Monday, October 20, 2008

Redknapp?

I have a feeling Harry Redknapp is going to end up as manager.
I believe that he is the one and only realistic option
available to save us from relegation. As much as I hate the idea of
sacking Ramos, I feel that he is not going to be able to get us out of
this for a number of reasons, one of which is his unquestioning
acceptance of the power of Levi and Comolli over transfers. Ramos was
dealt the most hideous hand due to Levy's catastrophic transfer
bungling. In my view Ramos' only major error has been to perceive the
EUFA and League cups as taking precedence over the league. The fact
that he has played King in every cup game but only 2 league games is
so asonishing that I even suspect this may have been influenced by
Levi and an unwritten to demand to make the final stages of these
competitions at all cost. Had King played in the league instead of the
cups we would NOT be in the position we are now.

Nevertheless, everything now must be focused on survival in the
premiership, and there is too great a probability that Ramos does not
have the skills for that kind of fight. If the Board had the guts to
appoint Redknapp then there is no doubt it would be on Redknapp's
terms, which would mean the end of DOF and Levy's own interference.
Harry would have the nous to get us within distance of the other teams
at the bottom by Xmas and then bring in the players needed for the
remaining fight.

And Redknapp would come. The only reason he did not go to Newcastle
was the distance from his home and family. He is absolutely burning
inside that he has never had the opportunity to manage a 'big' team
and he considers Spurs in that category. Throw in also the financial
uncertainty at Portsmouth, and I can see this one flying. But of
course it needs Levi either to admit that he has got it all wrong or
to resign.

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