Harry Redknapp

[Alex]

He did leave them in a difficult position. They had to sell off all there best players to cover the debt they had.

[dww]

I thought West Ham going to the brink of bankruptcy was down to the Icelandic owners, primarily because their whole country went bankrupt when the credit crunch hit.

They've had more than one time of financial near disaster. When Harry left Roeder was tasked with reducing the wage bill drastically and selling of lots of their better players in order to survive. I think when they were in the Championship they had a debt of approximately £100m.

[Fivex]

But it's not specifically Waxhead's fault for where they are at the moment is it.. They were in the Prem for a fair number of years after going down last time.

[dww]

But it's not specifically Waxhead's fault for where they are at the moment is it.. They were in the Prem for a fair number of years after going down last time.

Aye, he can't be blamed for the latest set of financial troubles but I don't think that was what was originally being suggested.

[Fivex]

Fair enough - I must have interpreted this line differently..

He nearly bankrupted West Ham & has now left them in the lower leagues as he ****ed them so much financially they won't be able to afford to be in the Prem for a long time if not at all.

[dww]

Fair enough - I must have interpreted this line differently..

Or maybe I did - both readings actually make sense to me.

[Nick77]

In a nutshell every team he has managed is worse off in one way or another because of him, it's only a matter of time before he does the same to Spurs

[Kenneth]

All bollocks. What clubs spend in relation to their income is not primarily the responsibility of the manager. Harry's footballing achievements have been up and down but he's not necessarily the cunt people want him to be.

Given that his choices are either a/ to try and do the best for himself and hopefully the team short term or b/ care about the long term state of the club. In all situations he has chosen the former option.

That's disingenuous. Choice c, spend the money he is given on the players who he thinks will help win the highest number of points possible. i.e do his job.

Side question; were Rafa's requests for funds to a heavily indebted club a similar sign of a man trying to do the best for himself?

[Muddled]

'Arry boils my piss.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is not interested in taking on the England manager's job "at the present time", according to club chairman Daniel Levy.

Despite:

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says the England job would be "hard to turn down" should he be approached to replace manager Fabio Capello

Oh, and:

Harry Redknapp:

"I never complain about referees' decisions - I have not done it in 30 years of management, never. But today, I'm afraid, he got some badly wrong."

A selection:

"I've never been one for criticising referees - it's never been my game - but it was a blatant penalty. If you get the penalty, it could make a big difference."

On Howard Webb, November 2010

"I never walk in after games and complain about a referee but this guy is scary. He's a poor referee and I've seen him make a mess of so many games. He's really not good enough."

On Steve Tanner, December 2008

"I just question the referee's overall performance which I thought was inept. Every game I see this season has seven or eight bookings. I think it's frightening."

On Andy D'Urso, February 2008

A special thanks to the BBC for reducing my research time considerably.

[Roboklopp]

To be fair, he's right about Webb.

[Liverpel]

Redknapp denies making gesture to Rovers fans
Soccer:*Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp may find out today if he is to face disciplinary action from UEFA over the clenched-fist gesture he appeared to aim towards Shamrock Rovers fans who verbally abused him during last night’s Europa League game in Tallaght.

Redknapp had been barracked almost constantly throughout the match by a section of the home fans and seemed to react angrily midway through the second half with the apparent gesture.

UEFA confirmed this morning that they will wait to see if the incident is mentioned in two reports — carried out by the referee and UEFA delegate — before deciding whether Redknapp will face any charge of improper conduct.

“We have not received the delegate’s report and the referee’s report yet. We will have a look at those to see if it is mentioned in there. They have to be submitted within 48 hours of the game, but they should be here this afternoon,” a UEFA spokesman told the Press Association.

If UEFA deem Redknapp was guilty of making an offensive gesture, he will be charged with improper conduct, and could face either a warning, a fine, or a touchline suspension.

The Spurs boss, who saw his team exit the competition despite a 4-0 win at Tallaght Stadium, played down the incident last night, saying in his post-match press conference: “Did I make an ‘obscene’ gesture? No, I didn’t make... No.”

Redknapp continued by saying he held no ill-feeling towards the fans who had verbally abused him for large parts of the Europa League Group A clash. “I have spent enough time in Ireland to know what lovely people they are.”

“If you go and meet them afterwards they are probably lovely people. But they get together and shout a load of nonsense and that is football. That’s life. I don’t hold any grudges.”

TV cameras failed to pick up on the apparent gesture.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2011/1216/1224309163642.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Alex]

Should he not be pulled up on devaluing the competition? He seems to see it as an annoyance. Most other managers would have been castigated for it. Because he is 'old Arry' he seems to be able to say what he pleases.

[Reece]

He will not be investigated/charged for the gesture as it was not mentioned in the officials report.

Whereas the FA charged Suarez because the press photographers pictured him doing it.

[Vermilion]

Football governance is one long hypocritical contradiction is'nt it!

[Chazza]

Rumours flying about that Redknapp has either walked or been sacked

Apparently Ian Wright was spouting off on the radio earlier saying he has heard it from 2 different people