QPR: Why Harry Redknapp is pretty much begging for the sack Posted on June 7, 2013 by Jon Wilmore Harry-Redknapp_AP_2540986b Jon Wilmore of The Intangiballs argues that Harry Redknapp is looking to be pushed before he has to jump⦠For a man who so vehemently declares he is neither a wheeler nor dealer, Harry Redknapp certainly seems keen on doing a lot of both in his alleged mission to get QPR back to the Premier League. His message is clear: let me buy who I want or hire someone else. Iâve written before about how Harryâs disastrous Rangers reign has been given the sort of free ride the press would only grant their favourite son, so it is hardly surprising to see his latest declaration be treated as an act of defiance â a âclear messageâ to those damn tinkering owners just to leave him alone. Iâm not seeking to defend Tony Fernandes. He is, by all accounts, a bit of a clown. But his already numerous failings as the London clubâs chairman would be dwarfed by the mistake that letting Harry off the leash in the transfer market would be. As a âfootball person,â he claims, he and his fellow âfootball peopleâ should be allowed to pull the purse strings â the same kind of people having already played a part in Portsmouthâs financial nose dive not long ago. Redknapp must surely know that the powers that presently be are not going to take kindly to his combative stance over transfers. His presumably inevitable demand to sign Peter Crouch will be deemed financial suicide; attempts to expand with other familiar faces will have to wait until the ludicrous wage bill has been thoroughly slashed. It is doubtful that Redknapp has the patience for the arduous reality of the Championship. Getting Rangers back into a functional shape and launching a new promotion challenge will test his attention span and hunger for the media spotlight. Having survived other relegations with his reputation somewhat intact, with the blame firmly placed on the shoulders of Mark Hughes, Redknapp must now be less than pleased to find himself a division below his much-maligned predecessor. When the confirmation of their inevitable descent was greeted not with resignation but a promise that theyâd be back in the top tier before long, a cynic could see an announcement that âArry wasnât going anywhere without a hefty severance. Even if he did in fact mean what he said, Redknappâs words now suggest that the realities behind his rhetoric are slowly sinking in. Regardless of the motives at hand, the further down this road Redknapp travels the more likely it will be that his relationship with Fernandes will become untenable. It may soon be in both of their interests for a parting by âmutual consentâ, which for once may mean more than just a euphemism for the haggled figure scrawled down in the ownerâs chequebook. Away from the glitz and glamour of the Premier League, headline hungry journalists may not be so ready to crowd Redknappâs half-lowered car window come pre-season, a loss of status the former Spurs and England manager favourite may not be able to work with. @theintangiballs; @the_false_nine
@StanCollymore: Harry Redknapp bookies favourite to be new Brighton & Hove Albion manager. If Redknapp takes Brighton over, it's conceivable he could retire having caused more damage to England's South coast than Hitler managed to.
Very well said KC - I just can't believe a 'manager' (this is Harry's job title isn't it?) commences work stating reasons for failure before the real challenge starts.
Funny, was having this conversation a few days ago. Harry is a greedy sod and would never walk out on his accord. I agree 100% that Harry will behave like a child in a sweet shop, idiotic demands - the full works, until he leaves TF no option but to pay him off. Wrong manager from here on out. We need a younger, smarter and hungrier manager who is prepared to build, rather than throw a tantrum for a quick botch job. Ultimately I don't think Harry has the skills to do the job, and he knows it.
Ther are so many to choose from, aren't there! Harry has to stay for the time being, if only to oversee the weeding out of the overpaid, underperforming crap that was purchased by himself, Hughes and Warnock. If players had no intention of doing anything more than taking the club's money and wouldn't work for Warnock, then Hughes and now Redknapp, they will not work for a new, younger, smarter and hungrier manager. You can't build until the ground has been prepared. Let Redknapp take the **** during the demolition. Allow him what he wants (within reason) on short term contracts and only if we manage to shift the dead wood w@nkers of the last couple of years. Once this has been achieved THEN get rid of Harry. Please don't bring in a new manager only to have them face the same greed culture and dressing room splits started under Warnock and perpetuted/added to under Hughes and Redknapp. A new, younger, smarter and hungrier manager will only fail if the preparation work has not been done. In the current situation the job would be poison and any really smart, young manager would steer clear.
Good thinking, Eamon. We can't start with a clean sheet yet, because there's still sh1t all over the page. I'm still vaguely hopeful that Harry can achieve the clearance AND give us a team that will compete in the Championship.
Some people have no sense of obligation. He took the contract knowing full well that relegation may be on the cards. Now that we are relegated, he doesn't like it. but he still has a contract that HE signed and so he must go to work like the rest of us.
Hence the reason TF said don't expect to go back up in one year ................... even he is working on the theory that it is going to take time to turn things around and rid ourselves of the fodder.
The highlighted sections sum it up but also give me cause for hope that our owners won't be bullied into signing overpaid has beens....The problem appears to be that Arry wants to build a quick fix return to the PL whilst the majority on here and hopefully the owners are thinking longer term. Those two positions are hopelessly misaligned and that could be the straw etc etc Harry Redknapp: QPR boss insists he is 'committed' to club QPR manager Harry Redknapp says he plans to stay at the relegated club despite speculation about his future. Redknapp, who took over last November, recently indicated that he would walk away if the R's board did not allow him to sign the players he wanted. But he said: "I am committed to QPR. I want to do well for the club and I want to take it back where it belongs - in the Premier League. "It will be a difficult task but a challenge I am excited about." Redknapp was frustrated after failing to convince the club's Malaysian owners to sanction the signing of former England left-back Wayne Bridge, who last week joined Reading. The ex-Tottenham boss has a number of other transfer targets, while several of last season's squad are expected to leave Loftus Road this summer. "I know the kind of players we need and I'm working with [chief executive] Philip [Beard] and the owners to get deals over the line," Redknapp told QPR's website. "We're in constant dialogue. We're all on the same page and want to bring success to the club. "We're trying to bring the right types of lads into the squad - players who have the right mentality, ability and character to get us out of this division. "I know the game and know what QPR need to get back into the Premier League."
In the David Moyes mould, perhaps we should also go with a straight talking, team building Scot. He likely learnt the ropes well under Moyes' tutelage David Weir: Sheffield United appoint Everton coach as boss http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22843168 please log in to view this image
