I love this new fad of not being able to mention any players' names unless they play for you. Like it's some sort of cardinal sin. It's been going on in football since it began, get over it. Every manager has done it.
Thats bollox tbh. Most managers with any class and not trying to unsettle players using the media, tend to say things like ' i don't want to talk about another teams player'.
Absolutely no need to conduct transfer business in the media.
Other managers do it of course by Redknapp is one of the all time worst for it. 'He's a triffic player' and all that.
But then he's your manager, an ex spammer and an ex spud, so I'm not going to like him I guess!