Dear everyone. Zip it up. Don't mention 'you know what'.
Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 7:56AM Morning.
Some bits I missed yesterday.
The FA Letter
The Football Association have sent out letters to all of its managers asking them not to talk about the vacant England job meaning the journalists will have to ask relevant questions regarding team selections instead of citing Harry Redknapp every five seconds. Considering how its only ever Harry Redknapp's name that gets mentioned when the England job is spoken about, I get the distinctive feeling that a certain bald headed spectacled chairman has had a quiet word on the side with the big wigs at Soho Square and asked them to do him (and us) a favour. What with the inevitable on the cards in the summer. So on that bombshell, it's time for all of us to shut up shop and ignore it all until the season ends when it can restart with fireworks and hefty soundbites.
Redknapp and Levy
As if bloggers can be gagged (unless its a Thursday evening and I've paid Madam Majestic a grand to tie me up). Let's chat England job. Redknapp telling us that the chairman wants him to stay but no offer has been made yet (Harry not received a letter? No? Lost in the post?). No summer transfer war chest has been confirmed either. No bombshell here. Would be far easier to retain the manager, not rock the boat. At the same time, an upgrade will hardly be scoffed up if Harry forces our hand. A nice comfortable handover of a side that's taken 3rd place and the FA Cup would smooth things over nicely for the next man in charge.
Saha and the Gentleman's agreement
I love this one. Apparently Harry (he gets everywhere) and David Moyes agreed that when we played Everton, Saha would not make an appearance, not unless we were down to the bare bones.
"Harry told me if he is short of players he will play but if he is not he might not use him." - Moyes
Probably something that should not have been shared in public considering there is no legally binding contract (it's a gentleman's agreement, right?) and isn't permitted. This was upped and then removed from the Everton website when cited there. If we start with two up front, expect him (Saha) to come off the bench. If we start with one up front, then Moyes will wont be nodding his head disparagingly with rolled up fist shaking towards Redknapp about something that wasn't even scribbled down and signed on a napkin.
Everton v Spurs match preview here.
Reader Comments (15)
I would go with 451:
Brad
Walker Kaboul King BAE
Niko Sandro Parker Modders Bale
Ade
There is 442 with Defoe (but it was only Stevenage) or a 4411 with Rafa (but we need everyone to turn up at Goodison and to keep a good shape) so 5 across the middle for me today. That should get us a point there at least, maybe even a clean sheet too, a rare 0-0, and a draw would be a decent result too, COYMFS!!
i would love 2 c 433
(G)brad
(RB)walker (CB)king (CB)kaboul (LB)bale
(AMC)mordic (DMC)parker (AMC)rvd
(WR) niko (S) adi (WL) Santos
we have the perfect team 2 play 433 and would like 2 c us use this
I feel the FA are a bit late issuing this poor-man's version of a super-injunction.
The fact that Redknapp said he didn't receive a letter either re-confirms what the letter is actually about, or it's just that the FA thought it would be a waste of a stamp to try and stop 'Arry talking about 'Arry & the England Job.
"The Football Association have sent out letters to all of its managers asking them not to talk about the vacant England job."
The very next day The Telegraph ran an interview with Slaven Bilic where he stated he feels Redknapp would be the perfect man for the England job. Where there's a will theres a way...
Come on Harry, work your magic.
Can't say I didn't expect that result ...
Going........going..........GONE!!!!
Bottling it big time. All the previous good work wasted in a few weeks.
Harry you twat. Bale on the left on numpty
I guess the question is when does a knee-jerk become a statement of the bleedin' obvious?
bollocks. this is painful as f*ck.
i feel sick.
best concede third to arse from now and start praying that chelsea slip up because lady luck has deserted us.
If only Harry had gone to prison, we might have an excuse for what will be a pretty epic collapse.
Free VDV
Absolutely bad luck today. Shit happens, but this team will sting Stoke and Chelsea. Make no mistake, Harry was hurt tonight and he will have this team firing on all cylinders for the rest of the season.
Fuck! I'm really hoping that we manage to still scrape this 3rd place. I seriously will go nuts if the cunts next door get above us. I loathe to say, Redknapp is doing absolute fuckery. With the same talent we had for the season, why did things change so drastically? What ultimately changed?
I was lost in the dream that Tottenham were creating, now a rude awakening and it's like we're in the not so far gone, old days. If we get anything else but a win next, my knee will be jerking until it becomes as decrepit as the King's. Unfortunately, regardless of what happens I'll still continue to support the fucks.