Harry Redknapp Article.

Harry Redknapp.
No I am not going to wait here for the air to turn blue and mass
arguments to ensue. The season is over and the real debate is on, should
Mr Redknapp still be managing our club come August?
In all my years supporting and discussing our club on various social
networks and in real life, I have never seen a topic that is on
everybody’s lips and at the forefront of their minds straight after a
season has finished quite like this.
Your own personal view on the season, good, bad or indifferent is one
thing, who you attribute the success to or whose door you lay the blame
at is totally different.
From what I have seen and discussed it’s split right down the middle
with fans getting quite agitated and angry whatever stance they have.
Harry has become very vocal in recent months and has alienated a lot
of supporters with his ‘idiot’ tag and ‘this is the best it gets’
comments amongst others. So much so that I have seen the campaign
started for ‘Harry Out’. Low key, yes, but the musings and doubtings
have nevertheless begun.
Others say although he was wrong to say such things and continue to say
them, Harry is just being Harry and seeing as football is a high
pressure job maybe the strain of a truly terrible end to the season is
beginning to take its toll. Plus we all know he loves to indulge the
media and keep them onside with controversial statements.
Some also seem to think that HR is walking, nay strutting, around WHL
like he is the messiah and the saviour of our great club! Really? Yes,
we all know what he has done for us under and where we came from, but we
have had better managers before him and will hopefully have better
after he has left (for Chelsea or most likely England in a years time).
The flip side of this argument is that he deserves his swagger as 4th
along with CL qualification, QF in the competition a year later with 5th
place is outstanding for the level we are at presently. I don’t think
anyone is taking these achievements away from Harry and maybe the
against camp have taken offence to his attitude rather what he has
accomplished with us.
Do a lot of supporters think that Harry has disconnected with the
fans? Yes they do, but others say they never connected with him in the
first place.
Did he make poor decisions in the transfer market? Well, on the whole no
but we all knew we desperately needed a high class striker in January,
but not getting one might not have been his own fault, but rather
Levy’s.
All football fans have a voice in the game and so they should with
the amount it costs, but as we know this voice is rarely taken into
account these days. Having little or no respect for the fans along with
name calling and insults surely can’t be the way for a manager to act
though?
We al have our thoughts on this one and some will be happy if he
goes, some won’t, but we are ALL Spurs and want the best for our club.
So if you have strong views on this or any other subject when discussing
it please remember that any nastiness or rudeness is not needed.
Of course this could all be a moot discussion pending the outcome of the case against HR from the revenue this summer.
Whats my view I hear you ask? Well, its simple really. When he
joined, I was surprised, he’s done fantastically well and given us great
nights and memories during his tenure, but taking all into account,
with all his recent comments, action and demeanour I think his time at
the club has come to an end.
Two quotes stick in my mind though ‘you never know what you have
until it’s gone’ and ‘the grass is always greener on the other side’
We shall see!
Hey, what do I know though?!
COYS
Rob Handworker (@RAH13 on twitter)