“As Barcelona’s board convened at the Nou Camp earlier this summer, flicking through CVs and debating who should replace Gerardo Martino as manager, it is highly unlikely that anybody suggested “that guy from QPR” as a possible contender. Indeed, as admirable as Harry Redknapp’s achievement of guiding the Hoops back to the Premier League was last season, it is hard to imagine any English coach swapping Shepherd’s Bush for the beaches of Sant Sebastia again.” BBC