The greatest love of his life... loyal wife Sandra
your wife; I hope your wife gets cancer.” It was too much. And Sandra was there to pick him up, whenever his team lost.
As a manager I am representing people who love their team.
When you lose, it feels like you have let them down.
Sandra knew it took me a day or two to recover. She’d cook me pasta, maybe open a bottle of wine.
She never put any pressure on me to stop. When her sister died of pneumonia in 2008, it was a sobering moment. The time I spend with Sandra is so precious.
I wouldn’t have a clue what to do without her support.
Extracted from Always Managing: My Autobiography by Harry Redknapp (Ebury Press, £9.99) felt mentally exhausted. Then I’d look huge bloke. I used to take Sandra back West Ham pay me.” He got me another at the 12 people that held my future in to her house after going out, and if I was two quid a week – and in 1967 we got their hands: What if they were all there longer than 10 minutes the old married in a church in Barking and Arsenal fans? man used to bang on the floor from the went off on honeymoon... to Torquay.
The night before the verdict I didn’t bedroom upstairs. It wasn’t long before Modern players have got nothing on the say goodbye to anybody. No last we were making plans to be glamorous life we lived! farewells, just in case it was bad news. married. However I had to In 2005, Harry was abused
I was facing two to three years. That save up first – times were by fans after leaving was a proper villain’s sentence. I didn’t different for footballers Portsmouth for rivals even have a washbag. Did I go straight then, I was earning £20 a Southampton – a decision there? Questions were still going round week at West Ham. he would later reverse. my head, when the foreman said: “Not So to help us buy our first I would be out in my guilty.” I jumped straight in my car and house I got a job in the garden and I would hear drove south. I needed to be back with supermarket. The next the unmistakable accents. Sandra again. I didn’t cry during the Friday I went to collect my “You f***ing scum, court case, but I did when I saw her. pay packet from West Ham Redknapp.” Sandra would Just as Sandra supported Harry, he still in my white coat, [the boss] Ron hear it, too. “Oh my God, Harry, what always wanted to support her, doing Greenwood said: “What are you up to? have you done?”, she would ask. Then whatever it took to make her happy. Decorating?” “I’m working in a there were the phone calls. Wicked
Sandra’s dad, Bill Harris, was a supermarket,” I told him. “I want to buy phone calls ... real filth. foreman down Albert Dock. He was a a house and I can’t afford it on what “I hope you crash your car and kill
COMING TOMORROW: HARRY ON SAS GUARDS, VIOLENT ABUSE AND THE PAIN THAT MADE HIM QUIT Harry & Sandra BARING UP Emily told Noel of love life
Nick Knowles Part David Brent, part guilty pleasure of certain women. Now camp leader despite a trial flop. Noel Edmonds Noel is having to “deal” with a lot for his six-figure pay day but he is value for it so far. Anne Hegerty Picked as deputy camp leader by Nick, she is growing in confidence. Harry Redknapp The one man everyone loves at the moment. By his standards a quiet 24 hours. Emily Atack The camp don’t want her to cook but she has a recipe for success
in the jungle. Fleur East Bonding nicely with everyone. X Factor trial must have brought back memories. John Barrowman John has been either restrained or edited out lately. Sure he’ll be acting Sair Khan Still only seenup soon. occasionally. Helped to win brownies in Dingo Dollar Challenge. Rita Simons Surprisingly upbeat. Won’t be killed off too early on this, unlike EastEnders. James McVey Not much action. Slipping right down the charts, which he isn’t used to in The Vamps. Malique Thompson-Dwyer Wants to get Fleur a Hollyoaks cameo. She may be a bigger screen presence.