Like Father, Like Son
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So which other father/son combinations have done well over the years
Firstly there is the cursed playing careers of the Redknapps. With father, Harry, and son, Jamie, both having dogged careers. With Harry Redknapp starting off at local club West Ham as a 17 year old he made over 140 appearances before slipping down the leagues to Bournemouth, Brentford and then finishing in America with Seattle. Harry's son, Jamie, also had a somewhat cursed career with injuries. He started at Bournemouth, where his dad was manager. However he soon attracted interest from the likes of Liverpool and after just 13 senior starts he was sold to the Merseyside club for ��350,000 at the age of 17.
However Dalglish soon stepped down as manager of Liverpool and Redknapp never really got a chance to play senior games under Graeme Souness. For almost two and a half years he was subjected to the bench or the reserves. Throughout his Liverpool days Jamie Redknapp was troubled by knee injuries and after 308 appearances for the Reds he was allowed to leave for Tottenham and his playing career looked to be towards the end.
Now however Harry Redknapp has been a successful manager and Jamie a pundit on Skysports. It is plain to see that football runs in the blood in this family.
Secondly we look to the Wright's. Father, Ian, and adopted son, Shaun (Wright-Phillips), play(/ed) for opposing London clubs, Arsenal and Chelsea respectively. Ian Wright was famously scouted by Crystal Palace as a 21 year old playing in a Sunday League and he made over 250 appearances for the Eagles before signing for Arsenal in 1991 for, a then record fee, ��2.5 million. Despite not playing much whilst Bruce Rioch was Arsenal boss, due to a bad relationship, he still managed to smash Cliff Bastin's Arsenal goalscoring record with a hat-trick against a weak Bolton side in 1997.
Adopted son, Shaun, started off at Nottingham Forest as a boy but was released at 15 before making a name for himself in the Manchester City academy. His pace and strength as a winger soon made him a starting regular for City in the Premier League and he made over 150 appearances and scored over 30 goals for them before being transferred to big spending Chelsea for ��21 million. Although he had two troubled seasons with lack of form and not being able to cement a place in the starting eleven, the young winger has now started to get games under his belt with several good performances this season.
Finally we look at the Lampard family. Frank Lampard senior is still a West Ham favourite, having played 660 games for the club as a left back, winning two FA Cups and the old League 2 title along the way. Having never shown an interest in coaching or managing, Frank Lampard sr. retired at Southend United only to return to West Ham as assistant manager to brother-in-law Harry Redknapp. Although his son is seen to overshadow his own talents Frank Lampard senior has spoken about how proud he is of Lampard junior.
Lampard junior also started his playing life at West Ham and eventually cemented a regular first team place, never missing a game in the 1998/99 season when the Hammers reached fifth in the Premier League. Close friend and team-mate, Rio Ferdinand, was sold onto Leeds and Uncle, Harry Redknapp left as manager, and Lampard's father also left as assistant. Frank Lampard junior decided to leave his childhood heroes behind too, moving to Chelsea for ��11 million. He is now seen as Mr. Consistent, breaking David James' record of 159 consecutive Premier League games, and cementing a starting place not only for club but also for country.
So football can run in the family. Do we have much to look forward to Well with the three baby Beckham boys and Will Shearer coming from reputable footballing families we may have more to add to this list in a few years time.
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