Parklaner81
Steve Hodge
Parklaner - what's this JR interview you speak of?
Had a bit of a rant on SSN. Summary - my dad was fantastic and Daniel Levy was a bad man.
Parklaner - what's this JR interview you speak of?
If people didn't want Redknapp from day 1 and stuck to that despite the (relative ) success he brought then that to me is fair as it goes beyond the football and becomes personal reasons (which can't really be argued against, im sure there must be someone out there who you would similarly despise to see in charge of our club)
i don't like Redknapp the man and was not happy when he was appointed. however he went on to prove my misconceptions on his managerial abilities to be very wide of the mark (not totally i hasten to add) and come the mid point of the 11/12 season i was fully behind him getting a new contract. what followed, as has been discussed at length many many times, totally destroyed that for me.
But he was sacked for non football reasons it seems. The aim was a top 4 finish and we got that. The same aim was set for the next coach (AVB said as much). To me that is what's wrong. I can't get my head around fans thinking it has proven to be the right decision for the good of the club. It's as if we sacked Redknapp for disloyalty, but it cost us more than it was worth. I can't see why people think that was the right decision.
How is it fair exactly? Scara for one is always having a go at anyone who wasn't an AVB believer when in reality all they did is exactly what he did with Redknapp so you tell me what is the difference?
Of course there are managers I wouldn't want at Spurs, but I would like to think I would change my tune even a LITTLE if he got us top 4 or perhaps better and proved me wrong to an extent. "Serious relegation fears" enough said
But he was sacked for non football reasons it seems. The aim was a top 4 finish and we got that.
It isn't petty. Conversely, it actually IS about what is best for the club. There were aspects of Harry's managerial style that were going to cause problems in the not-too-distant future - the lack of scouting, the filling up of the squad with ageing high earners, the non existance of any future plans. And underpinning these issues was Harry's ego, his insistance that nobody could tell him how to do his job. That needed to change.
Sadly, that will never change. Jamie's interview confirmed that. It wasn't pettiness, it was confirmation of my fears.
The aim was never 4th, it was CL qualification.
Levy screwed up in basing Redknapp's bonuses on 4th, so when it came to the crunch, good old 'Arry took the bonus rather than risk it to guarantee CL qualification.
The aim was never 4th, it was CL qualification.
Levy screwed up in basing Redknapp's bonuses on 4th, so when it came to the crunch, good old 'Arry took the bonus rather than risk it to guarantee CL qualification.
Of course we had future plans. Look how well we used the loan system. But Redknapp wasn't in charge of running the whole club. He was part of things and it was going very well.
Did anyone tell SAF or Wenger to do their jobs? Most successful people have an ego. Wanting to sack someone for having an ego and still being pleased about after it back fires is something I just can't get my head around.
I think even before the england debacle a lot of fans were questioning whether Redknapp had taken us as far as he could and that having a manager with a system and better tactics would push us towards a proper title challenge as we couldnt just go out and buy the best players. There was also obviously tension between Harry and the board with regard to signings and having a DOF. The way things ended, Harry had to go.
At the end of that season we had 4 immensely winnable games against some right ****e, which had we won them would've put us 3rd, the Scum 4th, and they'd have been the ones getting shat on by Bayern's **** penalties. It would've been the sweetest moment in, err, historyso , in your opinion, the aim was 3rd is what you are saying. correct?
or was is 4th and chelsea dont win the CL...that would have been mission statemnet accomplished?
The people (or perhaps person) best placed to make that judgement clearly disagreed with you.
The comparisons with SAF & Wenger are frankly ridiculous. It's fair to say that they proved their loyalty and dedication to their respective employers, something Harry never quite managed to convince too many people about at Spurs.
I think even before the england debacle a lot of fans were questioning whether Redknapp had taken us as far as he could and that having a manager with a system and better tactics would push us towards a proper title challenge as we couldnt just go out and buy the best players. There was also obviously tension between Harry and the board with regard to signings and having a DOF. The way things ended, Harry had to go.
At the end of that season we had 4 immensely winnable games against some right ****e, which had we won them would've put us 3rd, the Scum 4th, and they'd have been the ones getting shat on by Bayern's **** penalties. It would've been the sweetest moment in, err, history
But we balked it at Villa.
In answer to the original question, probably not. It seems a running theme with Levy that I feel rather sorry for the manager getting slung out, but what difference does it make now, it's done and gone.
why would he need to do that when he was signed on a short term basis AND he said ...on more than one occasion that if the england job came about that he would take it
he was as transparent as the day is bright. If the board wanted someone that would be there longer then they were right to let go of him but i think that if they wanted to keep what he had created for as long as possible while finding someone to transition that over to then i think an error was made
The people (or perhaps person) best placed to make that judgement clearly disagreed with you.
The comparisons with SAF & Wenger are frankly ridiculous. It's fair to say that they proved their loyalty and dedication to their respective employers, something Harry never quite managed to convince too many people about at Spurs.