![]() “But luckily he got a call from John Crawley and they managed to get him to the Sky Blues, and the rest is history.” “One of his best mates owns several cafes in Melbourne, and we were literally thinking about moving back to Melbourne and he would pour coffee, that’s actually what it was like. “And we just put our logical hats on and thought, you’ve got to do what makes you happy, and maybe I that’s not football at the moment you need to take a step back and find something else. And I’m not going to sugar-coat it, it was a really shitty time. “Andrew was not in a good headspace, or good physically really. “I’m from Melbourne originally, I’d relocated to follow him up here when he signed for the Wanderers, and honestly it was the worst time of his career, it was really low,” Caitlin said. ![]() The hope all but disappeared in 2017 after a disappointing stint with Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League.Ĭaitlin Redmayne and daughter Poppy. Those who know the Redmayne’s best understand this life-changing 10 minutes was made over an agonising 10 years of grind, self-doubt, failure, resilience and hope. “But what is heartwarming is that the people who know us are just rallying around us because they know how much it means to us.” “I can’t even put it into words, I’m completely overwhelmed. “I got up at 4am this morning, didn’t think twice about getting Poppy to daycare at 7.30am, had to be at work by 8am, and our lives have completely flipped. “He’s just the typical guy that puts his head down, sticks his bum and gets into it. ![]() “We’re a pretty unassuming family, Andrew has been in the football world for many, many years and I always call him the silent assassin,” said Caitlin, a physiotherapist. The hysteria of qualifying will fuel Australia’s feel-good factor for a while yet.Īnd the Redmayne’s must very quickly adjust to cult hero status.
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