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What do you think about Redknapp?

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  • He's a hero, a living legend!

    Votes: 5 8.5%

  • Clearly a bit dodgy but essentially a decent chap.

    Votes: 14 23.7%

  • Not the saint he makes himself out to be and a bit of an arse.

    Votes: 19 32.2%

  • Absolute cunt, I wouldn't trust him not to sell his own granny.

    Votes: 21 35.6%
  • Total voters
    59
mattie said:
I don't know where to start. Read up on what he did to Bily Bonds and then see if you still think it's simply part of the modern game. It's not, he has little decency, stitching up his (now ex) mate and the bloke who first gave him a job at West Ham.

The bloke's a moral vacuum, perhaps a good man-manager with a certain type of player but fucking disasterous with others - Dumitrescu, Raducioiu, Boogers (fucking hell, Boogers) all failed under Redknapp and failed big time. That had fuck-all to do with learning the job, it's all to do with open decent interaction with people, and that's one of many areas he fails completely.

Spends shedloads of cash but maintains he's always wheeling and dealing on shoe string, revisionist on every aspect of his career - still thinks he did a great job at West Ham despite inheriting and selling the family jewels (not that he'd give anyone involved in scouting, coaching and developing these young lads any credit, no it was all Harry) - bungs, less-than-transparent deals. That's why he was sacked from West Ham - Paul Alridge: 'you've stitched me up for the last time' - but of course that's not how bungpuss portrays it.

The bloke's a twat. Really.
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Billy Bonds was getting nowhere as a manager (Where is he now as a manager? Great player but not cut out for management was he?) Redknapp was an average player who has made a good manager was ambitious the situation with Bonds was all inevitable friendship or not.

Under Redknapp West Ham enjoyed their most successful period in the Premiership.

Under Redknapp Portsmouth finally returned to the big time and have silverware.

Someone offers £23 million for Rio Ferdinand - Do you really think that was Redknapps decision alone to accept the offer? In fact if you think about it the crazy transfer market had its pivotal moment then West Ham had no choice but to accept that crazy offer from Leeds, they are a business first.

Redknapps first loyalties lie with himself and his family as all of our own loyalties do, that is generally human nature, I find it amusing that football fans cannot see this at times it may be ugly, but it's life.

Also regards his transfer dealings you might find that whilst Redknapp made some bad choices (What manager hasn't and as I said he may have found that a learning curve) at least none of his transactions have threatened to relegate West Ham in the way the Tevez transaction might and one specifically Paul Aldridge played his part in screwing up on and further on you can then look at some of the transfer dealings under Curbishleys reign a bunch of crocks - hardly enlightened purchases with a good financial outcome were they?

Redknapp appears to have good interaction with players and getting results from them - for the three that you mention there are plenty of success stories if not at West Ham elsewhere.

I feel People get too emotional to put all this into clear perspective and examine the facts.

And finally he might be a twat, but do you know what? he is successful, most players like him, most of the press like him... it's mainly jilted fans and jilted Club Chairmen that despise him.
 
Batboy said:
Billy Bonds was getting nowhere as a manager (Where is he now as a manager? Great player but not cut out for management was he?) Redknapp was an average player who has made a good manager was ambitious the situation with Bonds was all inevitable friendship or not.

Under Redknapp West Ham enjoyed their most successful period in the Premiership.

Under Redknapp Portsmouth finally returned to the big time and have silverware.

Someone offers £23 million for Rio Ferdinand - Do you really think that was Redknapps decision alone to accept the offer? In fact if you think about it the crazy transfer market had its pivotal moment then West Ham had no choice but to accept that crazy offer from Leeds, they are a business first.

Redknapps first loyalties lie with himself and his family as all of our own loyalties do, that is generally human nature, I find it amusing that football fans cannot see this at times it may be ugly, but it's life.

Also regards his transfer dealings you might find that whilst Redknapp made some bad choices (What manager hasn't and as I said he may have found that a learning curve) at least none of his transactions have threatened to relegate West Ham in the way the Tevez transaction might and one specifically Paul Aldridge played his part in screwing up on and further on you can then look at some of the transfer dealings under Curbishleys reign a bunch of crocks - hardly enlightened purchases with a good financial outcome were they?

Redknapp appears to have good interaction with players and getting results from them - for the three that you mention there are plenty of success stories if not at West Ham elsewhere.

I feel People get too emotional to put all this into clear perspective and examine the facts.

And finally he might be a twat, but do you know what? he is successful, most players like him, most of the press like him... it's mainly jilted fans and jilted Club Chairmen that despise him.
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hi jamie! how's louise?
 
I recently read a very astute description of Redknapp: he is good at lower-middle strength clubs, where he can buy in a few players, sell a few and string enough good games together from them to finish in an acceptable league position. Give him a middle-upper level club and lots of money however, and he is like a chav in a posh resturant, buying the most expensive and foreign sounding item because despite not knowing what it is, if it's expensive and foreign, then it must be good eh?
This is why he'll fail at Spuds and blame it on their rather stupendously silly exec set up.

Oh, and I think you'll find West Ham's most successful period and highest league finish was under a Mr Lyall (r.i.p) not that blancmange faced crook.
 
I met him once and thought he was, in his own vernacular, a 'smashing fella'.

His managerial antics leave a lot to be desired though.
 
kabbes said:
I met Tony Mowbray once and he is an out-and-out good guy. Frankly, the personal tragedy that he has endured in his life seems to have given him a proper perspective on the game. And he always seemed like a nice bloke in the first place. I'd happily have him mind my seat, so to speak.
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I'd second that, he's a decent bloke & no mistake.
 
A modern manager for the modern game.

No wonder the players like him, he probably shows him round his massive house and says stick with me for a few years and you can make as much money out of the game as me. Couple of signing on fees ---->$$$$$$$$$$
 
From the Guardian today..

Changing tack - The boss's about-turns
Harry on... The Tottenham squad

"I was impressed with the players in training. If we can show our quality we will quickly move up the table. We have a lot of good players." (28 October)

"I'm trying to make the best out of what I've got. This is the hand I've been dealt, basically. I've got nobody else. It's difficult to find people." (11 January)

Harry on... Heurelho Gomes

"He has been terrific, outstanding. I'm not telling you a lie. He has got a big reputation. I'm really pleased with him. He's a good lad." (9 January)

"I have got to stay with him. We've got to keep believing in him because that's it, he's our goalkeeper. It is no good caning him - I've got nobody else." (7 November)

Harry on... Darren Bent

"He is in great form. When he gets the opportunities he is sticking them away he looks a terrific finisher and he's confident at the moment." (9 November)

"You will never get a better chance to win a match than that. My missus would have scored that one." (18 January)

Harry on... Motivating players

"Hossam Ghaly has always shown a positive attitude since I have been here. We need to get behind everyone in a Spurs shirt. We need him." (3 January)

"I think Gilberto was quite happy to come off at half-time - that is the problem now. I don't think there is a way back for him here." (18 December)

Harry on... David Bentley

"It is about making them believe again. We know what a player he is and we've got to get him playing like he was at Blackburn." (29 October)

"Maybe he thought, 'I'm at Tottenham and we have to play their style, a bit more entertainment'. The work ethic has suffered." (21 January)
 
class.

I have decide arry is a bit of an arse. I still can't quite call him a cunt though.

Whoich is very rare for me. I think everyone is a cunt.


dave
 
[QUOTE='arry]"The chairman tried to do a deal and spoke to Niall Quinn quite a few times," Redknapp said. "They only have to say, 'He's not for sale'. That is all anyone ever has to say."[/QUOTE]



Ummmmm:confused::confused::confused:


dave
 
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