QPR's Harry Redknapp: I would have retired from management if we had lost the play-off final. Jul 19, 2014 23:00 By Dean Jones Rangers were down to 10 men and even their own gaffer thought they were done for when Bobby Zamora's dramatic late goal beat Derby at Wembley. Harry Redknapp looked across the pitch with 10 minutes to go in the play-off final and considered his options, writes Dean Jones in the Sunday People. Make a sub? Change tactics? Tell Joey Barton to adjust his hairband? No, strangely football was not on his mind as QPR and Derby competed for a Premier League place worth £80million. Steve McClarenâs Rams were *dominating and Harry was wondering which golf club he would be joining in the summer as he believed retirement was only moments away. Unwilling to go through another season of toil in the Championship, the veteran boss was ready to bring down the curtain on a football journey which had spanned six decades. But then Bobby Zamora popped up to score the late winner â and a 49-year career was given a new lease of life. Redknapp said: âIf we had not gone up this year I would have stopped. âI would not have gone back for *another year in the Championship. That doesnât appeal to me any more. âIâm excited to be going to Anfield and Old Trafford but I went to Wembley that day knowing that if we had got beat Iâd have turned it in, definitely. With 10 minutes to go I was just thinking, âI donât know what golf club to join next yearâ. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/qprs-harry-redknapp-would-retired-3884934#ixzz37xHogCv5 Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook
Naughty mod! Not surprising to hear Harry's thoughts. One does wonder what our fate would have been had we lost that game as seemed inevitable. The doom mongers had us doing a Pompey. Actually sends a shiver down the spine as, despite Tony's reassurance, I think we all feared the worst to one degree or another.
I normally wouldn't be so bold but I did say some time ago that should Harry not get us back up, that he'd be looking for a golf club. Regardless of the results, I still think he may do as such except 12 months later. In saying that, I think we will have a much better season this time around. I'm happy with Harold being our manager as long as he has the desire, otherwise, it will show in how he operates and how the team is going.
Re: I was about to retire - I imagine OBZ was thinking the same thing until that goal magically happened:- please log in to view this image
They were discussing Harry on Talksport on Friday and the reporter said Harry now seems a totally different person to what he was before the play-offs, it really is like he's got a new lease of life and he's now in his element competing at the top level again. It's probably just like any of us, if you are forced to do a job you don't really fancy you've only two options: Do it or quit...
Mate, don't you think a new 'signature' as you have listed, is worth updating for the new season? Surely as part of every new season, we should give the manager and all the players our total support. How can we ask our manager and players to give 100% if we can't support them 100% .................. it's a fresh start. ( Don't get me wrong Flyer ......... I'm not trying to 'pick' on you, just wanted to ask your thoughts about it, that's all )
I judge the players/manager on their whole time here. Apart from Barton, theyve all been very poor. I will only change it if they leave or they are at least average.
Fair enough and at the end of the day, it IS your list but as you mentioned, Joey has done well so feel free to remove him from your list?
