It's fair to say that Harry Redknapp's new book has caused a bit of a stir since extracts started to emerge.
From Gareth Bale to the snub by England, there has been plenty of fodder for the back pages.
The QPR manager chatted to Ger about the book and other less publicized facts about him, including his appreciation of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers.
"I love the way he got [Swansea] playing. They played out from the back, pushed the full backs on, the central defenders split and the midfielder Leon Britton got the ball deep," Redknapp told Ger,"I loved the way they passed and moved the ball. It was great to watch. I still enjoy watching Swansea now with Laudrup. I felt the same about Wigan and Martinez and he's probably the one who started the Swansea revolution."
Admiring sides that play with a positive identity due to the influence of his days as a player at West Ham, Redknapp explained that the England national team having been lacking just that:
"I would like to see us have more of an identity as a team. It's been a long time since you looked at an England team and thought 'that's how we play'. We're neither hitting it long or playing it short. Hopefully Roy [Hodgson] will bring a bit of an identity in the team and we can qualify in the next two games and go to Brazil with a team that will do well."
He is also an admirer of Robbie Keane. Indeed it was Redknapp who brought him back for a second spell at Tottenham.
"I felt Robbie came and made a big difference because we were struggling at the time to stay in the division. I felt we needed some leaders. I'm a great admirer of Robbie Keane as a player and a person. His enthusiasm is infectious. You always knew what Robbie would give you in the dressing room and on the pitch."
But what about the incident when Keane brought his team-mates to Dublin for an unauthorised party? At the time, Redknapp punished Keane for his role in the episode. With the passage of time, Redknapp sees the lighter side.
"They did get in trouble but it was one of those things. We've all been there. But overall I wouldn't swap having Robbie around for sure because I've been a big fan of his since the early days."
Redknapp revealed the importance of a leader at QPR when he first arrived. Former captain Ryan Nelson was his eyes and ears in a fractious dressing room until January when he left for a coaching role in Canada and Redknapp admits it was a blow for QPR who could not beat the drop. He describes those months as the most difficult time of his career but he is in for the long haul and intends to get QPR back up to the Premier League.
Redknapp also discussed the way former England captain Bobby Moore was treated by West Ham despite years of stellar service.
