Welcome to the dark, dank and odius world of Harry Redknapp – a man who just won’t take no for an answer, a man who is still up for a charge of tax evasion, a man who doth protest too much when being branded a ‘wheeler-dealer’. Call him that and you’ll witness the real life imitation of the Churchill dog in action.
I note with interest that Tottenham have bid £25 million for Andy Carroll, and I also note that Newcastle have apparently knocked this approach back. I must say that at no point has there been any confirmation of any of this, but it seems to be making headlines on most of the ‘blogs and news outlets.
This pursuit of Carroll is becoming rather tiresome now. The player has said he doesn’t want to go, the manager has said he doesn’t want him to go, the club have said he is not for sale, yet the interest from Tottenham continues.
This is the tactic of Harry Redknapp. He tries to unsettle players, and I am surprised he has been allowed to get away with it for so long. You’ll probably note that Sky Sports spend an awful lot of time at the Tottenham training ground these days, and this is down to Redknapp, and in particular it is down to his rather chubby chops and loose tongue.
Commenting on other players that are employed by other clubs is not a problem for Redknapp. Phil Neville, Steven Pienaar and our very own Andy Carroll have all been subjected to this procedure over the last few weeks. The consensus being that it’s still a very taboo thing to do as it can be construed as trying to unsettle players.
It’s about time that something was done about it in my opinion. Announcing an interest is all well and good, but when you get told no, repeatedly, there should be a hint in there somewhere. Put it this way, if a bloke was in the pub and was trying his luck with a lady, kept getting told no but continued his pursuit, he would more than likley be branded a sex pest. Using that logic, Harry Redknapp is the sex pest of the Premier League.
Redknapp has a shady past, but I don’t really give a toss about that to be fair, as long as he stops trying to unsettle our players.
As I said earlier in the article, nothing has been confirmed officially about the bid with the only quotes seeming to come from sources and not from people that matter. Mind you, I have no doubt we will hear about it soon enough, when Redknapp next shows up in front of the cameras.
As for now, I can only repeat what the club have said all along: Carroll is NOT for sale.
Nowt wrong* that is.
JerseyGeordie(Quote)
Whey, not much craic on the spus site like 🙄
richietoon(Quote)
toonsy i was agreeing with ya aboot carrol
batty(Quote)
*spuds 😳
richietoon(Quote)
rich the only crack them southern c unt have is smoked through a pipe m8 😆
batty(Quote)
batty 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Rich – They take themsleves too seriously
toonsy(Quote)
Drugs cause amnesia and some other things I can’t remember 😀
richietoon(Quote)
Aye Toonsy………God knows why like, nobody else does 🙂
richietoon(Quote)
😆 😆 😆
toonsy(Quote)
iam stll banned of that blog from when we played them the 1st time this season 😥 so i cannit get on
batty(Quote)
Ways and means Batty 😉
toonsy(Quote)
batty…how could they ban you? you’re such a polite, unassuming young fellow 😆
richietoon(Quote)
toonsy they must of banned me ip
batty(Quote)
Still ways and means Batty 😉
toonsy(Quote)
toonsy,
Crackin post mate on the spuds blog well done. 😛 😛
God I hate the arrogance of the spuds and they call us deluded.
TonyGreenSupreme(Quote)
It’s got some backs up, but there is also a few who make a good point.
toonsy(Quote)
Aye but they were all me Toonsy 😉
richietoon(Quote)
Richietoon…are you “south coast yid”….?!!!!!!!!
Munich Mag(Quote)
Munich….no mate, I meant I was the one who made all the good points 😆 I was just richie1892
richietoon(Quote)
SuperHoots on the sofa for the FA cup highlights.
Ross(Quote)
Ironic really that Fat Harry got all high and mighty when Mancini talked to the press about Bale! Not so nice when the shoe’s on the other foot now is it ‘Arry?
MikeAshleysWallet(Quote)
carroll you traitor. 2nd bid of 35 million rejected, then he puts in transfer request.
beznbarton(Quote)