Redknapp jumps ship and signs for Spurs
Portsmouth have sold manager Harry Redknapp to Tot
Portsmouth have sold manager Harry Redknapp to Tottenham Hotspur for a staggering £5million fee.
So here I am quietly enjoying my Saturday evening. I’m watching a college football game from Texas and kicking back, a typical Neil M Saturday night, nothing to see here but then I get a phone call and everything changed.
Several minutes earlier I’d been informed that Juande Ramos and everyone else had been sacked at Spurs. A total clear-out which seemed to indicate that a deal to replace him was in place, but little did I know that it would be the manager of my club who was on his way to White Hart Lane.
Ten minutes or so later and the phone was red hot – considering it was midnight then you wouldn’t expect many people to be awake but this is breaking news. It was confirmed that Spurs had approached Portsmouth and they had accepted the huge offer to release him from his contract to take the Spurs job.
I am obviously gutted at this moment in time but we shall see who takes over. I know that back in January we had sown up a top manager to replace Redknapp, who looked like he was on his way to Newcastle. It will be interesting to see if the same man is still on our radar.
For Spurs it is a tremendous appointment. Redknapp will keep Spurs up with ease as he’ll get the best out of players. I know Spurs have no decent strikers but he’ll bring in enough quality in January to easily see Tottenham safe. The question is who will he raid from Portsmouth and that is a question without an answer for quite a while yet.
