| Billy Bonds RIP on 09:26 - Dec 2 with 801 views | francisbowles |
| Billy Bonds RIP on 16:27 - Nov 30 by paulparker |
Anyone who hates that candle face crook is ok with me
RIP Bonzo old school player , an old school manager and more importantly an old school man with values |
He hated HR? Tell us more. |  | |  |
| Billy Bonds RIP on 11:35 - Dec 2 with 707 views | johncharles |
In the mid 70’s I was visiting the in laws in Dundee when West Ham were doing a pre-season tour of Scotland. A good friend and staunch Dundee United supporter got tickets to see United v Hammers. Knowing I was up from London someone shouted across to me “hey, that Billy Bonds, he’s no kiddin”
Thumbs up and a bi grin. Billy had won over the Scottish crowd with his fearless tackleing [Post edited 2 Dec 11:37]
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| Billy Bonds RIP on 12:11 - Dec 2 with 669 views | TacticalR |
| Billy Bonds RIP on 09:26 - Dec 2 by francisbowles |
He hated HR? Tell us more. |
I am not sure if this answers your question, but this is from John Crace's biography of Redknapp:
'At the time when Redknapp became Bonds’ assistant in 1992, such differences of interpretation were largely immaterial and could easily be overlooked. Two old muckers having a laugh and working together for a club they both loved . . . what could be better? The pair got off to a great start with West Ham continuing to act like a yo-yo by gaining promotion back to what was now the Premier League in their first season in tandem – and it was very much ‘in tandem’.
The players certainly weren’t put out by Redknapp’s arrival. ‘We all loved Billy Bonds,’ says Trevor Morley, the striker who had been with the club for three years and was player of the year in 1994, ‘but he did have his limitations. If anything, he was too nice a bloke. We needed someone a bit more street-wise and, since Billy and Harry got on so well together, Harry was the perfect fit in many ways. Harry is a very shrewd man . . . he didn’t say much when he first arrived. He just eased his way in and gradually made his presence felt.’
Redknapp’s arrival looked a little different from the outside. ‘Harry was always brilliant at getting himself noticed,’ says Sam Delaney. ‘Right from the time he arrived, he gave the impression he was on an equal footing with Bonds because he had a much higher profile. West Ham had always been one of those clubs about which people were respectful but which were usually largely forgotten. Under Ron Greenwood and John Lyall, the mantra had always been to say as little as possible . . . no publicity was good publicity. Bonds was very much in the same mould, but Harry was completely the opposite. He loved talking to the media, so naturally the media quickly started coming to him first, which made him look as if he was running the show more than he really was.’
That could be an understatement, because if you were only to listen to Redknapp, you might be forgiven for thinking that Bonds had made hardly any contribution at all.'
Harry's Games: Inside the Mind of Harry Redknapp, John Crace (2013) |  |
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| Billy Bonds RIP on 13:07 - Dec 2 with 625 views | TheChef |
| Billy Bonds RIP on 12:11 - Dec 2 by TacticalR |
I am not sure if this answers your question, but this is from John Crace's biography of Redknapp:
'At the time when Redknapp became Bonds’ assistant in 1992, such differences of interpretation were largely immaterial and could easily be overlooked. Two old muckers having a laugh and working together for a club they both loved . . . what could be better? The pair got off to a great start with West Ham continuing to act like a yo-yo by gaining promotion back to what was now the Premier League in their first season in tandem – and it was very much ‘in tandem’.
The players certainly weren’t put out by Redknapp’s arrival. ‘We all loved Billy Bonds,’ says Trevor Morley, the striker who had been with the club for three years and was player of the year in 1994, ‘but he did have his limitations. If anything, he was too nice a bloke. We needed someone a bit more street-wise and, since Billy and Harry got on so well together, Harry was the perfect fit in many ways. Harry is a very shrewd man . . . he didn’t say much when he first arrived. He just eased his way in and gradually made his presence felt.’
Redknapp’s arrival looked a little different from the outside. ‘Harry was always brilliant at getting himself noticed,’ says Sam Delaney. ‘Right from the time he arrived, he gave the impression he was on an equal footing with Bonds because he had a much higher profile. West Ham had always been one of those clubs about which people were respectful but which were usually largely forgotten. Under Ron Greenwood and John Lyall, the mantra had always been to say as little as possible . . . no publicity was good publicity. Bonds was very much in the same mould, but Harry was completely the opposite. He loved talking to the media, so naturally the media quickly started coming to him first, which made him look as if he was running the show more than he really was.’
That could be an understatement, because if you were only to listen to Redknapp, you might be forgiven for thinking that Bonds had made hardly any contribution at all.'
Harry's Games: Inside the Mind of Harry Redknapp, John Crace (2013) |
Cheers for that. Not surprising... |  |
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| Billy Bonds RIP on 17:08 - Dec 3 with 414 views | francisbowles |
| Billy Bonds RIP on 12:11 - Dec 2 by TacticalR |
I am not sure if this answers your question, but this is from John Crace's biography of Redknapp:
'At the time when Redknapp became Bonds’ assistant in 1992, such differences of interpretation were largely immaterial and could easily be overlooked. Two old muckers having a laugh and working together for a club they both loved . . . what could be better? The pair got off to a great start with West Ham continuing to act like a yo-yo by gaining promotion back to what was now the Premier League in their first season in tandem – and it was very much ‘in tandem’.
The players certainly weren’t put out by Redknapp’s arrival. ‘We all loved Billy Bonds,’ says Trevor Morley, the striker who had been with the club for three years and was player of the year in 1994, ‘but he did have his limitations. If anything, he was too nice a bloke. We needed someone a bit more street-wise and, since Billy and Harry got on so well together, Harry was the perfect fit in many ways. Harry is a very shrewd man . . . he didn’t say much when he first arrived. He just eased his way in and gradually made his presence felt.’
Redknapp’s arrival looked a little different from the outside. ‘Harry was always brilliant at getting himself noticed,’ says Sam Delaney. ‘Right from the time he arrived, he gave the impression he was on an equal footing with Bonds because he had a much higher profile. West Ham had always been one of those clubs about which people were respectful but which were usually largely forgotten. Under Ron Greenwood and John Lyall, the mantra had always been to say as little as possible . . . no publicity was good publicity. Bonds was very much in the same mould, but Harry was completely the opposite. He loved talking to the media, so naturally the media quickly started coming to him first, which made him look as if he was running the show more than he really was.’
That could be an understatement, because if you were only to listen to Redknapp, you might be forgiven for thinking that Bonds had made hardly any contribution at all.'
Harry's Games: Inside the Mind of Harry Redknapp, John Crace (2013) |
Thanks TacticalR. It gives a bit of background that I was unaware of. | | | |
| Billy Bonds RIP on 19:49 - Dec 3 with 319 views | Northernr |
Remember him and maybe John Hollins doing a caretaker stint for us after Super Ray got binned and winning 3-1 at Barnsley who were unbeaten and went up.
Also hates Redknapp so as PP says he’ll do for me. RIP. |  | | |
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