Redknapp said his positive approach at Eastlands - starting with two strikers and the likes of Aaron Lennon in the starting line-up - had paid rich dividends, with Peter Crouch grabbing a deserved winner on 82 minutes.
Despite this rich material, most recent memoirs have been the preserve of white writers such as Rian Malan, Peter Godwin, Kuki Gallmann and, just this year, Alexandra Fuller.