknapp broke the mould:
he was one of the first Premiership managers to recruit heavily
from abroad, and he gives a refreshing insight into how such
players as Raducioiu, Dani, Boogers and other foreign buys adjusted
- or in many cases, failed - to adapt to the frenetic pace and
unique culture of English football. More recently he has proved a
shrewd investor in British talent. The likes of Trevor Sinclair,
Neil Ruddock and Ian Wright have ensured that the Hammers have been
a force to be reckoned with throughout this season's Premiership
campaign. Away from football, Redknapp recalls his narrow escape
from a near-fatal car accident in 1990 and the unique relationship
with son Jamie, a quality player for Liverpool and England who is
now married to pop star Louise. In an extra chapter to the original
hardback edition, Harry comments on the Hammers' performance during
the 1998-99 season, and reveals the truth behind the many colourful
and often controversial incidents that have beset the East End club
in recent months.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The beautiful game has taught me a
lot, but I've had quite a life outside of football too. This book
is full of my best stories - kickabouts with jumpers for goalposts
with Bobby Moore, mine and Sandra's disastrous honeymoon to Torquay
in a dodgy car and my funniest 'Mr Pastry' moments - as well as my
thoughts on the important things in life. I'm finally sharing what
I've learned on and off the pitch: from growing up poor in Poplar
to the heights of the Premiership and even lying in a coffin with a
load of rats on national television. It's everything I know about
true team spirit, hard work, tough times, why family are so
important and why everyone deserves respect no matter whether
they're royal or sleeping rough - and, of course, the real joy of a
jam roly-poly.'
The Sunday Times no.1 bestselling memoir from Harry Redknapp 'From
kicking a ball as a kid under the street lamps of Poplar and
standing on Highbury's North Bank with my dad, to my first game at
West Ham, I was born head over heels in love with football. It
saved me, and 50 years on that hasn't changed one bit - I'd be lost
without it...' Harry is the manager who has seen it all - from a
dismal 70s Portakabin at Oxford City and training pitches with
trees in the middle to the unbeatable highs of the Premiership,
lifting the FA Cup and taking on Real Madrid in the Champions
League. With his much loved, no-nonsense delivery, Harry brings us
a story filled with passion and humour that takes you right inside
every drama of his career. Harry finally tells the full story of
all the controversial ups and downs - the pain and heartache of his
court case, the England job, his love for Bobby Moore, his
adventures at Portsmouth with Milan Mandaric, the Southampton
debacle, Tottenham and Daniel Levy, and not forgetting his years at
West Ham or the challenges at his current club QPR. It's the epic
journey of one of the great managers and, along the way, the story
of the British game itself over the last five decades. In an era
now dominated by foreign coaches Harry is the last of an
old-fashioned breed of English football man - one who has managed
to move with the times and always come out fighting.
'When a man walks on to a pitch there's always a chance something
magic can happen, that's what keeps us coming back...' In A Man
Walks On To a Pitch, Harry shares a lifetime's experience of
obsessing over football, during which he has seen it all first hand
- the good, the bad and the unbelievable. Harry started in an age
where players were ordinary blokes who might live on the same
street as you and earn a similar wage. Now he manages in an era of
player power, multi-million pound wages and teams assembled from
around the globe. As he shares stories of some of the legends and
journeymen he played, coached, argued and drank with, Harry picks a
team for each decade from the 1950s to the present. He gets to the
heart of what was right and wrong with each era and explores the
changes in the game from lifestyle to tactics. He weaves his
choices together with unforgettable tales from the training
pitches, boot rooms and card schools. There are tales of the
untutored genius of Duncan Edwards and Tom Finney, legendary tough
Scots like Bobby Collins, Dave Mackay and Billy Bremner, the
world-beaters of 1966, unpredictable one-off wizards from Sir
Stanley Matthews to Matt Le Tissier, natural-born goalscorers from
Greaves to Dalglish and the greatest foreign players to grace our
game from Trautmann to Bergkamp. It is one of the best informal
histories of the British game you'll ever read.
No other place in the world has been so important to boxing, or
produced so many champions, as the small area of London's East End.
But how did this specific part of Britain shape boxing, and what
was behind the national and international success of these
fighters? In this book, Londoner Jeff Jones tells the unique story
of the development of modern boxing. Starting with the unregulated
bare-knuckle fights in the docks and taverns, he covers the
codification of boxing's rules, the increasing sophistication of
training and technique, the involvement of bookmakers and the
underworld, and the development of a lucrative worldwide sport in
which men from London's East End still take part as boxers and
promoters, three centuries after the sport's beginnings in their
local streets.
After 40 years in football management, there's not a lot I haven't
seen. There've been big highs, but a fair share of lows too. When I
have to make difficult decisions, I make a point of avoiding
newspapers, phone-ins, Twitter - all of it. But there's always a
load of armchair-pundits waiting to start on me. Being a manager
has never been easy, but between the fans and the media it often
feels impossible to get it right. In It Shouldn't Happen to a
Manager, I talk about how different the job is now from what it was
like when I used to play. For one, managers used to drive up and
down motorways all day to scout for players - now there's so much
analysis and global scouting. It's a different thing, completely.
In this book, I share everything I've learnt from a lifetime of
both wins and losses, and wisdom from greats like Cloughie and
Ferguson. I'll tell you about what actually happens in the dressing
room, including when Clough smashed the door off its hinges; the
bust-ups at full-time, like when I kicked a tray of sandwiches on
Don Hutchinson's head; and the times when I had to swap an arm
round a player's shoulder for a boot up the arse. It's my guide to
being a manager, the Harry way.
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