Harry was King of the Laughs with footie tales
ENJOYED a terrific night at the Whitehall Theatre in Dundee last Friday hosting An Evening with Harry Redknapp.
The football legend and former King of the Jungle on I’m A Celeb was in top form – the audience absolutely loved him – and I’ll share just a couple of his great stories.
After signing Paul Merson – a player with serious drugs, drink and gambling issues – he promised Harry he’d get in shape and got permission to spend two weeks at Tony Adams’ rehabilitation clinic in Hertfordshire.
A fortnight later, Merson returned to the club – with a suntan!
He’d gone to Barbados for a fortnight…
Never one to shy away from controversy, I also asked Harry about his pet dog Rosie – as you may recall, he famously opened a Monaco bank account in her name which led police to his secret bungs.
“She’s no longer with us,” said Harry.
“What happened to her?” I asked.
And to howls from the audience, he smiled and said: “I shot her – she knew too much…”