When I returned home in the early hours of Thursday morning I was shocked to read that Harry Redknapp had been sacked by Spurs. The vast amounts of beer and vodka i had consumed through out the course of the night led me to believe it was best to wait until the morning to see if this was true or not. Sure enough my eyes had not deceived me, Harry and Spurs have parted company.
Personally I have mixed feelings on this. I have never made it a secret that I not a Harry fan, his press performances, his lack of tactical knowledge at crucial times in crucial matches, his disloyalty and his refusal to see himself as one with the club are just a few of the traits that have pushed me away from the man, who was seen by many as more of a step-father than a father. There is no doubt that Harry has done a decent job, two fourth placed finishes is not a bad achievement, but I (and i'm not the only one) feel that his good points do not necessarily outweigh his bad points.
Redknapp summed up his Spurs tenure over the last two weeks. He showed his disloyalty by claiming he would have accepted the England job if he had been offered it. He has continued the constant media circus by showing his anger at the lack of a new contract, at the end of the day why should disloyalty be rewarded. The most laughable comment was that the players will be put off by him only having a year left on his contract, yet they were not distracted by the England speculation. Levy like most has had enough of Harry self preserving, contradictory comments to the press. You can't help but feel without talking to the press Harry would have been at the Lane for years to come.
What has been most noticeable in the last few hours is that Tottenham is divided into two parties. The "Love Harry" party and the "We Are Spurs Not 'Them, or They'" party. This worries me, this could pull the club apart, with the "Love Harry" party blaming non Harry fans for forcing their savour out of the club. I have read more than one article slamming people like me for questioning his decisions and behavior. Equally the "We Are Spurs" party are not too happy with the Redknapp fans for slamming Levy, as they cling to the belief (rightly or wrongly) that he has a plan and will pull off a masterstroke.
Only time will tell if Bale, Modric and Co will want to stay without their old pal Harry, the Welshman's agent is already flirting with the powers that be at the Nou Camp. Charlie Corluka thinks Modders will be off too, but £25 million to Man Utd is laughable, cheep and frankly lazy journalism. I can only hope that the Vertonghen deal will still be going ahead because he will be a top class signing.
I personally feel that Levy has an ace up his sleeve, he will know who he wants in and he will know he can get them, my money is on Capello, who's odds have been slashed over night, but I also think AVB, Rafa Benitez, Klinsman and Van Bastan are names that should be considered. David Moyes is odds on favourite to get the job, he would not be a bad signing, but would he be of a high enough caliber to hold onto the stars?
The next few days and weeks will be exciting and will hopefully push us on to the next level, we need to stick behind Levy and judge his actions once he has made them rather than just assuming he doesn't have a plan. There will be life after Harry, just like there was life after Martin Jol, just like there was life after Hoddle, just like there was life after Venables, there will be life after Harry and the club will continue. What is important is that we all stick together and all follow the club we love, no matter what we thought of Harry, he has gone, there is no changing that, now we need to get behind Levy, get behind the players and get behind ourselves. We are Tottenham, the future is bright, and there will be life after Harry.
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