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Originally posted by Kevin Mcleod
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Anybody would think so with these injuries thats happening -
Clive's post about this on LFW sums it up for me:
"No surprise.
A shame in some ways, because he'll be on Goals on Sunday in six weeks' time being able to give it the "we signed 14 new players and they only gave me three games to bed them in" bullsht. Just as with us, "if I'd been able to bring one or two in in January we'd have stayed up". He's left in time for it not to be his fault, for it to appear quite harsh, with enough meat on the bone for Martin Samuel to crawl out of the lower festering reaches of his saggy, withered colon and tell the world how harshly done to 'Arry was and how he definitely would have turned it around. Samuel, remember, who backed up 'Arry's claim that his knees were so bad he couldn't even watch his grand kids play football, that they had to get him a taxi to go 150 yards from a book signing to a restaurant, but subsequently (after no surgery at all) took over as the manager of fcking Jordan.
But the Burton game a couple of weeks back told you everything you needed to know. 1-0 up at half time, completely outdone by Clough in the second half - Clough spotted the weaknesses, changed and coached his team accordingly, turned it round and won 2-1 with a team shorn of its best players through injury and assembled on a tiny, tiny fraction of Birmingham's budget. Afterwards it was all Redknapp on TV moaning that he hadn't been allowed to sign more players (got angry when the Sky guy pointed out they'd signed more than anybody else in the Championship) and then went on a long rant about how whatever these "young, modern managers tell you, you can't take a team out on the training pitch and put on a couple of training sessions and lift them from here to here, it doesn't happen". Even though they'd just lost to Burton Albion, who've gone from non-league to Championship doing exactly that.
Redknapp was a good manager once but he's been a spent chancer for years now, taking advantage of foreign owners. If you could still get results through screaming at the footballers and throwing crockery around Peter Reid would still be in the Premier League, and likewise the preparation, training, tactics, analysis etc now is so, so, so advanced and vital that you can't just be that guy that shows up a couple of days a week, signs loads of players from favoured agents, pick the team, do a bit of a speech and send them out there.
If he wasn't so rich, if he wasn't such an absolute insufferable cnt, if he wasn't so clearly and obviously bent, if he hadn't fcked our club over for the next ten years, and if the press didn't continue to aggressively rim him because he occasionally picks the phone up to them and tells them Robbie Keane's going to Celtic then it would be sad.
But he is, and he is, and he is, and he did, and they do, so fck him. Fck him right in his baggy face. "Comment
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Was thinking earlier that Birmingham have taken decisive action against a badly underperforming manager. Clive totally correct in 'Arry is spent and sadly from around the time he took us over. Had done well at Spurs (albeit usual 'Arry type transfer activity!) but been in decline for a good six months or more before Levy got shot of him. After a very good start to that campaign they were in virtual free fall. The England manager's distraction gave Levy the excuse he needed.Originally posted by Hubble View PostClive's post about this on LFW sums it up for me:
"No surprise.
A shame in some ways, because he'll be on Goals on Sunday in six weeks' time being able to give it the "we signed 14 new players and they only gave me three games to bed them in" bullsht. Just as with us, "if I'd been able to bring one or two in in January we'd have stayed up". He's left in time for it not to be his fault, for it to appear quite harsh, with enough meat on the bone for Martin Samuel to crawl out of the lower festering reaches of his saggy, withered colon and tell the world how harshly done to 'Arry was and how he definitely would have turned it around. Samuel, remember, who backed up 'Arry's claim that his knees were so bad he couldn't even watch his grand kids play football, that they had to get him a taxi to go 150 yards from a book signing to a restaurant, but subsequently (after no surgery at all) took over as the manager of fcking Jordan.
But the Burton game a couple of weeks back told you everything you needed to know. 1-0 up at half time, completely outdone by Clough in the second half - Clough spotted the weaknesses, changed and coached his team accordingly, turned it round and won 2-1 with a team shorn of its best players through injury and assembled on a tiny, tiny fraction of Birmingham's budget. Afterwards it was all Redknapp on TV moaning that he hadn't been allowed to sign more players (got angry when the Sky guy pointed out they'd signed more than anybody else in the Championship) and then went on a long rant about how whatever these "young, modern managers tell you, you can't take a team out on the training pitch and put on a couple of training sessions and lift them from here to here, it doesn't happen". Even though they'd just lost to Burton Albion, who've gone from non-league to Championship doing exactly that.
Redknapp was a good manager once but he's been a spent chancer for years now, taking advantage of foreign owners. If you could still get results through screaming at the footballers and throwing crockery around Peter Reid would still be in the Premier League, and likewise the preparation, training, tactics, analysis etc now is so, so, so advanced and vital that you can't just be that guy that shows up a couple of days a week, signs loads of players from favoured agents, pick the team, do a bit of a speech and send them out there.
If he wasn't so rich, if he wasn't such an absolute insufferable cnt, if he wasn't so clearly and obviously bent, if he hadn't fcked our club over for the next ten years, and if the press didn't continue to aggressively rim him because he occasionally picks the phone up to them and tells them Robbie Keane's going to Celtic then it would be sad.
But he is, and he is, and he is, and he did, and they do, so fck him. Fck him right in his baggy face. "
What Ollie has that 'Arry doesn't any more is likeability. He comes across as genuine and loves the club. I suspect that is why he wasn't dispensed with either during the course of last season or once it had concluded. Club didn't want yet another managerial change and his popularity meant there was less risk of fan backlash. So far, whilst he hasn't uprooted any trees, an ok start to season so time will tell if that was the right decision. As for 'Arry no doubt he will pop up somewhere either to ruin another club or just be an annoying **** on television.Comment
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if arry is on tv i'll turn it over , the bloke is repetitive and boringComment
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Didn't know he fcked our club over for the next 10 years.Comment
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What a shame.......was looking forward to his return to Loftus Rd. Still, bring on the Villa eh?Comment
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The Birmingham City board is prepared for a substantial increase in losses on the Hong Kong stock exchange following Harry Redknapp's spending spree as manager in summer 2017. BBC Website!Comment
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harry was one of those that he did bring in some good players but when he ###xed up he really ###xed up fancy buying caulker for ten million ,but he did buy both charlie and loic remy,who were potentially one of the greatest partnerships we have ever had,dont forget as well harry got us promoted in 2014 so he did us proud,.but lost it completely in the prem ,and thats about it reallyComment
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I'd take Arry over Hughes.
But neither belonged here.
Arry will always have promotion with us to thank him for, however fortunate we were on that day, and what they may have cost us in the long run.
And Charlie.Comment
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Spurs aside can’t think of club who is in stronger position after his exitComment
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Bloke got well and truly found out towards the end of his career.Originally posted by West Acton View Post
He was very good at convincing chairmen to part with their cash, good at PR and working the media, good at managing players egos. Beyond that, nothing at all to him. When he doesn't get his way in the transfer market he fails.
Saw the QPR lads training over in Dubai when Harry was manager. He wasn't doing any coaching, just wandering around watching, occasionally having a word in players ears. All the actual coaching and payer interaction was being lead by Steve Cotterill.Comment
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Harry is a businessman who managed football teams badly.Comment
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Must have exploded buckets of munk when he knew TF loved to sign big namesComment
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Reporter: "You made your name as a wheeler and dealer"....
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Truth hurts sometimes Arry.Originally posted by Stanley View PostReporter: "You made your name as a wheeler and dealer"....
“He'll regret it till his dying day, if ever he lives that long”
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