Classic Quotes

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Some quotes from ex West Ham manager Harry Redknapp........

"I've seen better fights at weddings" Commenting on a training ground
punch-up between Matthew Rush and Alvin Martin.

'Nothing at all happened between Hartson & Berkovic. Nothing at all"
Before Harry realised that Sky cameras were there filming Hartson kicking
Berkovic in the head..

"I look at Arsenal's bench and they have Davor Suker sitting there. The
man's a legend and would score goals by the bucketload whoever he played
for." Harry's comments before he signed Suker who managed a bucketload of
2 goals while playing for West Ham.

"Andrei Shevchenko didn't pull up any tree's " This was after he played
a trial match for West Ham against Barnet in 1993. He then went on to be a
prolific goalscorer with Dynamo Kiev and AC Milan and is now rated as one
of the world's best strikers.

"I've learnt my lesson with the foreigners, I wont be buying any more
of them in the near future" Redknapp prior to signing Titi Camara,
Rigobert Song, Raggy Soma....

"He don't speak the English too good" Harry on Samassi Abou

"The lad went home to the ivory coast and got a bit of food poisoning - he
must have eaten a dodgy missionary or something" Harry's medical
definition of how Abou caught malaria.

'We don't want to be seen as a selling club. Rio is going nowhere'
Harry's comments the day before Rio Ferdinand was sold to Leeds for £18
million

"Go on Manny, you play the last 10 minutes son" Redknapp's comment to
substitute Manny Omoyinni before he went on to play against Aston Villa
in the quarter final of the League Cup. After West Ham won the game on
penalties it was revealed afterwards that Manny was ineligible to play,
so the game was played again, and West Ham lost.

"I don't know whether to play him or f**k him!!!" Harry on signing
Portugese pretty boy Dani

"We're clearly a top six side, even though the league doesn't lie"
Harry after the first six games of last season when West Ham found
themselves bottom of the league.

"First of all I had to find the bloody cabinet, when I eventually did,
I opened the doors and out flew 2 bats, 3 Japanese soldiers and Lord
Lucan!"
Harry on putting the InterToto cup in the trophy cabinet.

Collymore should have played for England last week, I mean he is good
At beating a Swede. Harry commenting after England's 0-0 draw with Sweden

"And then Joe's missed an open goal that my f**k*** missus could have
scored" Harry at the press conference, on Joe Cole hitting the bar
against Chelsea last season.

"I was going to pull him off at half-time, but he got a piece of orange
like everyone else." Harry talking about Di Canio after a 5-4 win against
Bradford.

And finally the all time classic that was heard almost every week
During Harry's 8 year reign whenever we had more than 2 reserve team
players injured.

"We're down to the bare bones."