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Status anxiety

Like Arthur Daley playing Garry Kasparov: why I won’t miss Harry Redknapp

I’m trying to control my feelings about Harry, but the timing of his departure from QPR makes it difficult

7 February 2015

9:00 AM

7 February 2015

9:00 AM

I can’t say I’m surprised by the departure of Harry Redknapp. Since I started supporting Queens Park Rangers in 2008 we’ve gone through seven managers — 13 if you count the caretakers. Indeed, it’s a miracle he’s lasted this long. The club was relegated during his first term in charge and we only returned to the Premier League thanks to a last-minute goal by Bobby Zamora in the play-off final against Derby at the end of last season.

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Toby Young is associate editor of The Spectator.

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