Harry Forrester (retired)

Harry Forrester (retired)

Another for the list of players who went downhill after leaving. It made logical sense at the time though
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

rebus said:
He liked the idea of being a footballer more than actually putting the work in. Still, 14/15 years as a pro ain’t bad.
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Villa and Ajax youth, made it to Championship level, played in front of 50,000 for Rangers and then got a few years playing in sunny California before retirement. Plenty of more dedicated pros have much less enjoyable careers.
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

BFC1997 said:
Villa and Ajax youth, made it to Championship level, played in front of 50,000 for Rangers and then got a few years playing in sunny California before retirement. Plenty of more dedicated pros have much less enjoyable careers.
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I was working in Acton for a lot of my 20s. :(
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

Harry Forrester (retired)

32 a bit young for retirement nowadays isn't it? Either way, happy retirement Harry
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

Still remember his spectacular volley that smashed against the crossbar against Swindon in PO semi at Griffin Park IIRC
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

Little bit on the Sky Sports website, runs a football academy with his mate, ex Bees loanee Rob Kiernan. Says he would love to run football camps for Brentford in the US.

www.skysports.com

Harry Forrester interview: The ex-Rangers and Brentford forward guiding USA's next generation

Sky Sports exclusive: Former Rangers and Brentford forward Harry Forrester discusses how he took a quiet retirement to open Prospect Soccer Academy in California with best friend and former team-mate Rob Kiernan to mentor and guide the USAs next generation of players
www.skysports.com www.skysports.com
 

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Harry Forrester (retired)

Had the ability to have a better career than he did but wasn't professional enough.
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

Very gifted player. Should have played at the highest level. Less talented players have played in the PL for us! But no appetite for the hard yards or the lifestyle sacrifices that are necessary to teach the top. His choice I suppose. You can lead a horse to water......
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

CTBee said:
For about half a season he was magic for us
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I seem to remember that one month, possibly November 2012, he was in that "he is the player in L1" bracket (ie. receiving national football media attention). Seem to remember him cooling off later in the season and being fairly ineffective in the POF, which as we now know, was just a game that bit too far after the run-in, Donny and the emotion of Swindon.
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

Loved watching the Chelski video again!
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

richard9334 said:
Memories of him scoring a lovely goal v Sheff U that season
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Somewhere in the bowels of the GPG there is a post from me after that game saying he is becoming a contender to be the most skilfull ever Bees player. It kinda went downhill from there for him and never at that time did we expect to see the likes of Sawyers, Benrahma, Watkins, Toney, Jensen, Mbeumo, Wissa etc
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

cheshirebee said:
Somewhere in the bowels of the GPG there is a post from me after that game saying he is becoming a contender to be the most skilfull ever Bees player. It kinda went downhill from there for him and never at that time did we expect to see the likes of Sawyers, Benrahma, Watkins, Toney, Jensen, Mbeumo, Wissa etc
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No, but we had already seen Stan Bowles.
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

A shame he didn’t kick on given his obvious talent

I wonder how things might have gone for him if we’d gone up instead of Doncaster in 2013 and he’d have stayed with us instead of the sliding doors moment of then moving to them.

In any case one of a number of players we signed around from 2011 onwards that, to me anyway, pointed the way to our fortunes taking an upward turn.

I never thought we’d end up in the Premier League though!!
 
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Harry Forrester (retired)

One of my favourite players. Scored an utterly sublime curling twenty yarder at Bournemouth.
 

Harry Forrester (retired)

Greybeard said:
One of my favourite players. Scored an utterly sublime curling twenty yarder at Bournemouth.
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Could have been a really great player. Too much time on the sun bed ........I know it was a joke.
 
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