The News campaign - Knighthood for Harry Rednapp

[spyinthesky]

I was in the company of an exiled Pompey supporter recently who was bemoaning the legacy of Harry Redknapp.

 

He was rather taken aback when I told him that the Pompey News ran a campaign to get Harry a knighthood and he actually accused me of making it up.

 

I have now referred him to the Pompey News site of the time.

 

It is rather interesting to look back on the Pompey News headlines of the time:

 

ARISE SIR HARRY SAY THE PEOPLE

 

The front page of The News today shows the faces of 100 people who back our Arise Sir Harry campaign to see the Pompey boss made a Sir

(Wonder if these poor unsuspecting people still have the framed photo proudly displayed on their wall)

 

YOUR PLEA TO KNIGHT HARRY GOES TO No 10

 

You spoke, we listened and now it is up to No 10

After thousands of readers supported our campaign for Harry Redknapp to receive a knighthood, we took the petition and an honours nomination form to Downing Street

 

'ARRY'S EARNED A KNIGHTHOOD

 

As part of the drivel to support this article, including a touching tribute from that bastion of society Mike Hancock MP, News Chief Sports writer, Neil Allen, added that people were often misled by Redknapp's 'natural charm and ready smile'

 

'His public persona is the Cockney wideboy come good, Happy Harry, the wheeler-dealer who just loves a risk. It's both unfair and inaccurate and an image he loathes.

 

(Good old Factless Allen. Bang on the money as always!!)

 

BOSSES BACK OUR CALL (I like this one!!)

 

Harry Redknapp's management style should be held up as an example to all, according to local businesses

Quote from one local business man...'He clearly knows what he is doing - he sold at the right time and bought at the right time.

He'd make a very shrewd business man. Making clever choices, keeping his cards close to his chest and being very knowledgeable about his business.'

 

There is plenty of other guff about Harry's business acumen from so called clever Portsmouth business people who may now regret their association with the club if they are one of the 1p in the £ brigade

However it is fair to point out that 'Sir' Harry was only, as his mucker Del Boy would say, a mere prawn in the sandwich

[holepuncture]

Not only that, he was granted the 'keys to the city'.

 

Not only that, he f*cked off to Spurs a week or two before being handed the keys to the city.

 

Not only that, he turned up to his ceremony, collected his award and said he deserved it.

 

Legend!

[Eastcowzer]

Not only that, he was granted the 'keys to the city'.

 

Not only that, he f*cked off to Spurs a week or two before being handed the keys to the city.

 

Not only that, he turned up to his ceremony, collected his award and said he deserved it.

 

Legend!

 

Rosie the dog is/was more deserving than Twitchy