The Bournemouth manager, Jason Tindall, discusses Senrab and family values with his father, Jimmy – and his son Levi joins in too
“My dad was never one to scream and shout at me,” says Jason Tindall, the Bournemouth manager as his father, Jimmy, and I listen to him on our split Zoom screens. “Yes, he would always tell me if I didn’t play well. Just like I do with my son. But I don’t remember ever going into a game where I was worried what my dad might say. I think that happens to a lot of kids now and it harms their development. It was different with my dad. He just let me play football.”
Jason and Jimmy are at home on a Sunday afternoon in Bournemouth as they discuss a remarkable family footballing story that spans three generations. Sixty years have just passed since Jimmy, now 75, formed Senrab FC in the East End of London. Senrab have produced more elite-level footballers and coaches than any other grassroots club in the country with their list of former players including Ray Wilkins, Alan Curbishley, Ray Lewington, John Terry, Sol Campbell, Ledley King, Lee Bowyer, Ugo Ehiogu, Bobby Zamora and Jermain Defoe.
