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"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 UK£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*ck 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*cking 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!!"


Many Thanks to Trev G for these quotes!