Thanks to Terry of the upper loft I got alerted to Ned Onuoha's pod cast "Kickback"
Last night was a glorious hour with Ale Faurlin. Ale was and is the most outstanding footballer and human being. They discussed Adel, and did say how the feel he has wasted his best years..
But the bombshells were later on about Arry Redknapp, who I did not much like but he has now plummeted to the depths.
Story 1 was told by Ned that after his mother had died (Ned was really close to his mother if you remember), he was in Manchester arranging the funeral on compassionate leave, and he got a phone cal from Arry. "You must come back, I need you, the team needs you, you must come back". So he did and was taken back up north (to Wigan?) for the match and was an unused sub on the bench
Story 2. After Ale Faulins 3rd ACL injury against Burton in a cup tie, remember Arry never put out what he considered his strongest teams in cup ties. The physio came on to the coach as they were leaving, with Ale going to hospital to say Ale Faulin is OK. Redknapp was heard to say..."Oh that's a shame". Ned said he lost all respect at that moment, and never regained it.
Ned also said from the moment he arrived, Redknapp was not interested, left everything to the coaches, (McLarin) barely was on the training pitch, left things to his senior players (Barton). More interested in the media and the limelight..
Beats me why we kept him on, I assume he had a good and waterproof contract.
What we blew away with Arry and Sparky...so sad
Last night was a glorious hour with Ale Faurlin. Ale was and is the most outstanding footballer and human being. They discussed Adel, and did say how the feel he has wasted his best years..
But the bombshells were later on about Arry Redknapp, who I did not much like but he has now plummeted to the depths.
Story 1 was told by Ned that after his mother had died (Ned was really close to his mother if you remember), he was in Manchester arranging the funeral on compassionate leave, and he got a phone cal from Arry. "You must come back, I need you, the team needs you, you must come back". So he did and was taken back up north (to Wigan?) for the match and was an unused sub on the bench
Story 2. After Ale Faulins 3rd ACL injury against Burton in a cup tie, remember Arry never put out what he considered his strongest teams in cup ties. The physio came on to the coach as they were leaving, with Ale going to hospital to say Ale Faulin is OK. Redknapp was heard to say..."Oh that's a shame". Ned said he lost all respect at that moment, and never regained it.
Ned also said from the moment he arrived, Redknapp was not interested, left everything to the coaches, (McLarin) barely was on the training pitch, left things to his senior players (Barton). More interested in the media and the limelight..
Beats me why we kept him on, I assume he had a good and waterproof contract.
What we blew away with Arry and Sparky...so sad
