Harry Redknapp lands role in film about loudmouth fan he pulled from stands to play for West Ham

HARRY Redknapp is set to cameo in a film about the West Ham fan he pulled from the stands in 1994. The film is being made by Sir Ridley Scott and retells the moment that assistant manager Harry, 79, pulled loudmouth Hammers fan Steve Davies to play in the pre-season friendly against Oxford City. West Ham fan Steve Davies who had been hurling insults at Hammers Lee Chapman got called into action against Oxford Credit: Steve Bacon Gladiator director Ridley Scott will be telling the story, featuring Redknapp’s special cameo appearance Credit: Getty The film was first exclusively announced by The Sun in June, where Redknapp’s appearance was teased. Eddie Marsan, 58, has been cast as Harry in the film Halftime Hero alongside Anson Boon, 26, as angry fan Steve. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! A source said: “This moment is one of football’s greatest true stories and fans will love to see it brought to life. “Harry wanted to be part of the film and is honoured that Eddie agreed to play him.” The super fan called it “the greatest moment of my life” Credit: Andrew Styczynski – The Sun Davies scored in the iconic match, helping to lead the way for a win Credit: Steve Bacon It is believed production is already underway. Steve could be heard heckling striker Lee Chapman and repeatedly branded him a “donkey” for his poor performance. Harry went into the stands and got him to play, with Steve going on to score and helping West Ham to a 4-0 win. Explaining the substitution, Harry, now 79, said previously: “There’s a guy next to the dug-out. Most read in Sport “He’s got West Ham tattooed all over his arms and neck. After two minutes, he started on me, ‘We ain’t got Lee Chapman up front do we? I ain’t coming every week if he’s playing.’ “Half-time I made five subs. I was running out of players. Then we got another injury, so I said to this guy, ‘Oi, can you play as good as you talk?’” Harry later told the stadium announcer he’d brought on “a great Bulgarian, Tittyshev”. Steve, who went on to run a courier firm, said in 2013 of his goal: “I just hit it. It was like time stopped still. It was the greatest moment of my life. “After that, I was exhausted. I was on 30 cigarettes a day back then. I had a couple of cigs and a couple of beers in the first half, didn’t I?” The historic moment was never caught on camera, so now Anson, Eddie and Ellie Bamber – who plays Steve’s girlfriend – are bringing it to life. Sun columnist Harry became the manager of West Ham United in August 1994 following the win against Oxford City. Comment now