Spurs’ Harry Redknapp is ‘becoming’ an embarrassment
by KevinBoatang on January 28th, 2009 269 words | 54 commentsIt’s finally happened, Harry Redkanpp has turned Tottenham Hotspur into a joke.
It hasn’t taken very long, just a transfer window in effect, but the results maybe long term. Daniel Levy clearly hasn’t got the balls to say something to ‘arry along the lines of ‘Please Harry, stop talking’.
Every press conference now revolves around the gossip column in The Sun, the players he likes but can’t have, the players he doesn’t like and therefore doesn’t want, and of ocurse, the players he likes, does want, can’t talk about because that would be wrong, but he has just talked about.
On top of that, he is now attacking previous managers for leaving him with a rubbish squad, the result being the media having a field day, mainly due to Spurs having a massive squad with some very good players.
He even attacked the fans who groaned loudly about having Craig ‘9 iron’ ‘pony’ Bellamy at the club, because he wanted him. The suggestion was that, just as the players didn’t have the inner steel to fight the fight, neither did the fans. Unlike Bellamy, which maybe down to said 9 iron and where it was hopefully placed. Spurs fans are known for their passion and fight, no matter the score and Redknapp has shown that he clearly doesn’t get that.
The reason given for George Graham being sacked was that he was releasing details of transfer negotiations, therefore bringing the club into disrepute and effecting the share price. That isn’t going to happen to Redknapp because of the current situation.
But upstairs, with the door firmly shut, I wonder what Levy is really thinking.
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Anonymous - January 28th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Kevin Boatang – your not thee kevin ‘prince’ boatang who redknapp got rid of are you? and all this article was a way of disguising your hatred and animosity towards the Spurs’ manager.
I think you are just pathetic and probably an arsenal fan trying to stir rubbish. The fact is simple – spurs fans have been crying out for a left sided player and cover for Ledley King for the past 2/3 years – redknapp has got every right to make such comments about his squad…
Øivind - January 28th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Blah,blah,blah… Are you dreaming about a job at mirror or sun? That is clearly all you read… What a piece of Waste of time! This has been on Forums for weeks, and when we finally play a decent game of football, you sit down and write this joke…
There’s only one fool here, and his name is Kevin Boatang!
A gooner in the making…
jurgen Ginola - January 28th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
why waste your time writing this shit i bet Harry gets pussy and I bet you dont.
mattspur - January 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
It’s not Harry that’s the embarrassment, IT’S THIS SHITE WEBSITE!!!!
Are you on a crusade against him or something? You say about the fans getting behind the club, well get behind the manager as well. How can you say he doesn’t get the passion? There’s not many more passionate than him.
He just says it as it is! The squad is lacking and disjointed. We only had 2 strikers plus an average loan striker. We didn’t have a quality defensive midfielder or a consistent box to box midfielder, and yes, my Mrs would’ve also scored that header that Bent missed. He’s only saying what we all think! Sod it if upsets a few lightweights! Much prefer Harry’s style to most of the diplomatic ‘I didn’t see it’ yes men around.
YOU REALLY ARE AN ARSE!!!!
Sean - January 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
What aload of nonsense!
Essex_Yid - January 28th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
It’s about time that newsnow stop using these two bob websites that have nothing decent or interesting to say. Anyone fancy starting a petition?
Essex_Yid - January 28th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
PS. As a spurs fan I quite like the fact we have a manager who is open with the press therefore the fans, at least we know whats going on!
You’re prob jealous as i assume your a Gooner and your soon to be gone manager wouldn’t tell you his real name if he didn’t have to
AFan - January 28th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Sadly I have to agree with a lot of this, the media are slagging us off and have taken their lead from our manager.
boatang is a gooner - January 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Fuck off you gooner!
yid - January 28th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
you talk so much shit you should shut this site down
southern spur - January 28th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
This really is a nonsence article. how do any of the points made make spurs a joke exactly? a lot of people are slagging redknapp at the moment but i think he is spot on with everything he says. the bloke has been in the game a long time and knows a poorly constructed team when he see’s one so good for him for speaking up at least he is honest (which lets face it makes a nice change in this game). so fuck off u goon twat try, writing something that actually resembles a story.
Ross - January 28th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
This is a poor article. The media is the biggest problem in the world today, fact.
ASPURSFAN - January 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
This is a poor artcal. George Graham was constantly moaning that his transfer kitty was not deep enough. THAT is why he got sacked. He attempted to create a poor image of the board and was alying blame at their door by saying they were not backing him.
Redknapp has come in to the club to save them from relegation and establish some stability ready for the years to come. So far I agree with all he has done.. with the exception of willing to blow £15million on Kenwyn Jones! (that was a surprise and would hardly resolve the darren “we paid over the odds” Bent debate!)….
southern spur - January 28th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
ASBURSFAN – agree with u mate. add the whole chasing craig bellamy to the list tho that would have been a major mistake
coys! - January 28th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
shut up mate, you’re a waste to mankind.. harry redknapp is a great manager and you know it.. i wonder what your mums really thinking upstairs with the door firmly shut after i just nailed her!
DAVSPURS - January 28th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
THIS IS SADLEY TRUE I LIKE HARRY AND HIS WII FAMILY JAMIE AND CO. BUT LATLY HE IS MAKING US HATED BY THE MEDIA WHEN WE USED TO BE EVERYBODYS SECOND TEAM . AARON LENNON PLAYED BRILLIANT AGAINST STOKE AND THEN IT STARTS LENNON FOR KEANE AND SIX MILLION MODERIC TO JUV OR INTER DOS FOR FRED THE LISTS GOES ON .HARRYS NERVES ARE JANGLING BECAUSE OF THE EXSPECTAION OF THE CLUB AND FANS ..AND HE NEEDS TO CALM DOWN SWAPPING LENNON OR DOSANTOS WOULD BE A BACWARDS MOVE AND HE WHAS COMPLAINING THAT THE SQUAD WHAS TO SMALL . ROBBIE KEANE WILL DESTROY PAVS AND DEFOES BLOSSOMING PARTNESHIP IF HE IS SIGNED .AND WE WOULD LOSE SOMTHING THAT IS RARE AND EXCITING SPEED AND ASHLEY YOUNG AND AGBONLAHORE ARE JUST A FEW OF THIS TYPE OF PLAYER RARE .
Armolad - January 28th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Shut up you mug!!
Richard - January 28th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Why does this site allow you to post these ridiculous articles? Rather then writing for this site, Kevin, you should simply write emails to yourself. Just fill in your own email addy in the ‘to’ field, throw together some literary vomit, as you did here, and hit send. We would all appreciate it.
spurs.dk - January 28th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
I think Harry’s use of the media is actually very clever…Commenting positively on players abilities is a great way to open up negotiations…turn their heads…but you have to understnd subtlety to get this…Hated in the media? Unless I’m mistaken, we are linked with a loooong list of players every transfer window…What message do you think that sends? Media darlings?!?! Everybody’s second team?!?!?!
I think Harry is a great manager and will get us where we need to be. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again…There are way to many ‘panic button’ spurs fans out there…follow chelski or Ar5sena1 if you want less excitement on your matchdays
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Mashed Spud - January 28th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
This is so funny. Some idiot writes a spoof article and you spud mugs take the bait. But in the midst of all the crap written, you are a joke, a real laughing stock.
Selling players and then buying them back, sometimes at inflated prices. Will Kean be the next one back or is someone going to exhume Greaves?
This is so great.
meehAL - January 28th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
good article well done
Poor Spuds - January 28th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Half the guys bloggin here sound like retards and the rest dont hav a clue as to wat they’re writin…
Hmm… maybe the relegation threat is gettin into ur heads… Yidos…
djdiablo - January 28th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
load of shit article you’re not a Spurs fan. Don’t write anymore shit you twat.
amin - January 28th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
this is for Mashed Spud :
in reply to ur well educated comment. 1st of all what response would u expect from quite a one sided point of view? would be a bit boring if no one posted any comments wouldn it? u penis.
as for the second part of spurs being a joke team as they have signed 2 players they have sold. if u folowed tottenham….which u clearly dont…u would realise that we didnt want to lose defoe and he is worth 15 mill and wanted to come so why not? we had lost keane and berbs so it made sense. chimbonda was a little weird but again makes sense. he has done well for sunderland but was home sick…and considering we could use cover for centre back and full backs down to injuries to hutton and king it also mmakes sense as long as he is cheap. which he is. and he is taking a smaller wage. bascially we are improving our squad players in defence as im sure now we have chimbo rocha will be gone soon followed by gilberto. so basically in short
YOU KNOW NOTHING…GO BACK TO DOING YOUR HOMEWORK…DICK
Herve Bonnier - January 28th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Aah, spuds fans as eloquent as usual. Where as Mr Boatang may not be winning any prices for his journalism he has got a point in that your club is in free fall and fast becoming the joke of the Premier League. You really should try to buy back as many of your old players as possible during this transfer window. You’ll need a hell of a lot more money to convince players to join you in the championship.
Canadian Hammer - January 28th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Harry “East End boy and ex- West Ham” Redknapp is the only good thing at Tottenham.
SpUrSfAn - January 28th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
OMG harry is buying back practically all of spurs old players back now… its a joke… first defoe, then chimbonda… now apparently aaron lennon n jermaine jenas is gonna do a swap 4 robbie keane!!!
Harry is puttin tottenham 2 shame. were in the bottom half and now were becomin a embarresment 2 the premier league. this is a joke!!
We shud of neva got rid of Martin Jol…
god help spurs
HarryH - January 28th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
What’s all this nonsense about Spurs being everyone’s second team? The media have always hated us. The reason is simple ‘Who do we think we are spending money as if we are a big club”. ‘Who do Spurs think they are trying to sign Carlos Kick-a-ball’? And when we do sign them (eg Palacious) it’s ‘What a waste of money’ or ‘Isn’t it terrible that they’re holding Manchester Utd to ransom and they won’t let old Carlos join his dream club’. The fact of the matter is we ARE a big club – a fu*ing massive club; The 10th richest club in the world as a matter of economic fact – and the ONLY club in the top 10 who have never played in the Champions League – f*k me imagine how much money we’d have if we had been playing in the CL for the past ten years like the big 4. They’re all cacking themselves that somebody is going to get it right at WHL sooner or later – and I have a suspicion that it’s going to be Harry Redknapp.
MIDO - January 28th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Hi its mido here just thought i would tell you i tried to come back harry whas gonner swap lennon ohare and pav for me but wigan offered me more cash and said i could take penaltys against liverpool so hope you get the old man robbie he can talk scouse now and doesent talk like father ted ha ha all traiters are welcome cambpell will be harry last catch sol that is
ped - January 28th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
wank wank wank wank & total wank!!!!
Dave Bentley's life long friend Nigel - January 29th, 2009 at 12:51 am
lol u lot really try hard dont ya? HOWABOUT You stop talking BOLLOCKS, stop trying to make Spurs look a joke, stop writing biased, hate filled ‘news articles’ that never actually contain facts but do contain the opinions of a loser. Usually the opinions of a gooner, west ham, man u scumbag. REAL FOOTBALL PEOPLE DONT LIE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN FOOTBALL. THEY EXPERIENCE IT. SPURS FANS BEST IN THE FUKIN WORLD HAVE THAT WE COMMAND RESPECT EVEN WHEN WE PLAY SHIT U DUMB FUCKS.
UNIVERSALLY HATED, BUT MUTUALLY RESPECTED IN PROPER CIRCLES. COYS SEE YA YIDS AT WEMBLEY. (BECAUSE WE MADE IT TO A FINAL….)
To be fair, any team could end up a joke. SO unless see Spurs playing championship football, please think about wot u say and if u did think and u stir people up deliberately then your just a loser aint ya.
DAVID BENTLEY’S LIFE LONG FRIEND…..HA
Yiddo - January 29th, 2009 at 1:33 am
To be fair to the article
Redknapp came to the job proclaiming what a great squad he had, and the only reason they werent doing well is confidence.
No he has seen the weakness – strikers (partly fixed by Defoe), a DM and our leaky defence and is trying to blame them for the deterioration in performance after the inital resurgence.
Nim_Chimpsky - January 29th, 2009 at 8:40 am
AFFECTING not ‘effecting’ the share price. You’re not that slow kid in my 7 year old daughter’s class are you?
And regarding the rest of the article… / /lifts right thigh from swivel chair and pushes out moist, 5 octave fart //
KevinBoatang - January 29th, 2009 at 9:37 am
If I may!
I susggest those who attack the article look at the views of other fans via forums and letters to sites. 365 have written a piece saying how good it is that Jones turned Spurs down, there are even graphs doing the rounds taking the piss out of the Harry’s press briefings.
I am a Spurs fan and obviously care about the club. The article was done before the Stoke game as it happens and the result was fantastic. But then afterwards Redknapp comes out and states that Zokora is this amazing, class, top top player that any club would want, which was greeted with wails of laughter.
My point was that Tottenham have never ever commented on transfers for the precise reason that it causes all kinds of grief. Look at our reaction to Rafa openly talking about Keane, it is this hypocrisy that is embaressing the club.
Spurs Through and Through - January 29th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Come one everyone…..we are in the C Cup final, some of my other mates would call it a Mickey Mouse Tournament, but who cares…we have the chance to put one over those Manure mugs, we have a manager who says it straight and the fact that Jenas is not even getting a run now is saying something….and we go on and on about slagging harry off just because he is saying it for what it is.
Lets just stop the crap and look at supporting him and the lad that put on the shirt and play for the team….
Kzee - January 29th, 2009 at 10:23 am
You are Bottomham “Top Four” Spurs, that is what you will always be. Is your plan for the New Stadium still there????? It will be the best in Championship League next season. Try to get Gazza and Hoddle back as well, it may help you to beat the relegation.
KevinBoatang LIKE SUCKING MY COCK - January 29th, 2009 at 11:23 am
u are a cunt. FULLSTOP
southern spur - January 29th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Kzee – Bottomham!! hahahah oh god did u come up with that yourself? my wod what a genius u are!! in no way did your comment make u look like a little prick. thank god there are people like u who can come up with such comedy gold!!
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knob
vishspur - January 29th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
youre a fuckin cock and im gonna rip ur head off. tosser
jeff - January 29th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Why is it that all spurs fans still think they are a good team ,granted they are a big club but lets be honest on the pitch which is where football is played they are very poor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you are not even the third best team in london.My god even west ham with all there problems are better than you! and they have been for years now! and look at how much money you mob have spent. you cant always live on your past history,history is history and most of you writing on this site were not even born when you were good keep living in the past you sad yidddddddddddddddddoooooooooooosssssssssssssssglory glory cfc
Mashed Spud - January 29th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Amin – you make some very good points and then revert to type at the very end.
I finished my homework a long time ago. I’m 57.
SAFC - January 29th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
well said mate, hes the only manager in premier league who unsettles players, hes won 1 trophy in his full career, tried to unsettle jones butt he has sense staying at a bigger club, redknapp should just retire and go home take some drugs for them ‘heavy eye lids’ he seems to have.
ex arry fan - January 29th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Ha ha ha ha, you are getting relegated, beating stoke is not a major turn
around. arry will piss of as soon as you are down.
see you in the fa cup next year you mugs
anonymous - January 29th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Ha fucking ha, Redknapp to piss off down the championship along with shitty spurs, bout fucking time too, useless fucking excuse for a football team
stevey - January 30th, 2009 at 11:44 am
wow u wouldnt see this many hard men in a gay brothel. your all so big and tough with your naugty words! i bet in no way are all of u a bunch of 13 year olds trying to sound tough to compensate for the fact your a bunch of pussies! vishspur is even going to rip someones head off!!! u must be a freaking bear or something … so tough!!
stevey - January 30th, 2009 at 11:45 am
wow u wouldnt see this many hard men in a gay brothel. your all so big and tough with your naugty words! i bet in no way are all of u a bunch of 13 year olds trying to sound tough to compensate for the fact your a bunch of pussies! vishspur is even going to rip someones head off!!! u must be a freaking bear or something … so tough
stevey - January 30th, 2009 at 11:46 am
wow u wouldnt see this many hard men in a gay brothel. your all so big and tough with your naugty words! i bet in no way are all of u a bunch of 13 year olds trying to sound tough to compensate for the fact your a bunch of pussies! vishspur is even going to rip someones head off!!!
John Demetriou - January 30th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I’m dismayed by the abusive, low-grade foul language and content free rants going on under this thread.
I feel the comments say more about their posters than the author of this piece. If you have an opinion on the piece, the best way forward in my view, is the use the ‘English language’ to express why you think it is good, bad, right, wrong or whatever.
Leaping out of your Ikea swivel chair and rattling off some incomprehensible, profanity ridden slurry shows you to be idiots.
Mr Boatang appears to have written a timely and fairly accurate piece on where Redknapp appears to be coming unstuck. As a manager, he undoubtedly acts in an unorthodox and awkward manner by making certain public pronouncements. And of course some of his recent managerial decisions have been odd too. See the point in Bellamy.
Someone else here made the point about buying back old players, which is bizarre – if Spurs wanted to sell them a year ago, what has happened since then to require them back? Does anyone seriously believe that the old Jol players of Defoe and Keane are going to turn spurs around? They pop up every now and then and do something but they aren’t match winners and they aren’t relegation zone staver-offers.
He splashes his tongue across the media almost as badly as he splashes his cash across the muddied desk at the Jan transfer window. In short, what the hell is he doing?
And a final point – criticising the Spurs manager doesn’t make you an Arsenal fan or anti-Spurs, in the same way as criticising Spurs players doesn’t make Redknapp anti-Spurs or an Arsenal fan. By speaking out in the correct context, it shows you are bothered, as Mr B clearly is about this matter.
Now any chance for some civility here please, or is it back to being like a bunch of 14 year olds in the school locker rooms after rounders?
roman p - January 31st, 2009 at 7:11 am
to all u spurs hateing wankers, do u know what the inside of wembley looks like?cunts
billy the yid - January 31st, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Get rid. ive said it before and i will keep saying it.
HARRY OUT before its to late.
Kate - February 8th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
TOTTENHAM ARE A BUNCH OF OVERPAID USELESS WASTE OF SPACE JOKE, – HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES DID YOU HAVE TO WIN AGAINST ARSENAL TODAY?!!?!!? – YOU TOTAL IDIOTS, WHY THE F**K DO YOU EVEN GET PAID, YOU WASTE OF SPACE!
Kate - February 8th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
How about you go down to non league, you may be able to win a few games there, or then again, maybe not!!!- IDIOTS!
anonymous - September 28th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I wonder how many of the nauseous contributors, spend as much time and effort, in caring for their families. It would be hoped they spare the younger children their foul mouthed outbursts – without the accelerating influence of booze. Goodness knows, to what level the degeneration descends to. It must amaze, or confuse, a small child – perhaps hungry, or cold, maybe a bit of both, to observe and hear the rantings of a so called parent. Why not the same passion and energy, directed towards alleviating the hunger, or the cold? All the more sinister, if the ‘brain dead’ are spending ‘State Hand-Outs’ on attending football matches – rather than feeding their kids!
What is the attraction? There are no dead bodies, as in the Gladiatorial Arena, where posers and feigned injuries, are of no consequence. Sure, the Emperor had the power of life and death – especially if the games had been fairly tame, and, the crowd were growing restless. Why? Because they needed to see blood flow.
If the Emperor doesn’t deliver the goods, then, the spectators ‘must do their own thing’ – to compensate. NEVER recorded in a Coliseum. The military presence was always adequate to smash any disturbances.
Today’s football crowds, would have been gathered by the Imperial Guard, for tomorrows contests. What a wonderful way to thank them for their loyalty and total lack of respect for discipline, together, with an inability to recognise skills in others.
Yes, given the chance. The first person to be ’sacrificed’ from the ‘Deep Space Probe’ would be a football supporter. You would probably hear messages of congratulations, from ‘Deep Space!’
anonymous - November 1st, 2009 at 1:36 pm
spurs are cunts. enough said