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Tottenham Hotspur: Sacking Harry Showed Ambition, And Spurs Should Be Applauded For It
Despite comparisons with Venky's, this Tottenham Hotspur fan thinks that Daniel Levy should be praised for sacking Harry Redknapp. Here's why.
If this is what a modern day Tottenham Hotspur ‘crisis’ has become, I’ll take them all day long. They’re a damn sight less depressing than they used to be. In short, we’ve released a manager from his contract for failing to finish third (or higher) in the league, and ultimately costing us a second season in the lucrative Champions League. The tabloid press, armchair fans of all clubs and gooners alike have gone collectively bats**t. We, Tottenham fans, haven’t. “He’s as bad as the Venky’s” they say, “kiss goodbye to your best players” they claim; “in Levy we trust” I retort. Are we really being lambasted for having ambition? Brilliant, I for one invite it. This summer was always going to be one of make or break for Tottenham, we have reached the proverbial glass ceiling, we need investment in the squad, not much, but in important positions. We have £40m worth of new training facilities to reap the rewards from, to set an infrastructure through. Sorry, I digress, focus is required, we’re a crisis club after all. So who is piece this for? What is this all about? In reality, I’m not sure. Perhaps it’s a rallying cry to pessimistic yids, maybe it’s a lesson in reality for the aforementioned gloating fans of other clubs, some of both probably.
It all started so well; he came, he saw, he got more than 2 points from 8 games. The players were allowed to eat ketchup again and we didn’t get relegated. We started the next season as we finished the last, claiming fourth spot for the first time in the Premier League, earning us a place in the group stages of the Champions League should we teach Young Boys a lesson. We breathed fresh air into Europe that season, beating both teams from Milan, winning our group and finally running out of steam in our quarter-final against Real Madrid. Again, our league season came down to single Peter Crouch goal away at the Etihad, this time however, in the wrong goal, ensuring our fifth place finish and Europa League football. In his final season at the Lane, we again managed to finish fourth in the league, matching our previous best, but missing out on Champions League football. Most importantly, Redknapp oversaw three North-London derby wins, some glorious comebacks in a 3-3 and a 4-4, which is by far and away the best run of form I’ve seen us have against the scum in my lifetime. For all his work at the club, the results, the football, the occasional quote and the overwhelming success, a heartfelt thank you.
One too many court cases, one too many scummy agents signed with a history of underhand contract negotiation tactics, two too many Nintendo adverts and far too many interviews conducted from the driving seat of his car.
But, that said, with reality replacing romanticism, he could have, and perhaps should have, achieved so much more. Too many times did we hear him say after a disappointing loss or draw that “it was just one of those days”, or how he “couldn’t have asked anymore from the players”. Too many times could dropped points be attributed to tactical ineptitude and lack of a plan b, and sadly sometimes, telling substitutes to “just go and f**king run about a bit” just didn’t cut it. Too many times did we see Gareth Bale waste himself through the middle, rather than using his abilities down the wing to play to his strengths. Too many times did we see the same team played through exhaustion, rotation apparently not a policy, even with players such as Sandro, Dos Santos, Defoe and Kranjcar sat on the bench. Too many players we saw allowed to go on loan, leaving our squad thin and options limited. Too many times Redknapp told us that a club “like Tottenham couldn’t ask for anymore” and how the fans were “idiots” for expecting more from him. Too many times did we hear him contradict the club precedent on transfer dealings, he was too often the “every player has his price” to Levy’s “f**k off Chelsea, gobble my goo”. Too many times did he make fanciful eyes at other clubs, the FA, and at his friends in the media. Too many times was the breaking news on Sky Sports that betting had been suspended on Redknapp’s departure, too often were we found questioning his loyalty. One too many court cases, one too many scummy agents signed with a history of underhand contract negotiation tactics, two too many Nintendo adverts and far too many interviews conducted from the driving seat of his car.
If anyone believes that this decision was made on entirely footballing grounds, they have a few more things to live and learn about the man that Harry Redknapp is. But it could have been oh so different for him, offered a contract extension after his court case acquittal, he wasn’t interested in the slightest. But the second Hodgson was appointed England manager, Redknapp was suddenly interested in that extension again, funny that.
With the right manager, the right signings, the odd bit of selling on of deadwood and Levy at his best, we’ve got more than a chance to build on what we’ve achieved under Redknapp.
So why was he sacked? As my non-Spurs mate text me earlier “it all stinks a bit to me, he took you from the bottom of the table to the Champions League”. Well yes, he did. To fully explain, I feel an analogy is needed; we the fans, are the children, Redknapp the father, and Tottenham the mother, here we go: As parents, they seem brilliant. We’re only 4 years old, and from the second we were born they did a great job. But then it slowly dawned on us, Mum always hugged us, told us she loved us, did her best for us when the c**ty foreign kid moved in next door started trying it on with us and so on, but Dad never did any of that. I can’t remember him ever saying he loved us, telling us how well we’d done, denying that he wished the taller prettier kid down the road wasn’t his instead. But that doesn’t matter, he’s our Dad, and he’s doing a good job. But then, we start to notice that he’s coming home later from work every night, Mum doesn’t look at him the same way she used to, she wanted to renew their wedding vows but he said he had other things to do. Then he gets in trouble with the law, taxes they say, but Mum doesn’t mind, she’s there in the court every day, giving her full support, and when he’s acquitted, for a brief second, it looked like the spark was back, but that night, the woman that Dad thought was the fittest Mum in playground broke up with her Italian boyfriend and said she was single, and suddenly we saw Dad’s eyes start to wander and Mum distance herself. He started paying less attention, all those fun times we were having were gone, he didn’t seem to have any time for us anymore and to make it worse the d**khead neighbour beat the s**t out of us one night and Dad didn’t know how to help. But then, he seemed to start trying a bit more again, I heard Mum on the phone to her friends saying it was just because the fit Mum had started to go out with someone new, and Dad had apparently come grovelling, offering to renew their vows again. He even got Mum a present, and promised to take her to all the nice places in Europe like they had the year before, but apparently he’d not paid the proper deposit and someone else was, rightly or wrongly, allowed their tickets. Dad said he’d done all he could, but Mum said he should’ve been able to get the better package if he’d paid more attention, which wouldn’t have needed a deposit, but that was now sold out so they had to settle for the consolation package, to all the places not as nice as the ones they could have gone to. Mum opened her eyes, and I think she realised they were other guys out there making moves for her, able to do a better job than perhaps Dad was doing, show her more love and ambition. She soon asked Dad to move out and filed the divorce papers. All Dad’s friends in the pub said mean things about Mum, and the kids at school didn’t seem to understand either, they all thought Dad was great and we should’ve been happy with what he was doing. But Mum said to ignore them, they didn’t know the whole truth about Dad, only some of it, she said to ignore the k**bhead down the road who was laughing at us for Dad moving out, she said they were sad and pathetic, who may have lived in a nice house, but it was hollow and soulless, and no-one would want to live a life like them. I understood, I even felt sorry for them. Hopefully that makes more sense to people who didn’t see it before, and hopefully they’ll now think twice before questioning Levy and the Tottenham fans that aren’t too upset or surprised by Harry’s exit. I wouldn’t put money on it though.
So to the future, onwards and upwards, who’s next? What’s next? Progression or failure? Are we finally embodying Bill Nich’s famous words, are we finally aiming high, refusing to succeed aiming low? I really do hope so. With the right manager, the right signings, the odd bit of selling on of deadwood and Levy at his best, we’ve got more than a chance to build on what we’ve achieved under Redknapp. I can’t promise success, I can’t pretend to say that I’m not slightly uneasy about the way we’re going to progress, but I will say this; no one man will ever be bigger than the club, and as long as I live, if there’s a club in London N17 playing football the right way in glorious lilywhite, no matter the league, no matter the owner, no matter the playing staff, they will always have my support.
This was first on Tottenham Hotspur site The Fighting Cock.
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Fraid your article was much too long, you either wanted Harry to stay or you didn't, I did you didn't , but as he didn't we need to make an appointment soon as all of our rivals are stealing a march on us, so if D L had decided when Harry turned the extension down a few months ago he should have had somebody lined up
The best analogy ever! What a great read!
Agree with Seb, excellent analogy
The analogy was a thing of beauty
Fantastic article but DL needs to move fast and decisively in the next appointment COYS!!
Great article, nicely put. Im sick of fans of other clubs slagging spurs off for getting rid of him, they know nothing about the real redknapp just what they see in the media about how great he is. They will say things like 'look what hes done for the club' or 'look wheres hes taken you,from bottom of the league to champions league'. Its nots as black and white as that. For starters the club was in a false position because of that idiot Ramos, we were never in danger of being relegated and with that squad of players a chimp could of pulled us away from danger to a comfortable league position. What redknapp fails to point out when he came out with his guff of 'when i came here we had 2 from 8' is that prior to his(and ramos')arrival we were an established top 5 side. So harry can blow smoke up his own arse until hes blue in the face, but what did he actually do for the club that any other half decent manager could nt have done? Not a lot really. He improved us by 1 league position with a squad that he inherited from Jol and comolli, only difference being the core of our side were mainly promising youngsters during Jols reign. When Harry came in the Spine of the team were coming into their prime ie Daws,Hudd,lennon,modric,defoe,ekotto,bale etc,etc,etc. Yet the man who has won 1 trophy(yes 1) in nearly 30 years of management seems to think hes the saviour of spurs and the best thing since sliced bread. He may have the media and fans up and down the country fooled but the majority of spurs fans(who he calls idiots for being ambitious) are pleased to see the back of him. You summed it up perfectly when you mention about the contract offer from the club that he did'nt want to know about, yet when he realises hes not getting the england gig all of a sudden hes gobbing off to the press how he would like an extension. It doesnt work like that harry you greedy conceited prick. Levy isnt going to reward diloyalty and disrespect with a big new contract. Also for all the people(and media)who think hes such a fantastic bloke and manager,answer me this. Why is it in such a long managerial career (before spurs) why has he never been in charge of a big club or won trophies? Food for thought.
As much as I think Redknapp is to blame for our collapse I also think that Daniel Levy must take a lot of the blame. Levy never really backed Redknapp and was just someone to bring us back up the table in the short term. He sanctioned ridiculous transfers and held onto players that should have been sold but were not because of Levy's ridiculous transfer fees. I get the impression with Levy that it's his way or the highway regardless of the consequences. Think of all the players we have lost due to not offering the right money or waiting too long to make a move. The guy is all about pounds, shilling and pence with no real ambition on seeing the team strengthened. His biggest sin was never bringing a prolific scorer once we made Champions League. I would love to see him interviewed and all these questions put to him but it will never happen.
Sorry for the long post but the whole 'hard done by harry' thing winds me up. He made his bed.........
Brilliant and exactly how I feel
A good article, but I'm not sure I agree with it. DL has now put his c**k on the block. If the new manager finishes 5th next season then it will be seen as a major failure! Harry should have stayed...
Spot on and written by a true spurs fan!!
Nice piece but we won't know whether this is for the best until a few months into the season. But Harry wasn't sacked, he left because he wasn't offered the new contract he wanted. I'm pretty sure Levy was going to let him see his last year out and then maybe offer a new contract depending on how we did.
I read that analogy a few days ago somewhere else. Copycat. Levy´s starting to grate on me. Hé owes us an explanation on what´s going on. He shouldn´t be talking to that ´spoilt brat´AVB. Moyes is the man to further us beyond what Redchapps did.
I am a little confused as to how can blame Redknapp and not the players and not Levy. There is blame for all to share in this. Also all the fans forgave Modric over his head being turned to Chelsea so why not Redknapp? This is now a make or break summer caused by a knee jerk reaction from the board. If we were progressing the new stadium would be wrapped up (its not), a replacement would have been in place before Redknapp was sacked and new players would have been in by now. I thank Redknapp and I thank Levy, however stop placing the blame on one. Levy has tinkered with managers like it was no bodies business and he's done it again. Players let their level drop and they did it at an important time. As for no crisis? Try we are on the edge of tipping back into obscurity if the wrong decision is made with a manager or too long to get him in. A manager is need before the month is out so that the players can get to know the new gaffer and his tactics. Also we must have the time to make the purchases. You may not see it as a crisis, but most of the other fans do, in Levy we trust? You tell me that if AVB or Moyes is invited to the table, then see how you feel at the end of the season. Look at the track records! If as I have suggested in my articles on spurs mad that this could be smoke and mirrors and Levy has in fact got Rijkaard interested then I can see some real commitment (as he will demand a war chest). This will prove a in Levy we trust scenario. I am not an optimist or pessimistic I am a realist and at the moment whether you like it or not/ disagree or not things are taking too long and at the detriment to the club. #RijkaardtoSpurs!
dads gone. the kids are crying mums alone see needs a new man anyone will do even AVB
I completely agree with the post. No one man is bigger than spurs, and lets not forget it wasnt that long ago spurs were facing financial ruin under levy this will never happen. With the new rules from uefa coming into effect soon i.e can only spend within your income how many clubs are going to be caught short not spurs i can tell you. I think levy had to hold his decision until after the cl final because had we qualified i do think harry would have stayed. Maybe DL told harry lets see how you do in your last season then we will renegotiate contracts from what i hear harry's agent was wanting a bigger deal than was offered him in january which in effect would have been a bonus for failure.
You are a dumba$$... There was nothing honorable about what happened. Spurs will be mid-table again.
I think you like the soiund of your own voice or of your own fingers hitting the keys. Bold move to get rid of ther best manager Spurs have had in donkeys years? I won't be so rude to call you a dumba$$ like somebody else did.I'll just say that as far as I'm concrned your talking alot of crap
The answer to the question who this article is for - a minority of Spurs fans and the non Spurs family. They were not watching things take a slide. As with the majority of the Spurs contributors and excluding the Guest/knuckledragger from the toxic site - I agree you have the rights of it.
To Hammer.."Anyone will do ..even AVB"? Really? Is that so?
Great article. Spot on about the loan system (which left us with one right back out of a possible three). Complete LACK of rotation within the team which lead to demotivated players and fatigue. Favoritism was another of harrys major crimes in my opinion, never willing to take off, or bench players despite there performances (modric, bale, bae and adebayor spring to mind). This again is not the sign of a manager who seeks to inspire performances from the squad,but rather a first eleven. Levy will come good, for me he always does. Have patience and hold your faith. COME ON YOU SPURS
lol harry was off england calling failed to sign 4yr contract then we wanted £10.million compensation hooray! ker-ching! failed to rotate squad bring on youth lost £20.million not securing champions league media rabbit upset mr levy and fans we've seen his best efforts did ok he did dirty on my beloved pompey look ahead spurs board want to build the best futuristic c'mon!
I can't see how you can say Levy is showing ambition by sacking him before you know who Redknapps replacement is. I havent heard mention of anybody that would make me think they would be better than fourth. I fact quite the reverse. It just looks like a mess same as when he cocked the start of the season up playing about with Martin Jol.
ALL WE KEEP HEARING IS HARRY DIDN,T DO THIS OR HARRY DIDN,T DO THAT.ALL COBBLERS,LOOK AT THE FOOTBALL WE PLAYED AND WHERE WE FINISHED IN THE PL.WE HEAR NOTHING FROM THAT PRATT DL.DO WE DESERVE AN EXPLANATION COURSE WE DO,WILL WE GET ONE NO.FOR CRYING OUT LOUD WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START SIGHNING ON THE PLAYERS THAT WE NEED.MY GOD I HAVE SUPPORTED MY SPURS FOR OVER 54YRS.MOSTLY FRUSTRATION.COYS ALWAYS.
For trying to get a new contract by using the media instead of keeping it private. For doing it whilst Levy was attending his mother's funeral. For these reasons alone he should have been made to walk. Sir Alex and Wenger both have 1 year rolling contracts. I don't see them or their players complaining. From what I'm reading, all you pro-Harry posters would sell your own grandmothers as long as it means getting a top four finish. I think you should take a look in the mirror and ask yourselves what is truly important. You make me sick!
Great article. Harry imo is an average manager, good staff around him help mask some of his deficiencies. Knapp is also lucky, 1 example there are many more, look at Bale, was a total fluke he used the " he is not a winger he is a left back " because of injuries. With Harry at the helm he has now on a down turn. Yes Levy should have had someone lined up, no Harry wasn't sacked, he wanted his cake and eat it too DL said no. Yes the players were at fault also, especially IMO want away Modric, one more goal making his tally 4 (woo hoo )n we couldve been in the Champions league. Who to replace the Knapp? For me Rijkaard, Moyes are my personal picks, AVB not sure.
Too right.... Slaven Bilic up next
Slaven Bilic is too much his own man for the likes of Levy or any of the board.Never gonna happen
I too thought that was a beautiful analogy. We could just all blame Fabio Capello for stepping down though, or even John Terry at that (maybe it's all that Wanker's fault)!!! The truth is, the negative aspects of having HR at the club suddenly started to seriously outweigh the positives, our season imploded and he tried playing games with DL. For me, I didn't like or agree with alot that came out of HR's mouth, especially the whole 2 from 8, you've never had it so good, fans need to be realistic. The man is a Bullshit machine on legs, and I could be wrong, but I believe that if Martin Jol had been manager right up to now, we would be at least at the level we are now or perhaps doing even better! All of this is past, it is tomorrow, next week and next season that are important now. Faith in DL backing up his (and the board's) decision with appointing the right man is what is needed. I am glad he hasn't just gone for Martinez or Moyes (or an exSpur), and seems like making a more considered appointment(I'm really not sure about the poseur in the raincoat though).
Good shout though.
Spurs need to focus on getting a good manager that has the same ambition as spurs and the players that want to play for spurs
"They will say things like 'look what hes done for the club' or 'look wheres hes taken you,from bottom of the league to champions league'. Its nots as black and white as that." Er, yes, because its the undeniable truth - thats why its the natural and reflex response. Its also the reason Harry's ingrate detractors resort to long-winded sophistry and cherry picking evidence whilst shrieking in the face of reality; "Its nots as black and white as that." "For starters the club was in a false position because of that idiot Ramos" Whether or not any old manager could have revived Spurs is conjecture. The fact is, Harry Redknapp did. You and your ilk wilfully ignore the effect Redknapps intuitive style of management has on players - evidenced by the fact that half of them want to leave now he's gone, and I think the players are in a better position to testify the extent of his managerial style on their confidence than a few commentors on the 'blogosphere'. "prior to his(and ramos')arrival we were an established top 5 side." A) So we were awarded Europa League regularly, Gee whizz (I can see why a lot of you want Moyes). B) there's a greater points gap now between top 5 and top 4, which also includes Man City chucking money at everything. Harry gettin us top 4 represents more of an achievement in every conceivable way (but, considering you seem content with top 5, perhaps a top 4 under Harry didn't appeal to your sense of victimhood) You'd think the last four years represented some kind of spectacular fall from grace for Spurs. We weren't even capable of beating the Arse at White Hart Lane before Harry, nor did we have half the country swooning over our beautiful football. All the ingrates on here pointing out Harry's mistakes are no more prescient or insightful than the idiotic gooners who call for Wengers head mid-way through every single season, before he takes them to third place again. You slaggers of Harry can't have it both ways. You can't suggest Redknapp was ineffective, then blame the end-of-season slump on Redknapp for not focusing during the England management controversy.
Brilliant analogy, brilliant article! Its important now to find a good suitor for dear ol "mum". I think it'll take more than one run to find the right one, however.
"I could be wrong, but I believe that if Martin Jol had been manager right up to now, we would be at least at the level we are now or perhaps doing even better! " You're having a laugh? Are you that determined to have Harry discredited that you have to resort to pie-in-the-sky conjecture, and dish it up as evidence?
Anyone who wants Moyes is clearly an advocate of tedium. Utterly incredible. Yeah, lets get rid of Harry, because before he came along and ruined it, we were competing with Man United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, sweeping all before us and gobbling up trophies for our perpetually bulging cabinet. Dreamers.
The authors flowery and long-winded analogy was required to offset the facts he initially presented that neatly illustrated how good Redknapp was for the club. Newsflash: Premiership Football manager isn't perfect.
This coming season may prove to be the most competitive ever for C.L. qualification.Spurs will need to improve on last season to stand any chance this time.We had instant good results under Harry but that bad run we had highlighted our weaknesses and allowed a resurgent Arsenal to steal third place and seal Harrys fate.Unless something special happens on and off the field then we will struggle.Fingers and everything else crossed for the new season and hopefully we may win the title more than once in our lifetimes[I am coming up for 60]
i think i used to live next door to you.
Worst analogy I ever read. You are trying too hard.
Douglas, you completely miss the point. Most fans are grateful to Harry for getting us to play great football and making us a top 4 side. They even would have forgiven the crappy end to the season. What they don't forgive is Harry trying to have it both ways with his contract and the lack of loyalty. And let's not forget the fact that he should have done his negotiating in private at a less sensitive time for Levy. You can post on here as many times as you like but you're still wrong. It wasn't for football reasons that Harry walked, it was everything else
Ged, I'm not wrong until the detractors are proved right (which I'm doubting given the impending appointment of AVB). Sod all this talk of patience; the sacking of Harry is not an achievement, unless we count "cutting off our nose to spite our face" as one comparable to top four. Levy called Redknapp up to the office to sack him, not the other way round - so I just don't see the insensitivity. I've supported Spurs since 1968 and I was born half-mile from White Hart Lane, I genuinely fear for us now.
The insensitivity was Harry angling for a new contract on live tv whilst Levy was attending his mother's funeral. If an employee of mine did that to me they would be out of the door straight away. If you can't see the wrong in how Harry behaved then i really do pity you. I also was born round the corner from WHL at the North Mid Hospital. You're not the only true supporter on here
Let me make another analogy: a monkey with an ipad could have written more concisely and coherently about the situation. Let me pick out a few of the points made such as 'anybody could have saved us from relegation'. The reason that is a foolish thing to say is because Levy had am atrocious record picking managers and an even worse record of sacking the relatively successful ones. Ramos was the biggest example of his ambition to install a guy who logs good in an Italian suit and is prepared to work with a director of football. We all know what happened next. All those who go on about Levy's ambition should stock up on anti depressants right now because we will not become a top three regular just by installing a new manager. The money to compete with six other clubs at the top is simply not there. Instead we have dumped a consistently performing manager and are risking what we got. You may think Harry is strategically inept, but under him Spurs played the way we all want them to play, fast attacking football with flair. Get yourself a tactical genius and watch them park the bus and bottle it because they see Mancini flicking his fringe. You choose your club only once. I carry on supporting Spurs whatever but don't tell me dropping managers like that is a good thing. Consistency is the key for the whole team including the manager. You can celebrate Harry leaving if you like but buckle up, its gonna be a bumpy ride.
Canada calling: NO BOAS NO BOAS. The team is wonderful but the main boys will go. Levy you are nuts - the boys loved Harry and they won't work for Boas - I wouldn't. Would they work for Kenny D - I think so. I loved Harry's style and the boys loved playing for him. Such a shame - many Eng fans will give up season tickets in protest I would too!
Ged, we share a birthplace (North Middlesex Hospital) and a football club. Do you know Gospatrick Road by any chance? Anyway, Harry had questions fired at him constantly and all he did was answer honestly - I suspect when you're on TV with Hanson etc person doesn't always consider the fact that (some) people might find it offensive to respond at all. I'm just intrigued as to why this - what amounts to social clumsiness or amoral insensivity (depending on your view on him to begin with probably) - would warrant him being sacked and risking the progress we have made. Levy comes across as an angry control freak, and even on a business level this sacking makes no sense.
Doug, he mentioned in more than one interview. A decent person would have said something along the lines of "due to the circumstances, now is not the right time to be discussing contracts", end of. Even if we keep this to purely football matters, I was already annoyed the previous season where, due to his squad non-rotation policy, we ran out of steam after January. Did he learn from that? No, he didn't. He did the same thing again the season just gone. You get no prizes for being 3rd in February. You do however, get a lot of flak if you blow a 10 point cushion over the scum because of disloyalty and an inability to learn from past mistakes.
Ged, ok we'll have to agree to disagree. I think his faults (many, as point out) were outweighed by his qualities, one of which was the ability to transmit belief to the squad. I'm 52 and can't remember a time ever, when it looked like we might win the league. For a short while last year even sceptics like Hanson said it was possible. The England job wasn't going to be a distraction again, and I think this season Harry would have learned from that. But now he has, the hard way. I think we both made valid points during our mini-debate, and as ever, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
Great article. Totally agree with what you have written. With the squad we had we should have been challenging for the title. No rotation, favouritism and lack of tactical knowledge cost us dearly.
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