The first episode of AIB’s eagerly anticipated new series, The Toughest Rivalry, airs today. The series introduces renowned Premier League Manager Harry Redknapp and former Sampdoria, Juventus and Italy striker, manager and World Footballer of the Year in 1995, Gianluca Vialli to the culture of GAA in Ireland. Both Premier League powerhouses will take charge of two rival GAA clubs. …
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Former Tottenham manager, Harry Redknapp has praised Harry Maguire ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final, comparing the 25-year-old to Richard Dunne. Redknapp was speaking at the launch of AIB’s ‘The Toughest Rivalry’ which sees him take over Cork club, Castlehaven as they go up against Erin’s Isle of Dublin, managed by former Premier League manager and player, Gianluca Vialli. The …
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Harry Redknapp and Gianluca Vialli are to step back into management this summer - but it will be a world away from the Premier League.
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In breaking news this evening, Birmingham City and Harry Redknapp have “parted ways”. Redknapp has not lasted long in the manager’s hot seat at St. Andrew’s after guiding them to safety from relegation from The Sky Bet Championship last season. The journeyman boss was brought in on short notice last season with just three games remaining. Having won the final …
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Harry Redknapp, somewhat notorious for re-signing players that he’s previously worked with, is reportedly eyeing up a reunion with Robbie Keane at Birmingham City. Redknapp has agreed to remain on at St. Andrews having guided them to Championship safety on the final day of the season, and is already planning on a strategy to get Birmingham promoted to the Premier …
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Harry Redknapp has been appointed as the new manager of Championship side Birmingham City FC after the resignation of Gianfranco Zola on Monday. The side are currently lying 20th in the SkyBet Championship, 3 points above the relegation zone after Monday’s disappointing 2-0 defeat to Burton Albion. The 70-year-old Englishman brings with him vast experience having managed West Ham, Portsmouth (winning …
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Manchester United fans longing for the days of Sir Alex Ferguson in the Old Trafford dugout will get taste of the glory years this summer with the Scot lined up to manage the home team in Michael Carrick’s testimonial in June. The Daily Mail report Ferguson will take charge of the Manchester United team with members of the 2008 Champions …
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Arsène Wenger is feeling a massive amount of pressure right now, after his Arsenal side were all but dumped out of the Champions League thnaks to a 5-1 hammering at Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The result leaves the Gunners staring down the barrel of a last-16 exit for the seventh year in succession, and has increased speculation that this will be Wenger’s …
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Ryan Giggs put on a brave face before the television cameras during Euro 2016, yet despite his own off-field experiences one can only imagine what he has been going through. While several players put themselves in the shop window in France, Giggs was doing likewise on ITV. Having joined Manchester United almost 30 years ago, the club legend can no …
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After over a year without a club, former West Ham and Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has today joined Championship side Derby County, the club have confirmed. Redknapp joins the club in what is being called a “football advisory role” to assist interim head coach Darren Wassall before a full review of the club’s coaching structure is carried out at the …
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Two weeks ago I wrote a piece in which I highlighted my thoughts on the overanalyzing of the game of football. I’ve now decided to have another gander into the world of the “experts” that tell us every in and out of the modern game. In 1992 the Premier league was launched and with it the new dawning for English football. More …
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Gareth Bale to Manchester United is a rumour that’s gathering pace as we reach the end of the first week of this January’s window. The Daily Mail say that the Old Trafford club have ‘tested the water on targets’ like the Real Madrid star along with Southampton’s Sadio Mane but that any potential deal is not likely to be nailed …
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Former Premier League manager Harry Redknaap has just let lose on Brendan Rodgers and his current Liverpool squad. Speaking at the Daily Telegraph’s Total Football Live event, Redknapp said: “I don’t fancy Liverpool at all. I think it’s the worst Liverpool team I have seen in years. They look bang average. They are lucky to have any points. “Bournemouth should have …
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Harry Redknapp’s time as QPR manager came to an abrupt end during the week. Richard Barrett discusses the tenure overseen by the worst manager in QPR Premier League history. The vultures were circling, time running out. How did it come to this? A year that started with hopes of breaking records, served only to break R’s hearts. What appeared at first to …
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Galway’s Ryan Manning has today completed his long-awaited move to Harry Redknapp’s QPR. Rumours have surrounded the 18-year-old’s future for weeks but he has finally been confirmed as the latest signing at Loftus Road. Quoted by RTÉ Sport, Manning sees joining the Hoops as a ‘dream come true’. “It feels like a dream come true – it’s all very surreal at …
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Everton play host to QPR tonight at Goodison Park in what is surprisingly a clash near the lower reaches of the Premier League table. Few would have predicted Everton’s 2014/15 season plight, which sees them face Harry Redknapp’s up and down QPR side with just four points separating the teams. Everton have struggled of late, winning just one game in their last five. …
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Given the Premier League title race is all but over, lets turn our attention to the table that really matters. This is the Premier League managerial table. This four-part series will be updated once a month. The table will be compiled on the following criteria – team performance, working conditions, resources spent and their job security all based on this …
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Following Manchester City star Yaya Touré’s wayward shot at the weekend, which unfortunately caught an unsuspecting little girl in the head, we have selected some of the most unfortunate instances of fans and reporters getting hit with an assortment of stray balls. 10. The Tamworth thunderbolt This tackle caused an absolute thunderbolt of a shot to fly into the crowd. Beware …
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