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WATCH: Harry Redknapp Recalls The Time He Subbed On A Fan From The Stands

WATCH: Harry Redknapp Recalls The Time He Subbed On A Fan From The Stands

This is outstanding.

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What is it with football's colourful characters sharing utterly bizarre stories on football chat shows.

Remember when Harry Redknapp gave an outspoken West Ham fan his debut in a pre-season friendly against Oxford City?

As football fans, it's only normal for us to think that we could do a better job than Player A in our club's team.

"I could have saved that" "I would have done better there" "I would have scored that" - all phrases that we've all thrown out at some point.

If you're saying them while you're stood behind the manager's dugout at a game, then chances are he's not going to be too happy.


A staunch West Ham fan, complete with tattoo and earring, was voicing his opinion to Redknapp just two minutes into the friendly, the Hammers supporter having a big problem with striker Lee Chapman.

Redknapp made a number of changes at the break as it was a friendly and an injury meant they only had ten men.

His solution was to give the heckling fan a run-out, as he recalls on an episode of the Jonathan Ross show.

(Credit: The Jonathan Ross Show, BBC)

Redknapp managed to convince the assistant tannoy guy that the fan was a Bulgarian international who had played in the World Cup and the best thing about the whole story is that the fan went upfront and scored!

Pure gold.

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