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Always Managing: My Autobiography
The autobiography of one ofthe greatest living English soccer managers of his generation
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 Redknapp ...more
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 Redknapp ...more
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As sports autobiographies go, this is one of the better ones.
Harry Redknapp was a right winger for West Ham in the 1960's when I first encountered him.He wasn't the world's greatest player, though he was good enough to hold down a place in a top division team for quite a few years. He disappeared for a while (to the USA, it transpires from reading his book), and then started off in football management 30 years ago. This book tells us mainly about those 30 years in management.
But it's not a glori ...more
Harry Redknapp was a right winger for West Ham in the 1960's when I first encountered him.He wasn't the world's greatest player, though he was good enough to hold down a place in a top division team for quite a few years. He disappeared for a while (to the USA, it transpires from reading his book), and then started off in football management 30 years ago. This book tells us mainly about those 30 years in management.
But it's not a glori ...more
Although I am a big football fan (LFC), I was sceptical when my fella bought me this book for Christmas. I have read footballing autobiographies before and they really aren't that well written. So I was completely surprised how absorbed I became in this one. I think it is due to Harry's vast experience in the game that made this tale particularly entertaining and insightful. His chapter on Bobby Moore was fantastic and some of the tales of premiership footballers were hilarious and at times, sho
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One of my favourite books about a true character in the beautiful game. He is not the stereotypical wheeler-dealer Del-Boy that we all like to portray him as, though he does show a bit of that in the book, particularly with Bournemouth, there is a lot more to the manager and man than that.
He has no qualms about showing that he is most comfortable with football in his life and shows that it doesn't take all the analysis and statistics the modern managers of today to become a great manager. His me ...more
He has no qualms about showing that he is most comfortable with football in his life and shows that it doesn't take all the analysis and statistics the modern managers of today to become a great manager. His me ...more
As noted by previous reviewers, this isn't your typical football autobiography. Harry has lots of fantastic stories to tell and even if a particular part of his career doesn't grab you (unlikely, as the style if writing throughout Always Managing is very compelling and frequently peppered with his trademark good humour), the narrative progresses quickly with little dwelling on past glories or formative years, setting the book apart from many sports biographies. Harry's honesty about both the hig
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I read the John Crace biography of Harry Redknapp "Harry's Games: Inside the Mind of Harry Redknapp" so thought I'd read this, the autobiography too. Needless to say this is better as it comes straight from the horse's mouth and isn't just someone else's interpretation of the man.
The opening chapter is great. It focuses on Harry's very public 2012 tax evasion trial and shows real vulnerability. A moving chapter indeed.
Other bits of the book allow Redknapp to address other things that have been s ...more
The opening chapter is great. It focuses on Harry's very public 2012 tax evasion trial and shows real vulnerability. A moving chapter indeed.
Other bits of the book allow Redknapp to address other things that have been s ...more
Harry Redknapp the manager? Unlike almost every single English journalist in England, I really don't rate him. Yes, he's had some successes, but plenty of failures too. Listening to his interviews, whenever his teams do well, it's always down to him, yet whenever they fail, it's always the fault of the players. It's an attitude I dislike intensely.
Harry Redknapp the man? Not as nice as he's portrayed in the media. He's not - and he admits this in the book, to his credit - as lovable as the press ...more
Harry Redknapp the man? Not as nice as he's portrayed in the media. He's not - and he admits this in the book, to his credit - as lovable as the press ...more
A decent read.
As you might expect it's hardly literary and perhaps verges on being too conversational, but I found myself whizzing through it - fantastic fodder for journeys to work. Whilst he hasn't got a vicious word to say about anyone, it's apparent that he can be hot-headed and is perhaps a more complicated character than you might imagine from his post-match interviews. He certainly gives the impression that he understands and is comfortable in the knowledge he is not infallible as a mana ...more
As you might expect it's hardly literary and perhaps verges on being too conversational, but I found myself whizzing through it - fantastic fodder for journeys to work. Whilst he hasn't got a vicious word to say about anyone, it's apparent that he can be hot-headed and is perhaps a more complicated character than you might imagine from his post-match interviews. He certainly gives the impression that he understands and is comfortable in the knowledge he is not infallible as a mana ...more
Harry in his own words comes across as a nice guy and family man. What I like about Harry is his modesty. He's not a man who goes around boasting about how good he is. Says things like anybody could have got this Tottenham team out of relegation. Not sure about his version of the Billy Bonds situation or his opinion about Hartson's nasty attack on his team-mate. I reserve judgement on both. Nevertheless, he appears to be a friend you could trust. There are some amusing comments about some of his
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I don't normally read sports biographies, mainly because everyone who has kicked a ball in anger seems to bring a book out and I can't imagine that they will be particularly interesting. However, Harry Redknapp is someone I thought I would be interested in reading about; he is one of the last of the old fashioned type of English manager but having said that, it is clear from reading this that he has adapted extremely well to the new era of the overseas stars and prima donna overpaid footballers.
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we all love 'arry leaning out of his car chatting to journalists or nattering away on Talksport ... salt of the earth, no pretensions , tells it as he sees it , seen it all from Hackney Marshes and Portakabins to White Hart Lane and he is easy to warm too . This is Harry as we know him telling his life story so far and brought to life by his ghost writer .
Although he objects to his typecasting as a wheeler dealer barrow boy he knows which side his bread is buttered and it can be no accident tha ...more
Although he objects to his typecasting as a wheeler dealer barrow boy he knows which side his bread is buttered and it can be no accident tha ...more
Another autobiography by Harry Redknapp.
An easy entertaining read with stories from his career that highlight how football has changed from the working man's game where players used to drink and eat unhealthily to today's millionaire players who are instructed to follow strict diets. Harry never fails to entertain and his anecdotes give an insight into way he operates and the strain behind the scenes with his court case etc.
An easy entertaining read with stories from his career that highlight how football has changed from the working man's game where players used to drink and eat unhealthily to today's millionaire players who are instructed to follow strict diets. Harry never fails to entertain and his anecdotes give an insight into way he operates and the strain behind the scenes with his court case etc.
Amazing man, amazing book!
This book about the managing legend Harry Redknapp, is one of the best that I have ever read. The book not only talks about his managing career, but also his personal life and playing career. This book shows that he is an amazing man, and someone really to look up too. Even if your not the biggest fan of him, I would recommend this book to anyone. Amazing man.
This book about the managing legend Harry Redknapp, is one of the best that I have ever read. The book not only talks about his managing career, but also his personal life and playing career. This book shows that he is an amazing man, and someone really to look up too. Even if your not the biggest fan of him, I would recommend this book to anyone. Amazing man.
With Harry in the headlines again today because of his interview with Football Focus, this makes it all a more interesting and insightful read.
A brilliant autobiography and insight into English football. Comical at times, heart wrenching at others but always true in it's tone.
Some of the stories do become a little repetitive and tend to trail off but this is to be expected by one of footballs greatest managers. Manager first and writer after the fact.
I've always had a lot of respect and time for ...more
A brilliant autobiography and insight into English football. Comical at times, heart wrenching at others but always true in it's tone.
Some of the stories do become a little repetitive and tend to trail off but this is to be expected by one of footballs greatest managers. Manager first and writer after the fact.
I've always had a lot of respect and time for ...more
The book was well written, but I couldn't help thinking that Harry was using it merely to placate himself from clearly some wrongdoing. Interesting, though, and a good read. Always fascinates me to read about what really (according to Harry!) goes on, particularly the stories from the old days of Moore et al.
Very disappointing. Hoped it would be a very entertaining book full of decent anecdotes but it was non of this and full of excuses and justification of his financial dealing.
The best autobiography I have ever encountered, the narrative stance is incredible - it sounds like you are listening to him talk out loud.
Good ol biog from good ol 'Arry. A genuinely interesting career in the game retold genuinely and honestly. Worth a quick look.
A romp through Harry's life but will interest all footie fans whoever they follow. The stuff about Bobby Moore is revealing.
Fun at times but it felt like Harry was holding back and some of his accounts were just too convenient to be legit.
Ghost-written and full of cliches, but a poignant and honest book that says a lot about how English football used to be...
very entertaining ! one of my best reads
No surprises here. HR shares a lot of funny stories and put up a good defence for himself in various situations that has come up during his career. Entertaining, but poorly written.
Entertaining to read about what goes on behind closed doors, or doors that the English press can't get to.
Very easy read, with some great anecdotes.
Some excellent insights and genuinely hilarious anecdotes combine with some turgid passages. I couldn't shake the feeling that he was a little disingenuous when giving his version of certain events but all in all it was very enjoyable.
Loved the whole Harry story. Written just how you'd expect him to speak the words.
Interesting when he was talking about players, particularly Di Canio and Joe Cole, but I found myself skip reading big chunks.
If you have any love for the premier league, Harry's book is a must read.
It reads just like him talking and offers some great insight into the life of a premier league manager.
I do wish there was more mention of the actual day to day stuff managers and players get up to, but overall, a great read.
It reads just like him talking and offers some great insight into the life of a premier league manager.
I do wish there was more mention of the actual day to day stuff managers and players get up to, but overall, a great read.
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